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COVID-19 and Cancer Resources
The
Texas Comprehensive Cancer Control Program has compiled a list of resources for
increasing cancer screening rates during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of
Cancer Prevention and Control is advancing cancer prevention nationwide for
everyone. The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control focuses on innovative
communication approaches to promote cancer prevention, screening and early
detection, research, and evidence-based programs.
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the federal government's principal agency for cancer research and training. NCI drives the cancer research enterprise by supporting and convening researchers, paying for facilities and systems, coordinating the National Cancer Plan, and more.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. The ACS offers reliable cancer-related information to health professionals, their staff, and patients.
Livestrong
Livestrong helps cancer survivors, caregivers, and their loved ones through direct services, community programs, and system change. The Livestrong Solution Grants program recognizes and funds organizations who are developing cutting edge, inventive, and sustainable solutions to overlooked cancer problems.
Cancer Prevention
and Research Institute of Texas
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
(CPRIT) is the state agency mandated to create and expedite innovation in
cancer research, attract, create, or expand cancer research capabilities in
Texas, and develop and implement the Texas
Cancer Plan (Plan).
Texas Cancer
Registry
The Texas Cancer Registry (TCR) is a statewide,
population-based registry that serves as the foundation for measuring the
cancer burden in Texas. The purpose and ultimate goal of the TCR is to collect,
maintain, and disseminate the highest quality cancer data that will contribute
towards cancer prevention and control—improving diagnoses, treatment, survival,
and quality of life for all cancer patients.
Texas Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System
The Texas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
is a federally supported landline and cellular telephone survey that collects
data about Texas residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors,
chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.
Texas Cancer
Information
Texas Cancer Information (TCI) helps connects patients,
caregivers, medical professionals, and the public with reliable, online cancer
information. The TCI website offers information on national, state, and
community level cancer-related support.
Cancer
Alliance of Texas
The Cancer Alliance of Texas engages organizations,
agencies, institutions and individuals to work collaboratively to reduce the
impact of cancer in Texas, and to promote the Plan.
The
Community Guide
The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community
Guide) is a collection of evidence-based findings of the Community Preventive
Services Task Force.
Trainings
Advancing
Health Equity in Texas through Culturally Responsive Care
The goal of this module is to provide physicians, nurses,
mental health professionals, counselors, therapists, psychologists, peer
support specialists, community health workers, and other health-care
professionals with practical guidance about how to advance equity in physical,
mental, behavioral, and oral health by adopting and implementing the National
Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in
Health and Health Care. In addition to addressing the health of patients and clients,
the course addresses the disparities and risk factors in health-care systems.
Colorectal
Cancer: The Why, When, How, and Ways to Improve Screening Rates
Colorectal Cancer: The why, when, how, and ways to improve
screening rates is presented by the ACS. This activity discusses the latest
guidelines and methods for colorectal cancer screening and why increasing rates
are important to health professionals. This activity was designed for
physicians, medical assistants, nurses, and public health workers.
Cancer
Survivorship E-Learning Series for Primary Care Providers
The Cancer Survivorship E-Learning Series is a free
continuing education program that provides a forum to educate primary care
providers (PCPs) (e.g., general medicine physicians, geriatricians,
gynecologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses) who may have
patients who are cancer survivors about how to better understand and care for
survivors in the primary care setting.
Provider
Education for Mental Health Care of Cancer Survivors
The Provider Education for Mental Health Care of Cancer
Survivors training was created to support health care providers, improve
knowledge about cancer survivors’ mental health care, and promote recommended
distress screening.
Cancer
Survivorship for Community Health Workers
The Center for Community Health Development’s National Community
Health Worker Training Center offers free, self-paced continuing education
units for Community Health Workers on cancer survivorship, breast cancer
survivorship, cervical cancer survivorship, and colorectal cancer survivorship.
Certified
Tobacco Treatment Training Program
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Certified
Tobacco Treatment Program is an intensive, four-day course focused on the
skills needed to effectively deliver tobacco cessation treatment in both a
clinic and community setting. It is intended for health care providers and
behavioral health professionals, who counsel patients toward full cessation of
tobacco and nicotine products.