Through funding and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the George Washington University Cancer Center has updated its lung cancer awareness month campaign (formerly "social media toolkit")! The campaign contains tips for getting started on social media, and sample messaging for Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, including messaging around COVID-19. All of these resources are now downloadable, so access the campaign today!
Cancer Control Implementation Science Base Camp Updates
The Cancer Control Implementation Science Base Camp was successfully piloted in October thanks to our planners, presenters, and participants. The GW Cancer Center is currently working to revise the workshop series based on feedback. Cancer Control Implementation Science Base Camp will officially launch in the Summer of 2022 with applications opening in Spring. Stay tuned for updates and consider this TA resource as you plan future activities. Have questions? Contact us at cancercontrol@gwu.edu.
GW Cancer Center and MedStar Health are leading a new CDC-funded project aimed to improve the quality of life of recent cancer patients in Washington, D.C. by addressing social needs of communities disproportionately impacted be cancer. Co-principal investigator, Dr. Mandi Pratt-Chapman with the GW Cancer Center, will primarily be involved in the project’s efforts to identify and change structural biases throughout the three cancer centers. While the project is not directly involved in the GW Cancer Center’s CCC TA efforts, the team looks forward to incorporating lessons learned into future CCC TA resources.
In a recent HemOnc Today OpEd, Dr. Mandi Pratt-Chapman offers her expertise on why the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data should be mandated. Dr. Pratt-Chapman concludes, “Patient confidence in fair and equitable treatment and clinician comfort in asking about SOGI will not occur until SOGI is normalized as important sociodemographic data to inform community health assessments and individual health management strategies.”
With human papillomavirus (HPV) causing almost all cases of cervical cancer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends vaccination at age 11 or 12. Recent research showed that in Michigan, 47.2% of girls and 28.6% of boys ages 13-17 had received the recommended three doses. As an objective of the Cancer Plan for Michigan 2016-2020 was to increase the vaccination rate to 80%, the Michigan Cancer Consortium chose this objective as one of its 2016-2017 priorities. The group's focus was on increasing vaccination in the state's Latino population. To that end, a targeted education campaign promoting vaccine uptake was developed, including an educational brochure and radio and print advertisements. Read more about the MCC's successful initiative at Action4PSEChange.org.
TRAINING AND EVENTS
11/1-11/30: Native American Heritage Month Learn more
11/3: American Cancer Society Webinar - National Lung Cancer Roundtable Access the Roundtable (use passcode 728225)
11/3: Nuestras Voces Network Webinar - Communicating About Commercial Tobacco Use with Hispanic/Latinx Adolescents & Young Adults Register
11/3: SelfMade Network Webinar - Policy and Practice Interventions from a Health Equity Perspective: Men's Health, COVID-19, COPD and Low Socioeconomic Status Register
11/10: Trust for America’s Health Event - State of Obesity 2021: Better Policies for a Healthier America Register
11/15-11/17: National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Event - 80% in Every Community Conference Register
11/17: CEO Roundtable on Cancer Event - Accelerate Health Annual Conference Register
11/17-11/19: Global Genes Event - RARE Health Equity Summit Register
11/18: American Cancer Society Comprehensive Cancer Control Webinar: Lung Cancer Screening in Cancer Plans: “From Planning to Action” in Your Coalition Register
11/18: SelfMade Network Webinar - Colorectal Cancer: Opportunities to Advance Health Equity with Healthy People 2030 Objectives from a Low Socioeconomic Status Perspective Register
Awareness Campaign: Foundation for Women's Cancer #MovetheMessage (to increase awareness of gynecologic cancers with focus on historically marginalized populations)
Did you know that the GW Cancer Center also offers a monthly e-newsletter designed for patient navigators and other clinical team members? Like the TAP e-newsletter, the Patient Navigation & Survivorship E-News features a calendar of events, relevant resources and news items. Why not subscribe today and share this link with interested colleagues?
