Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #111934

Tarsha McCrae, MPH, CHES, Tisha Fowler, MSW, Leslie C. Cooper, RN, PhD, and Barbara Wingrove, MPH. Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, National Cancer Institute, 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 602, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301-435-9211, mccraet@mail.nih.gov

The Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD)'s Health Policy Branch (HPB) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is committed to eliminating cancer health disparities by promoting and supporting research that influences health policies to address the issues of the unequal burden of cancer. To meet this mission, the HPB has developed a dynamic database to serve as a tool to link cancer health disparities research programs and related state and federal policies. This tool provides data on policies as they relate to cancer health disparities and incorporates existing health disparities initiatives from NCI and NCI collaborators. This presentation will feature the database capabilities, current cancer health disparity policies, mapping of disparities statistics and evidence-based findings that have been found effective in removing barriers for individuals across the cancer care continuum in geographic areas of excess cancer mortality. Furthermore, the presenters will provide “best practices” on how researchers, advocates and other audiences can effectively use this information as a tool for tracking and analyzing policies and programs to reduce cancer health disparities. As resources remain limited, increased awareness and dissemination of evidence-based research to policy makers will be critical to the decision making process. Combining approaches across related areas into one source is essential in bridging the gap between the identification of effective interventions and their dissemination to disparate populations suffering from cancer.

Learning Objectives:

• • Identify an interactive resource tool that integrates evidence-based practice and policy to aid in ameliorating cancer health disparities
• • List disparities reduction programs and related policies in geographic areas suffering disproportionately from cancer
• • Track and analyze initiatives and legislation to develop sustainable interventions and facilitate the adoption of research, policy and community programs

Keywords: Health Disparities, Policy/Policy Development

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.