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Cancer Prevention & Control Research Network

Cancer Prevention & Control Research Network. Mini-Grants. “Nutrition Programs That Work” RFA for rural SW Georgia Programs from RTIPs $4K & technical assistance 4 churches: Body & Soul Program 3 work sites: Treatwell 5-A-Day. Planning for Year 4 currently underway.

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Cancer Prevention & Control Research Network

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  1. Cancer Prevention & Control Research Network

  2. Mini-Grants • “Nutrition Programs That Work” • RFA for rural SW Georgia • Programs from RTIPs • $4K & technical assistance • 4 churches: Body & Soul Program • 3 work sites: Treatwell 5-A-Day Planning for Year 4 currently underway

  3. Mini-Grants Process Evaluation Aims: • Assess to what extent the sites implemented interventions with fidelity • Generate lessons learned to inform potential future mini-grant dissemination activities. Constructs: Considering fidelity, adaptation, reach, context, resources, maintenance

  4. PI: Kara Jacobson, MPH, CHESCoordinator: Karen McMorris

  5. ProstateCancer Resource Guide • Assessed 50+ educational materials • 37 key informant interviews • 17 materials selected: • General Information • Screening • Informed Decision Making • Dissemination Plan: • Regional Programs of Excellence, health agencies, community groups • Lunch & Learns, Conferences, etc. • Electronic format on webpage: http://www.sph.emory.edu/EPRC

  6. Mixed Use Development Case Studies Project Leader: Karen Mumford, PhD GRA: Ben Gerhardstein • Partnering w/ Livable Communities Coalition • Inventory & rapid assessment of health assets in 13-county metro Atlanta mixed use sites • Develop typology to select 3-5 sites • Case studies: • Developer: Did health influence design decisions? • Resident: Why move? Have health behaviors changed since moving? Image credit: http://www.don-iannone.com/edfutures/uploaded_images/cleveflats1939-752231.jpg http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/publications/books/housing/Graphics/chapter_01/Figure1.02.jpg http://www.atlanticstation.com

  7. Pool Cool Plus For Lifeguards • Uses a peer-driven approach to improving sun-safety among aquatic staff at outdoor pools • Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of new skin cancer prevention strategies for lifeguards at swimming pools • Objectives: • evaluating and enhancing methods and models for the dissemination and implementation of a program targeting a high-risk population • improving workplace safety and health • incorporating electronic media into health interventions

  8. Evidence Based Programs “Prevention Programs That Work” Cam Escofferey, PhD, MPH • EBA Workshops in Atlanta & SW Ga • State conference (GFPHE)

  9. Inventory and Assessment of National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) Interventions • PI: Cam Escoffery, PhD (Emory) • Centers: Emory, Harvard, Morehouse, SLU, UCLA, UNC Coordinating Center, UNC, UT, UW • Funder: CDC • Assess the extent to which recruitment and intervention activities are evidence-based

  10. PIs: Karen Mumford, PhD (Emory),Ross Brownson, PhD (SLU); Co-PI: Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH (Emory) Centers: Emory, SLU Funders: CDC, AIG Global Investment Group, and Atlantic Station, LLC Does relocation to a dense, mixed-use residential environment promote physical activity (PA) and pedestrian-oriented travel behavior? Atlantic Station Health Study and SHIFT to NewTown (Studying Health Improvements in Families in Transition)

  11. CPCRN Team Faculty: • Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH • Michelle Kegler, DrPH, MPH • Cam Escoffery, PhD, MPH, CHES • Karen Mumford, PhD • Kara Jacobson, MPH, CHES Staff • Michelle Carvalho • Margaret Clawson, MPH • Sally Honeycutt, MPH • Johanna Hinman, MPH, CHES • Jenifer Brents • Randi Williams • Kayshin Chan • Ben Gerhardstein

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