The News About Hunger Revealed Increased Support for Government Assistance During COVID. Will it Stay That Way?
This resource from the Public Health Institute offers tips for communicating about hunger, food assistance and equity. View the Resource
Excess Deaths Among Black Americans
This infographic from the National Institute for Health Care Management illustrates the results of a study that found excess mortality and years of potential life lost among the US Black population, highlighting the pervasiveness and cost of health disparities in America. View the Resource
3-in-1 Approach Helps Women in Rural Areas Get Cancer Screenings
This NCI blog post reviews a trial that provided rural women with an interactive video of tailored messages about cancer screening plus a phone call with a patient navigator to get them up to date on breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings. View the Resource
Examining the Intersection of Cancer Disparities Among Populations with Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) Characteristics
This archived webinar from the SelfMade Health Network webinar examines the intersection of cancer disparities among populations with low socioeconomic status (SES) characteristics. View the Resource
Intersectional Approach to Tobacco Cessation for LGBTQ+ People: A Masterclass
This archived webinar from the National Behavioral Health Network for Tobacco and Cancer Control explores the protective assets and challenges in addressing tobacco use among LGBTQ+ populations with intersecting identities. View the Resource
West Virginia Creating a Shared-Vision Strategy for Lung Cancer Screening
Problem: At the time of this initiative, West Virginia ranked third and fourth in the country, respectively, for new cases of lung cancer and deaths from lung cancer.1,2 1West Virginia Cancer Registry. (2020). 2019 West Virginia Cancer Burden Report. Morgantown, WV: WV Retrieved from https://oeps.wv.gov/cancer/documents/data/burdenreport2019.pdf 2U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. (2019). U.S. Cancer Statistics Data […]
Utah Road Respect Communities Project
Problem Rural communities in Utah have high rates of obesity and low rates of physical activity.1,2 One of the major contributing factors to inadequate physical activity is the lack of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructures in rural communities. 1Utah Department of Health, Public Health Indicator Based Information System (2016, December 12). Health indicator report of obesity […]
Utah New Roots Food Access Program
Problem Utah’s refugee populations face significant barriers accessing culturally appropriate fresh fruits and vegetables. PSE Change Solution The Utah Comprehensive Cancer Control Program identified nutrition as a priority in the 2016-2020 Utah State Cancer Plan and offered the state’s comprehensive cancer control coalition, Utah Cancer Action Network, and community partners the opportunity to develop projects […]
Utah Double Up Food Bucks Program
Problem From February 2020 to February 2021, the number of food insecure households rose 8.5% in Utah, with 21.4% of Latino households, 20.6% of Asian households, and a staggering 45% of Black households experienced food insecurity in Utah.1 1Northwestern University U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey Visualization Tool. 2021. https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/apps/economicindicators.html PSE Change Solution In response, […]
South Dakota Systems Change to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates
Problem While over 7% of all cancers diagnosed between 2001 and 2014 in South Dakota were in a primary site that may have been caused by HPV1, HPV vaccination rates were lower than the national average.2 1South Dakota Department of Health. (n.d.). South Dakota Cancer Registry. Retrieved from SD DOH website http://getscreened.sd.gov/registry/data/ 2Reagan-Steiner, S., Yankey, […]
