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