April 2022 │ Vol 9 │ Issue 7
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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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The George Washington University Cancer Center invites staff and members of cancer control programs and coalitions, along with your partners, to join us for a virtual panel conversation at 3:00 ET on May 18 on engaging survivors in comprehensive cancer control coalitions. Our panelists represent a range of experiences with recruiting survivors and look forward to sharing their insight with you! Save the date and register today!
Through funding and support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the GW Cancer Center has updated its melanoma awareness month campaign! To assist with your planning for Melanoma Awareness Month in May, we are providing the awareness campaign one month in advance. 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!
The most recent session of the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership's 2022 quarterly Zoom series was held on March 1 and addressed CCCNP efforts to assess its work plan through a health equity lens. Access session slides here. The next installment of the series will be held on June 7. Visit the CCCNP website to learn more!
The CCCNP Vaccine Preventable Workgroup will present a webinar at 4:00 ET on April 12, with Erin Conners, PhD, MPH - Epidemiologist, CDC, Division of Viral Hepatitis; Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH - Senior Vice President, Hepatitis B Foundation; and Brian McMahon, MD - Medical and Scientific Director Liver Disease and Hepatitis Program, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Topics discussed will include HBV vaccination and screening guidelines, liver cancer prevention, and health disparities associated with vaccination uptake. Use this link to join the webinar. |
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The pandemic has increased opportunities to connect with more community members in a virtual setting. But how can we do so in effective ways? The National Cancer Institute has useful advice from the 2020–2021 Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) Activities Across the Translational Research Continuum Supplement awardees. The awardees, representing 23 NCI Cancer Centers across the country, worked diligently with their COE teams to complete their projects in the face of challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the funding period, awardees shared resources, best practices, and lessons learned with one another, which focused on two common themes. First, how do we successfully build community relationships in a virtual environment and, second, how do we engage stakeholders virtually? Cancer Centers’ best practices included use of platforms accessible to community members and provision of technical support and clear communication to reduce barriers. Learn more by downloading the tip sheet (pdf) today! |
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4/4-10: Office of Minority Health Event - National Minority Health Month Learn more
4/5: Patient Empowerment Network Webinar - Equity Rx, Cancer Care for the Whole Patient Register
4/6: Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan - Engaging Your Virtual Audience: Best Practices in Hosting Online Events Register
4/13: National Lung Cancer Roundtable - Introduction to LungPLAN Register
4/13: Public Health Communications Collaborative - Communicating Through COVID-19 and Beyond: Impact and Insights from the Field of Public Health Register
4/19-21: Southern Plains Tribal Health Board - Tribal Public Health Conference Register
4/21: National LGBT Cancer Network - Pride Planning: Resources for your Program Register
4/25-26: National Minority Quality Forum Event - Summit on Health Disparities and Spring Health Braintrust Register
4/26: National LGBT Cancer Network - Outlast Tobacco Webinar (Quitline) Register
4/27: National Native Network Webinar - Cancer Survivorship Care Register
5/9-12: National Indian Health Board Event - National Tribal Public Health Summit Register
5/15: The Center for Black Health & Equity - No Menthol Sunday Register
5/20-22: American College of Surgeons Event - Cancer Accreditation Programs: Continually Advancing Quality Cancer Care Register
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In honor of cancer control month, we want to make sure you're aware of all GW Cancer Center Online Academy offerings. We offer a number of training and education opportunities for health care and public health professionals to help advance patient-centered care and evidence-based public health practice. These free online trainings are accessible to clinicians and cancer control professionals across the country.
Courses range from Communication Training for Comprehensive Cancer Control Professionals, to Cancer Survivorship E-Learning Series for Primary Care Providers, to Oncology Patient Navigator Training. Visit the Online Academy today to find your -- or your partner's -- next training opportunity!
The GW Cancer Center is using the recently released GW Cancer Center Online Academy Social Media Campaign to encourage CCC professionals and their stakeholders to take several free continuing education courses offered on the GW Cancer Center Online Academy. To reach your own partners, consider following, sharing and liking the GW Cancer Center's messages over the next several months via Twitter (@GWCancer), Facebook (@gwcancercenter), and LinkedIn (@gwcancercenter). |
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This work was supported by Cooperative Agreement #NU58DP006461-04 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of CDC. |
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