arc nw alliance for reducing cancer northwest boston november, 2007
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ARC NWAlliance for Reducing Cancer
Northwest
Boston
November, 2007
Funded Personnel
Gloria Coronado PhD
Peggy Hannon PhD, MPH
Jeffrey Harris MD, MPH, MBA
Nancy Healy MS
Vicky Taylor MD, MPH
Shin-Ping Tu MD, MPH
Examples of Partner Organizations
American Cancer SocietyCancer Information Service
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterGroup Health Cooperative
Public Health – Seattle and King CountyVeterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System
Washington State Department of Health
Current Objectives
Continue active participation in Washington Comprehensive Cancer Control Partnership (WCCCP)
Conduct pilot research projects Maintain focus on cancer screening projects Maintain focus on workplace projects Increase emphasis on health disparities projects Increase involvement of community-based
organizations
WCCCP Committees
Committee Representative(s)
Surveillance and evaluation
Peggy Hannon *
Colorectal cancer Peggy Hannon and Shin-Ping Tu
Prostate cancer Peggy Hannon
Dialogue for action Shin-Ping Tu *
* Chair
WCCCP Technical Assistance
Designing an evaluation plan for WCCCP
Providing literature updates to the colorectal and prostate task forces
Collaborating with WCCCP-funded community-based organizations that are promoting informed decision-making for prostate cancer screening and treatment
Peggy Hannon and Thuy Vu
Colorectal Cancer Pilot Projects
Project Partner
Organization
Investigators
Qualitative study of colorectal cancer screening barriers among HMO physicians
Group Health Cooperative
Laura-Mae Baldwin Katie O’Farrell
Quantitative study of colorectal cancer screening rates among Asian HMO enrollees
Group Health Cooperative
Beverly Green
Shin-Ping Tu
HPV Pilot Projects
Project Partner
Organization
Investigator
Qualitative study of HPV vaccine attitudes among Latino parents
Sea Mar Community Clinic
Gloria Coronado
Qualitative study of HPV vaccine attitudes among Cambodian parents and community leaders
Cambodian Women’s Association
Vicky Taylor
Obesity Pilot Project
Project Partner
Organization
Investigator
Qualitative study of physical activity, diet,
and obesity among Samoans
National Samoan Nurses Association
Shin-Ping Tu
Ongoing Collaborative Projects
Project CPCRN
Sites
Investigators
Hepatitis B ESL education for Asian immigrants
Seattle Los Angeles
Vicky Taylor Gloria Coronado Shin-Ping Tu Roshan Bastani
Increasing hepatitis B screening among Korean church attendees
Los Angeles Seattle
Roshan Bastani Vicky Taylor
New Collaborative Projects
Project CPCRN
Sites
Investigators
Cancer control dissemination to Asian Americans
Seattle Los Angeles
Shin-Ping Tu Vicky Taylor Roshan Bastani
Intervention to increase screening for cervical cancer in women of Mexican descent
Houston Seattle
Theresa Byrd Maria Fernandez Gloria Coronado
Marketing Workplace Chronic Disease Prevention
Randomized controlled trial involving mid-sized employers
Evaluation of workplace solutions intervention (a consulting approach to increase employers’ adoption of evidence-based chronic disease prevention practices)
Peggy Hannon and Jeffrey Harris
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