The GW Cancer Center is a training and technical assistance provider of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program.
Review equity framework, and provide guidance on conducting case studies and stratifying safety event data by by race, ethnicity and language identifies key insights, trends, and disparities in delivery of care. Our presenter this month is Aswita Tan-McGrory from the Disparities Solutions Center.
April is National Minority Health Month. This cancer awareness toolkit is designed to help cancer control organizations implement evidence-based practices when communicating about National Minority Health Month, Minority Cancer Awareness Week and cancer prevention among marginalized communities. Visit our website for more information.
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD, Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement, has co-authored a paper in the Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship (JONS). The article explains how to credential your navigation team to ensure payment under the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services principal illness navigation codes. Access the article here!
Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month is an annual opportunity to focus on research and raise awareness about melanoma and skin cancer. The first Monday of May is designated as “Melanoma Monday.” The Friday before Memorial Day is designated as “Don’t Fry Day.” Access the toolkit today!
Adolescent and young adult cancer awareness week takes place from April 1 to April 5! The CDC reports that cancer is a leading cause of disease-related death for this age group. Check out the toolkit!
April is Cancer Control Month
Here is a brief history of comprehensive cancer control and CDC funded initiatives across the countries. Cancer Control Month is observed in April every year throughout the country. This national observance was instituted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who saw that cancer was as deadly as the wars that people were fighting. Learn more here!
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This work was supported by Cooperative Agreement #NU58DP007539-01 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.
