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Jasmine Greenamyer, MPH¹, Carolyn Aldigé¹, Karen Peterson, PhD¹, Judith S. Blanchard, MS², Erica Childs, MPH¹, Tania Torres², Andrea Dwyer³, June Ryan, MA⁴, Lois Hall⁵, and Robert Villanueva⁶. (1) Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-836-4412, jasmine@preventcancer.org, (2) Programs, Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22314, (3) University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13001 E. 17th Place, MSf538, P.O. Box 6508, Aurora, CO 80045, (4) Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan, Nebraska Department of Health, 301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 95044, Lincoln, NE 68509-5044, (5) Ohio Department of Health, 246 North High Street, 8th Floor, Columbus, OH 43216, (6) Maryland State Council on Cancer Control, 201 W. Preston St. #400, Baltimore, MD 21201

Dialogue for Action is a yearlong collaboration-building process that focuses key stakeholders on implementing and achieving their state's cancer screening goals and objectives detailed in their comprehensive cancer control plan. The Dialogue culminates in an innovative conference that provides a creative forum for mobilizing state-level efforts to increase colorectal cancer screening rates. Key partners include: primary care providers; medical specialists; nonprofit leaders, coordinators of state comprehensive cancer control programs; representatives of selected government agencies; third-party payers; and advocacy organizations.

To date, thirteen states have utilized this implementation device, of which seven have been funded through a CRPF/CDC cooperative agreement. Evaluation for the CDC-project states is conducted over two years and includes structured interviews and quantitative and qualitative paper-based and Web-based surveys with the state's steering committee, the conference planning committee and the conference attendees. CRPF will share data collected from four states, over two years, from the start of planning to one year after the conference. The two main assessment factors are the perceived impact of the Dialogue process 1) on the accomplishment of state-level colorectal cancer objectives and 2) on statewide collaboration. Current data show strong support for the positive impact of the Dialogue process on both factors.

Lessons learned include the importance of stimulating avenues for collaboration; prioritizing underserved communities as the target population; providing for informal and formal evaluation; being flexible to a state's needs, and providing continuing technical assistance.

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