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Partnership Program North Central Region University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center Presented by Maebe

Partnership Program North Central Region University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center Presented by Maebe Brown, Partnership Program Manager. National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. •. Pacific. •. .

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Partnership Program North Central Region University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center Presented by Maebe

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  1. Partnership ProgramNorth Central RegionUniversity of WisconsinCarbone Comprehensive Cancer CenterPresented by Maebe Brown, Partnership Program Manager

  2. National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service • • • • • • • • • • • • Pacific •  Northern Mariana Islands Hawaii • • Guam USVI American Samoa Puerto Rico  • 2/10/2006 Main Office Off-site Staff

  3. Overview of North Central Region • Five States - IA, MN, ND, SD, WI • One Staff Person per State • Three States have split positions • South Dakota- Native People for Cancer Control • North Dakota- Spirit of Eagles • Iowa – DoH Comprehensive Cancer Control

  4. Overview of North Central Region American Indian Population • Iowa .3% of population: 8,900 • Minnesota 1.2% of population: 61,594 • North Dakota 5.3% of population: 33,744 • South Dakota 8.8% of population: 68,282 • Wisconsin .9% of population: 49,825 Source: US Census Bureau, 2005 State & County QuickFacts

  5. Population Focused Projects: Breast and Cervical CancerEducation and Screening • Developing culturally appropriate promotions for Mobile Mammography Unit, and an appointment reminder tool (BCCEDP– ND) • Targeting educational interventions about B/C screening for SD Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (BCCEDP)

  6. Population Focused Projects: Colorectal Cancer Screening • Planning and implementing “Woyazan kin le Anaptan” (preventing the disease that could kill you). Project to increase colorectal screening on Pine Ridge reservation (Black Hills Ctr. for AI Health – SD)

  7. Population Focused Projects:General Cancer Awareness/ Survivorship • Conducting Cancer 101 programs during Cancer Awareness Week- Turtle Mtn. Reservation (IHS) • Coordinating 1st multi-tribe Share the Care Cancer Conference ( WI tribes; Oneida, Ho-Chunk, Potawatomi) • Coordinating activities with tribal clinics, community health representatives (CHR’s), and the tribal college to provide basic cancer information and lay the groundwork for evidence-based interventions.Pine Ridge Reservation, SD • Developing partnership with Dr. Petereit’s research group to support navigators (SD,ND Walking Forward Program)

  8. Population Focused Projects: Tobacco • Developing communication links with Northern Plains Tobacco Prevention Project (SD) • Developing healthcare provider referral system to National Quit Line in collaboration with the ND Dept. of Health

  9. CCC Projects:Crosscutting Issues • DISPARITIES • Community Readiness Assessment Project (WI) • Using Community Participatory Model to determine levels and nature of readiness to address cancer issues; then, developing community-based interventions. • Milwaukee - African American and Urban American Indians • Dane County – Latinos • Monroe County - Rural poor • Statewide - Hmong • Developing Office on Special Populations ND-Dept. of Health • On Strategy Committee to ensure consideration of cancer issues and to recruit disparities-focused partners into the planning process.

  10. Crosscutting Projects (con’t) • ACCESS • Milwaukee Regional Cancer Care Network (WI) Leading the community resources workgroup, and participating in the literature workgroup to identify key indicators of barriers to access. A comprehensive summary report discussing the assessment findings and outlining recommendations will be disseminated to community and health leaders for action planning.

  11. Crosscutting Projects (con’t) • Healthcare Workforce for Native Americans • Providing data on healthcare workforce in relation to identified cancer needs for the Northern Plains CCC Plan. (ND,IA)

  12. Moving Forward Toward Change

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