May 2020 │ Vol 7 │ Issue 8
Welcome to the Cancer Control Technical Assistance Periodical (TAP). Any questions? Drop us a line at [email protected].
NEWS FROM THE GW CANCER CENTER
What's New?
Through funding and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, check out our two new social media toolkits!

It's Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month! Use our updated Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month Social Media Toolkit to raise awareness of skin cancer prevention and early detection.

The new Emerging Issues in Commercial Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Social Media Toolkit was developed through a collaboration between GW and 8 CDC-funded national networks, featuring tailored messaging for minority populations experiencing tobacco disparities.

Liver Cancer and Viral Hepatitis Resources
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, too! Highlight the importance of liver cancer prevention to policymakers with our Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Prevention Profiles (and associated resources). Our Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Social Media Toolkit can support your social media campaigns.

All toolkits have tips for getting started on social media, sample messaging for Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, and creative ideas for engaging with your audience on a variety of social media platforms like Reddit, Instagram, Snapchat and more.

The Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership (CCCNP) hosts a Zoom check-in for CCC coalitions and programs every other Tuesday at 4pm ET, beginning May 12. Share your questions and solutions related to sustaining coalitions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Go to this link for more information. For summaries of past Zoom chats, click here.

Comprehensive Cancer Control Technical Assistance Project Leadership Update

Dear comprehensive cancer control colleagues,
After more than five and a half years as project director, I am moving into a new role at the GW Cancer Center to support community outreach and engagement initiatives. This is a bittersweet transition because I have so enjoyed serving many of you directly and seeing the impact of cancer control coalitions across the country. But, I am excited about being able to advance evidence-based and best practices to have a more direct impact on my community in D.C. The CCC TA project remains in great hands with PI, Mandi Pratt-Chapman ( [email protected] ) and senior manager, Mohammad Khalaf ( [email protected] ). I wish you and yours all the best in continuing important cancer control work during this difficult time. If you would like to stay in touch, I would welcome your connection via LinkedIn .

Most sincerely,
Aubrey Villalobos
CANCER CONTROL SPOTLIGHT
Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Program
The rate of reported new cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Kentucky in 1999 was 66.7 per 100,000. More than half of the 2,700+ cases of CRC were late-stage diagnoses. By coordinating their efforts through the Kentucky Cancer Consortium (KCC), Kentucky’s cancer screening partners worked to educate policymakers about the need for CRC screening, resulting in policy changes that support increased CRC screening, reduced morbidity and mortality from CRC, and reduced cost of treating CRC. Click here to read this updated Policy, Systems and Environmental (PSE) change example.
TRAINING AND EVENTS
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5/28: Webinar - Vaccinating Adults with Chronic Conditions Register

5/28: Webinar - Improving Vaccine Uptake – Issues of Access & Hesitancy Register

6/3: Webinar - Tobacco Cessation and Lung Cancer Screening Register

6/9: Online Course - Implementation Matters Register

6/10: Webinar - Virtual Policy Summit: Accelerating Advances in Cancer Care Research: A Look Back at the 21st Century Cures Act in 2020 Register
RESOURCES
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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