223842 Creating a Virtual Community to Move Cancer Control Research into Practice: The Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. Step 2 Experience

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 : 10:30 AM - 10:48 AM

Alissa Gallagher, MPH , Office of Communications and Education, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MD
Margaret Farrell, MPH RD , Office of Partnership and Dissemination Intitiatives, Office of Communications and Education, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Cynthia A. Vinson, MPA , Research Dissemination and Diffusion, National Cancer Institute, Behtesda, MD
Madeline LaPorta, MS , Office of Communications and Education, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Michael Sanchez, MPH, CHESS , Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Dana Eisenberg, MA , Office of Partnerships and Dissemination Initiatives, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
Candace Deaton Maynard, MPA , Office of Partnerships and Dissemination Initiatives, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Natalie Zeigler, MS , Office of Communications and Education, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
Sona S. Thakkar, MA , Office of Communications and Education, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
Harry T. Kwon, PhD, MPH, CHES , Office of Communications and Education, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD
The Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. portal provides access to data and resources that can help planners, program staff, and researchers to design, implement, adapt, and evaluate evidence-based cancer control programs. By providing access to Web-based resources, P.L.A.N.E.T. users can assess the cancer and/or risk factor burden within a given state; identify potential partner organizations that may already be working with high-risk populations; understand the current research findings and recommendations; access and download evidence-based programs and products and find guidelines for planning and evaluation. In order to expand the capacity of P.L.A.N.E.T. to engage researchers and cancer control practitioners better, the National Cancer Institute undertook a multi-phase approach to build a community of practice on Step 2 of P.L.A.N.E.T. while engaging the potential community around a series of “cyberseminars” designed to address areas of interest and initiate interactions between researchers and practitioners. This presentation will provide an overview of how virtual communities of practice can augment and improve public health practice; present the revised Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. Step 2; discuss user testing findings, evaluation outcomes and dissemination efforts; and raise awareness about the educational resources that are available through NCI.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Program planning

Learning Objectives:
Describe the benefits of virtual communities of practice as a means to engage researchers and practitioners around implementing cancer control programs. Describe a process for testing key elements of a virtual community and steps to build such a community. Discuss potential dissemination channels and strategies to promote implementation.

Keywords: Cancer, Community Collaboration

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the co-lead on the Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. Step 2 portal evolution.
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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