Cancer Prevention & Control Research Network
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Mini-Grants
• “Nutrition Programs That Work”• RFA for rural SW Georgia• Programs from RTIPs • $4K & technical assistance• 4 churches: Body & Soul Program• 3 work sites: Treatwell 5-A-Day
Planning for Year 4 currently underway
Mini-Grants Process Evaluation
Aims:• Assess to what extent the sites
implemented interventions with fidelity • Generate lessons learned to inform
potential future mini-grant dissemination activities.
Constructs:Considering fidelity, adaptation, reach, context, resources, maintenance
PI: Kara Jacobson, MPH, CHESCoordinator: Karen McMorris
Prostate Cancer Resource Guide
• Assessed 50+ educational materials• 37 key informant interviews• 17 materials selected:
• General Information• Screening• Informed Decision Making
• Dissemination Plan:– Regional Programs of Excellence,
health agencies, community groups– Lunch & Learns, Conferences, etc.– Electronic format on webpage:
http://www.sph.emory.edu/EPRC
Mixed Use DevelopmentCase Studies
Project Leader: Karen Mumford, PhD
GRA: Ben Gerhardstein
• Partnering w/ Livable Communities Coalition• Inventory & rapid assessment of health assets
in 13-county metro Atlanta mixed use sites• Develop typology to select 3-5 sites• Case studies:
– Developer: Did health influence design decisions?– Resident: Why move? Have health
behaviors changed since moving?http://www.atlanticstation.com
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Pool Cool Plus For Lifeguards
• Uses a peer-driven approach to improving sun-safety among aquatic staff at outdoor pools
• Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of new skin cancer prevention strategies for lifeguards at swimming pools
• Objectives:– evaluating and enhancing methods and
models for the dissemination and implementation of a program targeting a high-risk population
– improving workplace safety and health– incorporating electronic media into health
interventions
Evidence Based Programs
“Prevention Programs That Work”
Cam Escofferey, PhD, MPH• EBA Workshops in Atlanta & SW Ga• State conference (GFPHE)
Inventory and Assessment of National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) Interventions
• PI: Cam Escoffery, PhD
(Emory)
• Centers: Emory, Harvard,
Morehouse, SLU, UCLA,
UNC Coordinating Center,
UNC, UT, UW
• Funder: CDC
• Assess the extent to which
recruitment and
intervention activities are
evidence-based
Atlantic Station Health Study and SHIFT to NewTown (Studying Health Improvements in Families in Transition)
• PIs: Karen Mumford, PhD (Emory),
Ross Brownson, PhD (SLU); Co-PI:
Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH (Emory)
• Centers: Emory, SLU
• Funders: CDC, AIG Global Investment
Group, and Atlantic Station, LLC• Does relocation to a dense,
mixed-use residential environment
promote physical activity (PA) and
pedestrian-oriented travel
behavior?
CPCRN Team
Faculty:• Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH• Michelle Kegler, DrPH, MPH• Cam Escoffery, PhD, MPH, CHES• Karen Mumford, PhD• Kara Jacobson, MPH, CHESStaff• Michelle Carvalho• Margaret Clawson, MPH• Sally Honeycutt, MPH• Johanna Hinman, MPH, CHES• Jenifer Brents• Randi Williams• Kayshin Chan• Ben Gerhardstein