186882 Overview: Cancer Disparities and the Community Networks Programs

Saturday, October 25, 2008: 1:35 PM

Joyce Q. Sheats, BSN, MPH , National Black Leadership Initiative on Cancer III: Community Networks Program, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
The Community Networks Program (CNP), instituted by the National Cancer Institute in 2005, established partnerships among racial/ethnic minorities and underserved populations to conduct community-based participatory research (CBPR). This effort includes 25 institutions supporting community-based participatory education, training, and research. The overall goal of the program is to significantly improve access to - and utilization of - beneficial cancer interventions and treatments in communities experiencing cancer disparities in order to reduce these disparities. Upon completion of this session, participants will identify, define and evaluate the CNP effort, its impact and the potential for forming similar efforts with targeted communities.

Learning Objectives:
Identify the aims of the CNP. Define the basic principles of CBPR. Evaluate the importance of the CNP effort in impacting cancer health disparities.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: of my experience in working as the project manager for one of the national CNPs for more than three year. I have assisted in the implementation of the program , administration and evaluation components of the CNP and worked collaboratively with several of the other CNPs along with the NCI.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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