Coalition Bulletin
Focus on a
Comprehensive Cancer Coalition:
The
Northeast Cancer Control Coalition has been in existence since 1993. Joyce Lara, Tobacco Free Missouri; Lori Moots,
RN, Health Educator for Knox, Shelby, Clark, and Scotland counties; and Mary
Ann Reed RN, Health Educator for Linn and Sullivan counties were presenters at
the annual National Conference of Tobacco or Health held recently in San
Francisco. They presented the
three-year Smokebusters program developed with the assistance of area
schools and community organizations.
Over 400 youth from twenty area counties in northeast Missouri have
become effective environmental policy advocates in tobacco use prevention. Students from Marion and Ralls counties were
in attendance at this years training in Macon.
Over
3,500 people registered for the conference from the US as well as foreign
countries. “It was awesome to see that
many people interested in tobacco use prevention assembled in one place. What was even more awesome was to have it in
San Francisco where we could go into any restaurant and not have to ask for a
“non-smoking” table. All of the public
places in California are tobacco free,” Reed noted. “We talked to people from many different states and even outside
the US about our program and how they might do the same thing in their
area. We did come home with a sense of
pride in the work being done here in Missouri.
Going to a conference such as this gave us our booster shot that helps
us keep going. We know that what we are
all doing, from the kids to the adults, is making a difference for a healthier
Missouri.
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The Bureau of Cancer Control has received
information from the Cancer Research Foundation of America on Colorectal
Cancer. This information has been
received in English and Spanish and will be sent out soon. Please duplicate as needed. For more information, please look at the
following websites.
www.preventcancer.org/colorectal
From the Program Manger
Missouri’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Control
Program (BCCCP) Grant Year 10--BCCCP applauds the excellent efforts of our 94
clinical partners, coalitions members and outreach coordinators in the fight
against breast and cervical cancer. From August 15, 2001- September 29, 2002 BCCCP
screened 6,160 women and conducted 4,089 mammograms. Of those mammograms 84% were for women over 50 years of age (our
target audience). BCCCP also paid for 3,349 Pap tests and 22% were for women
who have not had a Pap test in the past five years (our target audience). These results exceeded the minimum
objectives set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Focus on a BCCCP Coalition
Coalition of Hispanic Women Against Cancer
Clara Reyes assumed Chairmanship of the Coalition of Hispanic Women Against Cancer, based in Kansas City. Dr. Ximena Ilbaca-Somoza, outgoing Chairman of the coalition, welcomed Mrs. Reyes, and thanked all the coalition members who work so hard to provide cancer screenings to all medically-underserved women. Mrs. Reyes, along with her husband, Manuel, are publishers of the bi-lingual DOS MUNDOS weekly newspaper that has served Greater Kansas City Spanish-speaking community since 1981. Mrs. Reyes is a breast cancer survivor and an outspoken advocate of early detection as the best protection against breast cancer.
Members of this coalition include representatives from
the American Cancer Society, Cancer Action, Patient Navigator Services BCCCP,
Kansas Free-To-Know, The R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation, Truman Medical Center,
Cancer Information Service, and other organizations and volunteers.
General Coalition Information
Websites of Interest:
Smoking
Cessation www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/default.html
Center
for Faith Based and Community Initiatives
January Reports
Governor Holden proclaimed January as Cervical Health Awareness
Month in Missouri during a ceremony at the Capital on January 9, 2003. First Lady Lori Hauser Holden also spoke
during the event.
Colossal Colon Tour
There
will be a nationwide tour from February to November 2003 to celebrate National
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. The Colossal Colon Tour will visit 20 cities
across the country and feature a Colossal Colon (a 40-foot long, 4-foot tall
replica of the human colon)! The Tour
message is simple: colorectal cancer is
preventable; talk with your health care professional about colorectal
cancer! The tour will arrive in St.
Louis, MO from August 20 – August 23.
Please mark your calendar for this unique event.
The
Women’s Health Council is sponsoring a conference on Moving Research Into
Practice: May 12 and 13, 2003, at the
Reynolds Alumni Center, University of Missouri-Columbia. It will focus on three major chronic
diseases for Missouri women: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and lung
cancer. Continuing education credits
will be made available. For
registration information, call Stephanie Gilmore at 573-526-0436 or gilmos@dhss.state.mo.us. Brochures will be mailed at the end of
February 2003.
From:
Tammy Joslin
Comprehensive Cancer Control
Assistant
Tel: 573-522-2847
Email: joslit@dhss.state.mo.us
Via:
"William
Gordon" GordoW@dhss.state.mo.us