272544 Statewide Comprehensive Cancer Control and District Cancer Councils

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Jennifer Redmond, DrPH , University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Kentucky Cancer Consortium, Lexington, KY
Cancer epidemiology data available through state cancer registries is vital to comprehensive cancer control planning, implementation, and evaluation including assessment of the cancer burden, setting goals and objectives, guiding community priorities and intervention selection, and measuring program impact. This panel session will highlight the systematic process developed by the Kentucky Cancer Registry and Kentucky Cancer Consortium for aggregating cancer epidemiology and sociodemographic data, presenting this data to state and community constituents for intervention planning and evaluation, and how this process influenced colorectal cancer screening, incidence, and mortality rates in Kentucky. This process can be adopted by other state and community organizations to translate cancer epidemiology data into public health practice to reduce the burden of disease. The purpose of this specific presentation is to provide educators, clinicians and public health practitioners with an understanding of CDC's comprehensive cancer control program, the Kentucky Cancer Consortium, and Kentucky's 15 district cancer councils.

Learning Areas:
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Epidemiology
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to identify national and statewide comprehensive cancer control efforts funded by CDC.

Keywords: Cancer, Coalition

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have a DrPH in health services management. I have practiced in cancer prevention and control for several years, serving as Director of the Kentucky Cancer Consortium, Kentucky's CDC-funded comprehensive cancer control program.
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.

Back to: 4029.0: Using Cancer Epidemiology Data for Comprehensive Cancer Control Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation