Morehouse School of Medicine
CPCRN Accomplishments
Goals
1. Infrastructure2. Research Agenda3. Collaborate with other
CPCRN members
Advisory Committee
• State & Local Health Departments• Georgia Cancer Coalition• Blue Cross/Shield• Georgia State U.• CIS• Breast Health Connection (CBO)• Dia de la Mujer Latina (CBO)• PRC Community Coalition Board
MI/CC Partnership with UAB CCC and Tuskegee U.
MI/CC Partnership with UAB CCC and Tuskegee U.
• Research Projects• Community Outreach• Biostatistics• Bioethics• Cancer Education• Research Training &Career Development
Research Agenda 1. Identify the best approaches to
cancer control research dissemination …
– Applied for and recruited PHPS Fellow jointly with Fulton County Health Dept
– Small media campaign to promote breast and cervical cancer screening
Research Agenda
2. Conduct research on the effectiveness of community-based interventions for which evidence is insufficient to justify a recommendation by the Guide to Community Preventive Services …
– Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention Trial tested 3 interventions
– Group education intervention disseminated through Fulton County Health Department
•HPV vaccine project–African-American & Hispanic focus groups
SUCCEED: Southeastern US Collaborative Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Disparities
• CDC-Funded REACH grant
• Partners: NC CPCRN, Emory CPCRN, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, Fulton County Health Dept.
• Goal: Reduce/eliminate breast & cervical cancer disparities in African-American women in GA, SC, NC
SUCCEED
• Strategies:– Disseminate EBIs through
partners
– Build empowered community coalitions
– Advocacy training for more state support for screening
Health Depts.
Primary Partners
MUSC
CCO-MSM CPCRN
AHEC
FCDHW Health Centers
EmoryCPCRN
UNC CPCRN
CHURCHES
S. CarolinaCancer
Coalition
CIS
ACS
SW Georgia Cancer
Coalition
HEALTHYCAROLINIANS
MSM Cancer Program
Cancer Committee
Director
Basic ResearchSection
Epi & CBRSection
Clinical TrialsExploratory
Section
ResearchTraining &
Career Devt. Sect.
MSM Cancer Program
Basic Science Research: 12 grants, 13 faculty, $3,509,084 total $1,014,500 annual
Epidemiology & Community-based Research: 14 grants, 12 faculty, $10,862,385 Total, $3,392,884 Annual
Clinical Trials: New Director of Grady Cancer Center
Research Training & Career Development