SAVE THE DATE:

CDOC Stakeholder

Engagement Meeting (In-Person)

Please join us on

Wednesday, June 5th, 2024

from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

at the California Endowment in Los Angeles.

We are excited to engage with you all!

The 2024 CDOC Stakeholder Engagement Meeting will be focused on the 2025-2036 State Cancer Plan. This meeting provides a great opportunity to learn, meet and engage with fellow CDOC members and other representatives from a variety of organizations, constituencies, and interest areas in cancer prevention and control.



Funding for travel is available. Lunch will be provided. 

State Cancer Plan Revision Page

on the CDOC Website!

Revision of California's Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan, 2021-2025 is underway! California will be developing a ten-year cancer plan to prioritize goals and objectives and allow flexibility for routine revisions based on evolving evidence and emerging needs. To stay up to date with all State Cancer Plan activities, please visit the State Cancer Plan Revision page on the CDOC website.

Quarterly HPV Vaccination Learning Collaborative

Wednesday, April 17^th at noon

Dates and Times for 2024:

The third Wednesday for each quarterly month

January 17, April 17, July 17, October 16

12:00-12:45pm

Wednesday, April 17th

12:00 - 12:45 pm

Assembly Bill 659 – the Cancer Prevention Act

Presenter:

Jane Grey, MPH (she/her/hers)

California Department of Public Health

Immunization Branch

Representatives from Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry

will also join the discussion.

The next HPV Vaccination Learning Collaborative is tomorrow! All who are interested in increasing HPV vaccinations are invited to join this quarterly, virtual, lunchtime, learning opportunity. The collaborative format features a teaching topic presented by HPV vaccination experts, updates from the field, and an open forum for sharing best practices, challenges, and announcements. To participate and for more information please visit our webpage at www.cahpvroundtable.org. Help spread the word and forward it to anyone in your network who may be interested in participating.

Have you implemented a project that aligns with the State Cancer Plan?

If so, we want to know about it! If you have you implemented a project, plan, or other relevant work that relates to content in the State Cancer Plan? Please click here to fill out our survey to let us know what you have been working on and how it aligns with the cancer plan.

2021-2025 State Cancer Plan Corner

April 2024 Cancer Plan Corner Highlight

Cancer-Related Health Disparities Highlight

Cancer Plan Reference: Chapter 5 Cancer-Related Health Disparities. Each section of this chapter in the cancer plan includes objectives highlighting a disparity. This chapter highlights some of the ways in which disparities persist:

• Race and Ethnicity
• Economic Status
• Sexual and Gender Minorities
• Women
• Geographic Locality
• Also includes section on Cancer and American  Indian Alaskan Natives



Please visit the CDOC website to download the cancer plan and read more of the cancer-related health disparities in Chapter 5. You may also access some strategies here.

Contact info: cdocshare@gmail.com

Register Now for the Triage Cancer Conference!

This FREE, two-day event covers practical topics such as navigating finances, health and disability insurance, employment rights, getting organized, planning ahead, and more.

You can attend one or both days, or just pick the sessions that are most relevant to you!

Get the information you need to help deal with the financial impact of a cancer diagnosis.

Register for the Conference by April 26 to receive free materials and a gift bag.

April is National Minority Health Month. This cancer awareness toolkit is designed to help cancer control organizations implement evidence-based practices when communicating about National Minority Health Month, Minority Cancer Awareness Week and cancer prevention among marginalized communities.

Visit the GW TAP website for more information.

City of Hope – The California Cancer Care Equity Act (CCCEA) The California Cancer Care Equity Act (SB 987, Chapter #608, 2022), which took effect January 1, 2023, expands access to optimal cancer care for historically disadvantaged Californians by requiring Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCMCPs) to make a good faith effort to contract with National Cancer Institute-designated and other specified cancer centers so that patients with a complex cancer diagnosis may more easily access care at these centers. The law also authorizes Medi-Cal members diagnosed with a complex cancer to request a referral to any of those centers and requires MCMCP to notify all members of their right to do so. You may read more about it here.



Read about the National Cancer Plan! We know that our continued progress against cancer is the direct result of advances made possible by investment from federal, state, and local governments, along with private investment, and by the sustained efforts of researchers around the world and millions of people with cancer, their caregivers, and advocates. Read more about the National Cancer Plan here.

Scout, Executive Director of the National LGBT Cancer Network and David Russo, Founder of Cheeky Charity, presented on the challenges faced by members of the LGBTQ+ community related to colorectal cancer screening and offered helpful strategies that could be used to achieve better outcomes. Both sessions highlighted available resources and promoted the value of collaborations and partnerships when working to reach people within their communities. These discussions are part of ongoing efforts by the Foundation to advance health equity and improve access for all individuals, as we work towards our vision of a world where cancer is preventable, detectable and beatable for all. 

• Want to know more about cancer and the LGBTQ+ community? Read the Prevent Cancer Foundation's interview with Scout to learn more about their work and the National LGBT Cancer Network.

Cancer Support Community Releases Report: "Addressing Health Equity in Supportive Cancer Care for Black Cancer Patients and their Families." This report is the result of a collaborative effort with UC Berkeley Public Health graduate students, involving research and a survey of local cancer patients and their families. Cancer Support Network team is also available for virtual and in-person presentations to discuss the report's findings and recommendations. Read more here.

The Indian Health Service adds SOGI questions and pronouns to its Electronic Health Record. CMS and ONC-HIT require certified EHR systems to capture SO/GI data. UDS includes SO/GI data elements, providing standardized information on health centers serving underserved communities. Collecting SO/GI data improves patient-centered care, fostering trust and better health outcomes for 2SLGBTQ+ individuals. Exciting progress in our journey towards equitable healthcare! This is a significant development for health equity as American Indians and Alaska Natives are the groups most likely to lack health insurance, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. SOGI questions are available here.

Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area Announces new collaboration at UCSF-John Muir Health Jean and Ken Hofmann Cancer Center Location in Walnut Creek To read more click here.

White House declares April 2024 as Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month - Prevent Cancer Foundation leads inaugural effort with support of 84 organizations. To read more click here.

"Communicating trustworthiness and fostering trust" by John C. Besley, PhD, Ellis N. Brandt Professor, Michigan State University. To read more click here.

The CRGC developed several strategies targeting the “point of entry” of a patient’s race; that is the source where the patient encounter would result in the capture of the patient’s race. The first of these approaches is the MD office follow back. The MD office directed follow back consists of identifying patients reported by MD offices with an unknown race. With assistance of the CRGC Business Analyst, who identifies the patients by performing a SQL query on a copy of the CRGC database and creates MD office packets in PDF format, the Data Collection staff fax out the packets to the MD offices. When the packets are returned, the results of the follow back are evaluated and when a known race is provided, the patient’s race is updated in the statewide database. To assist physician offices in understanding why we need this information, the CRGC created a letter that is included in the physician office packet describing the importance of a patient’s race. Click here to see letter.

CDOC is made up of a diverse group of stakeholders that engage in important and impactful work we'd like to showcase. We have a new process for submitting your trainings, events, articles, grant opportunities, and more.  

We kindly ask you to email us any content by the 15th of each month to cdocshare@gmail.com. If there is time-sensitive information (e.g. upcoming training) that you would like to share, we will do our best to include, but cannot guarantee that it will make the newsletter or announcements.  

Submission requirements: 

• Include a title
• Include the exact verbiage you'd like for us to include. Please do not include an attachment and ask us to share, a title and verbiage must be included.
• Include a contact person for any inquiries   
• Include any attachments in a pdf file if possible

We appreciate your patience and support at this time, and we look forward to your submissions.