June 2021 │ Vol 8 │ Issue 9
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Welcome to the Cancer Control Technical Assistance Periodical (TAP). Any questions? Drop us a line at cancercontrol@gwu.edu. |
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NEWS FROM THE GW CANCER CENTER |
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Through funding and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the GW Cancer Center has updated its cancer survivorship awareness social media toolkit! The toolkit offers tips for getting started on social media and sample messaging for Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, including new messaging around COVID-19. Download the toolkit today and use it in June or any time throughout the year!
In May, the CDC introduced a new source of melanoma information to help communities with their melanoma prevention efforts. The Melanoma Dashboard, an interactive, visual data tool, offers state- and local-level data on melanoma and ultraviolet radiation. This dashboard, along with other melanoma resources, can be found in our recently updated Melanoma Social Media Toolkit. Visit the Melanoma Dashboard or download the toolkit today to find information to help address your community's prevention needs!
The US Preventive Services Task Force in May lowered the age to begin colorectal cancer screening from 50 to 45, assigning the recommendation a "B" grade. Read the USPSTF Recommendation Statement. Additional discussion about the new recommendation may be found in JAMA.
As part of ongoing professional development, the GW Cancer Center invites patient navigators to register for a caregiver support webinar on July 8 at 1:00 EDT. Presented by Sarah E. Hopkins of Winthrop University’s Department of Social Work, "Taking Care of Self, While Taking Care of Others," will validate the experiences of many professional cancer caregivers during the pandemic; provide opportunities for self-reflection about pandemic experiences; and offer resources for a self-revitalization plan moving forward. Click here to join us!
On May 25, the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership held its quarterly Zoom session as part of its new effort to assist CCC coalitions and programs in addressing health inequities in cancer. Stephanie Miles-Richardson, D.V.M., Ph.D., Professor in Community Health & Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, was the guest speaker. Dr. Miles-Richardson discussed assessing coalition representation. Representatives of the Tennessee CCC coalition and its partners delivered presentations, as well. When ready, the session recording will be available on the CCCNP website. |
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Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy, and Leadership (APPEAL) is one of eight national organizations funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help decrease commercial tobacco use and cancer among diverse Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities through the ASPIRE Network. The ASPIRE Network facilitates community capacity and leadership trainings, provides technical assistance to state, national and local tobacco and cancer control programs, and facilitates the development of community-led tobacco and cancer policy initiatives across the United States and in the Pacific Island jurisdictions. APPEAL will be hosting a national virtual conference on Cancer and Health Equity on September 22-23. Resources include tobacco cessation fact sheets, including one addressing COVID-19 and tobacco use; information on a free, nationwide Asian-language tobacco quitline; and fact sheets on liver cancer and lung cancer. |
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Registration opens 6/1: The Center for Implementation Training Series - Embracing Complexity: Fostering Change Using Systems Thinking Register
6/7-6/10: Public Health Institute Event - Virtual National Health Equity Summit Register
6/9: California Tribal CCC Program Event - Journey of Wellness Sessions 1-3 Register
6/10: Maryland Department of Health LGBTQ: Cultural Competency Series Event - Organizational Cultural Competency Training Register
6/17: FDA Oncology Center of Excellence Event - National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week: Engaging the Generations Register
6/18: Maryland Department of Health LGBTQ: Cultural Competency Series Event - Preventive Health Screenings focusing on Cancer & Tobacco Register
6/23: California Tribal CCC Program Event - Journey of Wellness Session 4 Register
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This free, online training from the GW Cancer Center is the second of a two-part series on cancer control communication. Interactive learning modules walk learners through important concepts of collecting and using evidence in communication campaigns, developing campaign messages and using appropriate tactics and channels to reach intended audiences, planning for campaign evaluation and launching a campaign. Two other components of the training are the companion guide, which provides an overview of important content for planning, implementing and evaluating a health communication campaign, and the appendices, which include customizable Word templates that can help you plan, implement and evaluate your communication campaign more effectively. |
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Prevent Cancer Foundation Grants (due 7/5)
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