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Community Networks Program (CNP)

Community Networks Program (CNP). Kenneth Chu, Ph.D. Chief, Disparities Research Branch Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, NCI. Community Networks Program. Purpose: Reduce cancer disparities through community- based participatory education, research, and training

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Community Networks Program (CNP)

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  1. Community Networks Program (CNP) Kenneth Chu, Ph.D.Chief, Disparities Research Branch Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, NCI

  2. Community Networks Program • Purpose: Reduce cancer disparities through community- based participatory education, research, and training • Goal: Significantly improve access to and utilization of beneficial medical cancer interventions

  3. CNP Program Phases 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Phase I: Capacity Building and Education Phase II: Disparities Research and Training Phase III: Establish Credibility and Sustainability

  4. CNP Organization and Partnerships • Community Networks Staff • Project PI • Multidisciplinary professionals • Policy Analyst • Program Evaluator • Clinical Coordinator NCI Collaborations * Project Steering Committee CommunityAdvisory Group * Partnerships Community Partnerships Local Community-based organizations, government and non-government organizations Clinical Partnerships * Primary and Secondary Prevention Facilities Diagnosis and Treatment Facilities Research/Training Partnerships University(s) and other cancer research organizations/foundations

  5. Community Networks Program Graham Colditz Laura Beebe Siteman Cancer Center Beti Thompson Judith Kaur University of Oklahoma Health Services Fred Hutch Cancer Center Mayo Clinic ▲ Grace Ma ▲ Dedra Buchwald Temple University Terrance Albrecht University of Washington Karmonos Cancer Center Howard Koh Harvard School of Public Health ▲ ▲ ▲ Moon S. Chen, Jr. Mark Dignan ▲ University of Kentucky Lexington UC Davis Cancer Center ▲ Claudia Baquet ▲ ▲ ▲ University of Maryland Sora P. Tanjasiri ▲ California State Fullerton Elmer Huerta ▲ ▲ MedStar Research Institute ▲ ▲ Paul Godley Paula Espinoza ▲ ▲ Lineberger Cancer Center- Chapel Hill ▲ ▲ University of Colorado ▲ ▲ James Hebert University of South Carolina ▲ Kathryn Coe Marg. Hargreaves Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Meharry Medical College Ronda Henry-Tillman David Satcher ▲ Amelie Ramirez Morehouse School of Medicine Victor Tofaeono ▲ University of Arkansas Cancer Research Center Cathy Meade LBJ Tropical Medical Center, Samoa Clayton Chong Univ of TX Health Science Center of San Antonio H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Papa Ola Lokahi, HI Edward Partridge ▲ University of Alabama Birmingham Cancer Center

  6. Phase I – Capacity Building and Education • Establish organizational infrastructure • Partnerships • Including local communities, primary and secondary prevention facilities, diagnosis and treatment facilities, government and non-government programs • Participation in community-based primary and secondary prevention activities • Increase community participation in smoking cessation and early detection activities

  7. Preliminary First Year Program Evaluation Findings • 399 People work on the CNP staffs • 171 Clinical partnerships created with screening clinics, hospitals • 641 Community partnerships, local/state government, non-profit organization partnerships • 898 Educational activities during the first year

  8. Phase II – Disparities Research and Training • Address spectrum of research issues necessary to reduce disparities in the community • Develop community-based interventions • Assessing policies on reducing disparities • Train researchers from minority/underserved populations in disparities research • Develop pilot projects to reduce cancer disparities, including assessment of health policy

  9. Phase III – Establish Credibility and Sustainability • Reduce cancer disparities in the community • Obtain non-CRCHD funding for continuing Community Network activities • Inform policymakers of community-based research that reduces cancer disparities

  10. American Indian/Alaska Natives

  11. Asians and Pacific Islanders

  12. Hispanics

  13. African Americans

  14. African Americans (cont)

  15. Underserved

  16. For More Information For additional information, visit the CRCHD Web site at http://crchd.nci.nih.gov/ http://crchd.cancer.gov/cnp/cnp-project-listing.html For questions contact us at: (301) 496-8589 Kenneth Chu (kc10d@nih.gov) or Leslie Cooper (lc58q@nih.gov)

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