September 2021 │ Vol 8 │ Issue 12
Welcome to the Cancer Control Technical Assistance Periodical (TAP). Any questions? Drop us a line at cancercontrol@gwu.edu.
NEWS FROM THE GW CANCER CENTER
What's New?
Participants Sought to Pilot the Cancer Control Implementation Science Base Camp
The GW Cancer Center needs your help! CCC programs and coalitions are invited to pilot the Cancer Control Implementation Science Base Camp. By piloting this free training, held from 1-4pm ET on October 11-13, 2021, you and your partners will be the first to participate in this applied learning opportunity designed to help you optimize cancer screening interventions with a health equity lens. You will be exposed to evidence-based approaches to cancer control implementation, hear from experts in the areas of cancer screening and implementation science, and have dedicated time with your team to develop your implementation blueprint for a specific cancer screening goal.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and are due September 17, 2021. Applications should be sent to: gwcanceradmin@gwu.edu. If you would like to participate but are worried various barriers prevent you from joining, such as time to complete the application or partner willingness to join a team, please contact Joseph Astorino at jastorino@gwu.edu. 

The GW Cancer Center recently presented "Be the Calm in the Storm: Challenging Conversations with Patients and Families" -- a webinar for patient navigators. Jennifer Bires, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, Executive Director of Life with Cancer and Patient Experience for the Inova Schar Cancer Institute and Cheryl Hughes, MSW, LCSW, oncology therapist at Inova’s Life with Cancer, discussed tools to help healthcare providers manage emotionally charged interactions while offering empathy and support to their patients, family members and even colleagues. Click on this link to watch the webinar!

The GW Cancer Center joined with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and leading cancer centers in support of a joint statement calling for adolescents and their parents to prioritize HPV vaccination as they catch up on routine health care. Access the statement or the news release.

*Coming Soon* New Cancer Control TAP Website
The GW Cancer Center is updating the Cancer Control TAP website. One of the site's major enhancements includes a new interactive way of presenting our social media toolkits! We will share the news with you as soon as the new site is available for your use!

As part of its effort to assist Comprehensive Cancer Control coalitions and programs in addressing health inequities in cancer, the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership held its most recent quarterly Zoom session on August 11. Moderator Prajakta Adsul, and panelists discussed the adaptation of evidence-based interventions to better match the contexts and needs of communities experiencing health disparities. To view a recording of this session, visit the CCCNP website. Stay tuned for information on the next session!
CANCER CONTROL SPOTLIGHT
From February 2020 to February 2021, the number of food insecure households in Utah increased 8.5%, with communities of color and minoritized communities experiencing significantly larger increases. Although the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was increased, many households still lacked sufficient access to healthy food. The Double Up Food Bucks Program is a national program operated in 28 states that provides a dollar-for-dollar match to SNAP recipients to double the value of purchases made on fresh fruits and vegetables. To improve access to fresh, local foods, staff from the Utah Comprehensive Cancer Control program and Utah Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity program partnered with non-profit organizations; state, county and local government leaders; state agencies; and private organizations to expand Double Up across the state. Their efforts resulted in the creation of a collaborative focused on statewide implementation, a legislative appropriation to support the program, and a 94% increase in the number of engaged individuals. Read more about Utah’s successful initiative at Action4PSEChange.org.
TRAINING AND EVENTS
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California Rural Indian Health Board Webinar Series:
9/8: Intergenerational Trauma Among AI/AN Women and Its Impact on Women’s Health and Cancer Screening
9/16: Why Do People Get Cervical Cancer and How Can We Prevent It? Register
9/22: Health Care System-level Approaches for Improved Quit Rates Register
9/27: Uplifting Yourself to Uplift Others Register

National Council for Mental Wellbeing Cancer & Mental Wellbeing Education Training Series: A Call to Action – Ending Cancer Inequities Using an Intersectional Framework:
9/14: From Screening to Survivorship: Mental Wellbeing, Cancer Care and COVID-19, and
On the Road to Recovery & Wellness: What Providers Need to Know About Mental Health Treatment & Cancer Register
9/22: Mental Health and Cancer: Person-centered Collaborative Cancer Care Register

9/9: American Cancer Society Webinar - State and Local Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy: What CCC Coalitions Need to Know Join the Zoom meeting

9/13: Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Webinar - Palliative Care Webinar Register

9/15, 9/22 and 9/29: Cancer Action Coalition of Virginia Event - Virginia Cancer Conference Register

9/16-9/17: Ohio Department of Health Event - Childhood Cancer Summit Register

9/19-9/25: American Telemedicine Association Event - Telehealth Awareness Week Information

9/21: Center for Implementation Event - Practical Guidance for Embodying Equity in Implementation Register

9/21: NASEM Health and Medicine Webinar - Transportation Needs Among Patients with Cancer Register

9/21: National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Webinar - 2021 State of Cancer Survivorship Survey Results Register

9/22-9/23: APPEAL Event - Moving Upstream: Advancing Equity in Cancer Prevention and Control Register

9/23: Project Data Sphere Event - Symposium X - Data Sharing Register

9/23: Susan G. Komen Webinar - Metastatic Breast Cancer Impact Series: MBC in the Hispanic/Latino Community (English) Register

9/29: National Lung Cancer Roundtable Webinar - Meeting Patients Where They Are: Lung Cancer Screening Outreach Efforts Among Vulnerable Populations (Part 1) Register

9/30: Susan G. Komen Webinar - Metastatic Breast Cancer Impact Series: MBC in the Hispanic/Latino Community (Spanish) Register

10/4-10/8: National Indian Health Board Event - National Tribal Health Conference Register

10/6: National Lung Cancer Roundtable Webinar - Meeting Patients Where They Are: Tools for Building Capacity (Part 2) Register

10/14, 15 and 18: NCI Event - Addressing Social Risks in Cancer Care Delivery Register
RESOURCES
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Archived Webinar:  NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health Diverse Voices: Analysis and Action—Applications of Intersectionality in COVID-19

Archived Webinar: Rural Health Research Center Rural Healthy People: Where We've Been and Where We're Going



Mini-COVID-19 Communications Campaign: University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural Health Moving Quickly (jpeg); Your Life is Busy (jpeg); Example Social Media Posts (wpd)

Program: Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network Scholars Program Application



Tool: Consortium for Cancer Implementation Science Resources for Stakeholder & Community Engagement

Tool: Nuestras Voces (Our Voices) Network Education Resources on Commercial Tobacco Use Prevention and Control (Spanish)



Toolkit: Foundation for Women's Cancer Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month Toolkit
Resource Reminder
Interested in enhancing your team's media relationships? Look no further than this free, online training from the GW Cancer Center! The interactive training will walk you through the process of media planning, creating media-friendly materials and building relationships with journalists. The Media Planning and Media Relations Guide provides a supplement to the course and includes customizable templates to build a tailored media plan and media-ready materials for cancer control programs. Check them out today!
WHAT WE'RE READING
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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