January 2021

The Cancer Prevention Across the Lifespan (CPAL) Workgroup within CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control is partnering with NACDD to develop innovative resources to empower public health practitioners and community leaders to implement evidence-based strategies to reduce cancer risk in their communities.

This project builds upon past work, which included collaboration with NACDD to conduct literature reviews and convene meetings of experts to identify factors influencing cancer risk as well as promising strategies to address these risks throughout the lifespan.
 
The CPAL workgroup now is focused on three specific populations and the unique risk factors that they face: American Indians and Alaska Natives, Hispanic populations, and people with adverse childhood experiences. NACDD and partners are supporting each of these three subgroups by examining a wide variety of national and state data sources to develop cancer risk profiles for these population groups.  

Two literature searches also are underway. One search captures the literature on the association between adverse childhood experiences and risk for cancer in adulthood. The other search includes an extensive review of cancer risk factors, including social determinants of health, among American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The group plans to summarize findings of the data and literature searches for presentation to public health practitioners via webinars, publications, and fact sheets.

Learn more at chronicdisease.org/page/cancerprograms/cancer-prevention-across-the-lifespan

Read more from the January 2021 issue of Impact Brief below.

• NACDD Adds Six New Walkability Teams and Four SPAN States to Its National Walkability Network
  by Stacey Evans
  January 2021 NACDD, with funding from the CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO), added six new interdisciplinary teams to its walkability network in 2020. These teams were selected following a competitive nationwide application process. The teams will receive stipends to support learning and the development of action plans for policy, systems, and… Read more: NACDD Adds Six New Walkability Teams and Four SPAN States to Its National Walkability Network
• Free Access to Fundamental Learning Collaborative for the Cancer Surveillance Community
  by Stacey Evans
  January 2021 Authors: Jill MacKinnon, PhD (FL Cancer Data System); Gary Levin, CTR (FL Cancer Data System); and Natasha McCoy, MPH (NACDD) CDC has funded NACDD and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) to provide free access to the Fundamental Learning Collaborative for the Cancer Surveillance Community (FLccSC) learning… Read more: Free Access to Fundamental Learning Collaborative for the Cancer Surveillance Community
• Free Access to Fundamental Learning Collaborative for the Cancer Surveillance Community
  by Stacey Evans
  January 2021 Authors: Jill MacKinnon, PhD (FL Cancer Data System); Gary Levin, CTR (FL Cancer Data System); and Natasha McCoy, MPH (NACDD) CDC has funded NACDD and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) to provide free access to the Fundamental Learning Collaborative for the Cancer Surveillance Community (FLccSC) learning… Read more: Free Access to Fundamental Learning Collaborative for the Cancer Surveillance Community
• Reducing Cancer Risk in Specific Communities
  by Stacey Evans
  January 2021 The Cancer Prevention Across the Lifespan (CPAL) Workgroup within CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control is partnering with NACDD to develop innovative resources to empower public health practitioners and community leaders to implement evidence-based strategies to reduce cancer risk in their communities. This project builds upon past work, which included collaboration with NACDD to… Read more: Reducing Cancer Risk in Specific Communities
• Promoting Caregiving – The Role for Public Health Strategists
  by Stacey Evans
  January 2021 When people living with dementia need prolonged and intensive assistance, caregiving can take a toll on caregivers’ health, well-being, and ability to work. The pandemic has exacerbated these challenges not only for the nearly 15 million adults who provide care to people living with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, but also for their communities.… Read more: Promoting Caregiving – The Role for Public Health Strategists