At a glance
These stories illustrate the work that programs funded by the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) have done with their community partners.
Background
Comprehensive cancer control programs are working in communities across the nation to:
- Promote healthy lifestyles.
- Support recommended cancer screenings.
- Educate people about cancer symptoms.
- Increase access to quality cancer care.
- Enhance cancer survivors' quality of life.
These stories illustrate the work NCCCP-funded programs have done together with their community partners.
Success stories
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services increased HPV vaccination among adolescents.
The Pennsylvania Comprehensive Cancer Control Program focused on skin and liver cancer prevention.
The Three Fires Cancer Consortium helps prevent cancer among American Indian people in Michigan.
The North Carolina Comprehensive Cancer Control Program educated real estate agents about radon.
Project ECHO and patient navigators were used to enhance care for cancer survivors in rural areas.
The Blue Beads campaign educates American Indian people about colorectal cancer.
Three national networks worked together to lower people’s risk of getting HPV-associated cancers.
Vouchers allow Texas residents with low incomes to get colorectal cancer screening tests.
The Fond du Lac Reservation in Minnesota and a health care system provided mobile mammograms.