January 2022 │ Vol 9 │ Issue 4
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?
Although this year's awareness campaign was released early to assist with your planning for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the George Washington Cancer Center reminds you that through funding and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an updated cervical cancer awareness month campaign is now available! As always, the campaign includes downloadable tips for getting started on social media, and sample messaging for Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, including messaging around COVID-19. Access the campaign today!
Sarah Kerch Selected as CCCNP Vice Chair
The GW Cancer Center is pleased to announce that Sarah
Kerch, Comprehensive Cancer Control Technical Assistance
Manager, is the new Vice Chair of the Comprehensive
Cancer Control National Partnership! Beginning this
month, Sarah will serve a one-year term and then move
on to the role of CCCNP Chair in 2023. As Vice Chair,
Sarah's responsibilities include identifying opportunities to
coordinate across CCCNP workgroups and member
organizations, and ensuring the CCCNP structure is optimally
set to implement CCCNP priorities. Please join us in
congratulating Sarah on her new office!
Photo of Sarah Kerch
CANCER CONTROL SPOTLIGHT
Despite lower cancer incidence, rural populations in the United States experience higher cancer death rates than urban populations. To reduce health inequities experienced by rural cancer survivors, CDC recently conducted a pilot study to implement Project ECHO’s telementoring platform and engage patient navigators to enhance care for cancer survivors in rural communities. CDC funded four National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program sites in Kansas, Montana, Nevada, and South Carolina. Elizabeth Rohan, Ph.D., MSW, Health Scientist in the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, led the project.
TRAINING AND EVENTS
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Cancer Support Community Workshop Series
1/11: Racial Caucuses and Affinity Groups: Creating Space where Minoritized Individuals and White Co-Workers can Work Intentionally to Cultivate Psychological Safety at Work Register
1/20: Lean Through: Staying Resilient and Engaged as Leaders of the Healthcare Workforce Register
1/27: Help! My Cape is WAY too Tight!: Navigating the Complexity of LGBTQ+ identities in Helping Professions Register

National Native Network Webinars
1/19: Cervical Cancer and American Indian Women Register
1/26: Surviving the Journey through Cervical Cancer Register

Region IV Public Health Training Center Events and Webinar
1/19: Innovation Approaches to Tackle Public Health and Community Challenges Register
1/27: Holistic Leadership Register

1/12: RWJF Systems for Action Webinar - COVID’s Impact on Health Equity + Access to Health & Social Services: A Conversation Across the RWJF For Action Program Register

1/25: U.S. News & World Report Webinar - Measuring Health Equity: Building a U.S. News Health Equity Index for Hospitals and Health Systems Register

1/25-1/26: Families USA Event - Health Action Conference Register
RESOURCES
New & Updated Resources
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Archived Webinar: EBONY Magazine Community Connect: Cancer Screening

Cancer Risk Tool: Boston University Black Women’s Health Study Breast Cancer Risk Calculator (NCI article about the tool)


Data Set: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Cancer Institute State Cancer Profiles

Data Set: National LGBT Cancer Network State Cancer Scorecards

Fact Sheet: National Cancer Institute Cancer in Children and Adolescents



Report: National Network of Public Health Institutes THE FUTURE of Public Health: A Synthesis Report for the Field





Workshop: National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine - COVID-19, Health Equity, and the Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian Communities: A Workshop Day 1 and Day 2
Resource Reminders
Are you a Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) professional interested in gaining in-depth knowledge about effective communication strategies? Communication Training for CCC Professionals 101 and 102 is a two-part series on cancer control communication. The first part (Media Planning and Media Relations 101) walks learners through media planning, creating media-friendly materials, and building relationships with journalists. The second part (Making Communication Campaigns Evidence Based 102) provides information on developing, implementing, and evaluating communication campaigns. Access our free online training today!
WHAT WE'RE READING
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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