Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change

To increase lower than average HPV vaccination rates in South Dakota, partners implemented systems changes, including client reminder and provider assessment and feedback processes over a two-year project period.

South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, worked with internal and external partners to implement a workplace on-site screening program to counter low breast cancer screening rates.

To help reduce the incidence and mortality rates of melanoma in Rhode Island, partners designed an initiative to increase sun safety elements at outdoor recreation areas and to improve policies protecting employees and patrons.

To address the high percentage of non-Palauan women living in Palau who were not being screened for cervical cancer, the Ministry of Health engaged partners. Together, they administered a survey to assess knowledge, attitudes and behavior as steps toward the development of a small media health…

Before implementation of this project, the State Tobacco Quit Line had been accessed by less than 0.5% of estimated tobacco users in Central Oregon. Partners addressed underutilization by supporting electronic referral of tobacco-using primary care patients.

The New York State Department of Health engaged community partners and built support for paid leave policies for cancer screenings in worksites, which resulted in numerous entities implementing paid time off policies.

At the time of this initiative, New Hampshire ranked high on the list of states for rates of new melanoma diagnoses. Research shows that early exposure to carcinogenic ultraviolet rays, emitted by indoor tanning devices which are easily accessible to teens, can increase the risk of developing skin…

From 2011 to 2015, the cancer incidence rates and cancer mortality rates in New Hampshire and Vermont exceeded the national average. In addition, cancer death rates in rural areas are higher than in urban areas, with barriers such as a lack of broadband internet connectivity and a lower…

Data showed that uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the catchment area of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center was lower than the uptake of other vaccines given at ages 11 and 12. A research team conducted an environmental scan focused on understanding the barriers…

At the time of this initiative, the obesity rate had doubled, with almost two-thirds of Minnesota adults overweight or obese, with sugary drinks playing a role. Partners worked together in a multi-pronged approach to encourage health care organizations to phase out sugar-sweetened beverages.