Through funding and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the GW Cancer Center has released updated social media toolkits for Cervical Health Awareness Month! Use the Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Toolkit to implement evidence-based practices when communicating about cervical cancer with a focus on screening and prevention. The HPV Vaccine Facts for Health Care Providers Toolkit will help you develop a social media strategy to encourage providers to talk with parents and adolescents about the HPV vaccine.
For more information about social media platforms, key terms, and strategies to promote health observances using social media, see the Social Media for Health Observances Guide at bit.ly/GWCCSMTKs.
The Sustaining Coalitions work group hosts a 30-minute check-in by Zoom every third Tuesday at 4 pm ET for CCC coalitions and programs to share their questions and solutions related to sustaining coalitions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Notes from the December 15. 2020 check-in are available here. The next check-in will be held on January 19. Click here for Zoom call-in information.
CANCER CONTROL SPOTLIGHT
National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer
The National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco & Cancer Control (NBHN), operated by the National Council for Behavioral Health, is one of eight national networks funded by the CDC to implement population-specific strategies to help decrease commercial tobacco use, related cancers, and cancer disparities. NBHN focuses on individuals with mental illnesses and substance use disorders, providing resources to enhance the efforts of state health departments, community behavioral health and addiction treatment organizations, health care providers and public health professionals to address these tobacco-related disparities. On January 26 from 12:30–2:00 pm ET, NBHN will host a webinar entitled, Decrease Illness, Increase Wellness. Click here to register for the webinar and visit NBHN’s website to learn more!
TRAINING AND EVENTS
Open until 1/11: Event - Prevent Cancer Foundation Call for Nominations - 2021 Cancer Prevention Laurels Awards Submit Nomination
1/21: Webinar - National Cancer Institute Strategies for Integrating Evidence into Policy Implementation Register
1/26-1/28: Event - Families USA Health Action 2021 Conference Register
