"It is an honor to be this month’s CDOC Partner in Focus. My name is Bridget Freeley, and I serve as the Vice Chair of CDOC and Associate Director of State Partnerships at the American Cancer Society. In this role, I work closely with state-level partners across California, including cancer coalitions and health plans, on efforts that span the entire cancer continuum. My work focuses mostly on cancer prevention and early detection, with an emphasis on HPV vaccination, as well as colorectal and lung cancer screening. I am a member of both the California HPV Vaccination Roundtable’s Parent Workgroup and the CDOC/ACS Lung Cancer Screening Workgroup, where I help lead the development of the California Lung Cancer Story Map.

I’ve spent most of my career in public health, with experience in quality improvement and cardiology. I joined the American Cancer Society in 2021.

This work is personal to me. My mom is a breast cancer and three-time ovarian cancer survivor. Growing up watching her battle this disease has been my driving force in my work to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

I grew up in the Boston area and now live in Santa Monica with my partner, William, and our rescue dog, Squiggy. In my free time, I enjoy writing, running, surfing, and spending time at the beach and going on road trips with my little family."

California HPV Vaccine Week

August 3rd-9th!

California HPV Vaccine Week is coming up on August 3–9, 2025! This is an annual observance held the first full week of August. The goal of this campaign is to increase awareness of the HPV vaccine and promote the vaccination of kids ages 9–12. California HPV Vaccine Week is a great way for families, providers, coalitions supporting children’s health, and local health departments to get out the message about the importance of the HPV vaccine as cancer prevention.

How You Can Help:

• Check out our website: CA HPV Vaccine Week | Roundtable
• The 2025 campaign toolkit and social media assets are coming soon!
• Plan to share content via social media, newsletters, and events
• We’re inviting you to record and share a short video (60 seconds or less) telling your HPV vaccine story. Whether you’re an HPV-related cancer survivor, a parent, young person who has received the HPV vaccine, a medical provider, or vaccine advocate, your voice matters. Post your video on social media (Instagram or Facebook) during CA HPV Vaccine Week (August 3-9, 2025), tag @CAHPVRoundtable, and use the hashtags #caHPVvaxweek and #CaliforniaHPVFree.
• Encourage your organization to promote the importance of HPV vaccination as cancer prevention during this week.

Thank you for your support!

Spotlight your project or a cancer control member on the CDOC member project spotlight page!



To nominate a project click here.

As a valued CDOC member, we'd like to remind you of the many levels of membership engagement opportunities for new and existing CDOC members:

• CDOC Workgroups
• Networking opportunities
• Professional development (educational webinars, in-person meetings, etc.)
• Accessing exclusive content (CDOC listserv, comprehensive cancer updates, etc.)
• Spotlighting your organization's projects 
• Industry-specific knowledge sharing

To learn how you can stay involved with CDOC, view our Membership page on the CDOC website.

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The State Cancer Plan!

2021-2025 State Cancer Plan Corner

July 2025 Cancer Plan Corner Highlight

Chapter 8: Early Detection and Screening

Melanoma

As temperatures rise across the country, it is important to remember to take care of yourself and your skin. In 2018, the latest year for which incidence data is available, 83,996 cases of melanoma were reported and 8,199 people died of this cancer in the United States alone (U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group, 2021). For every 100,000 people, 22 new melanoma cases were reported and two people died of this cancer (U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group, 2021). Melanoma accounts for the vast majority of skin cancer deaths (American Cancer Society [ACS], 2021).Read more here.

Please visit our website to read more on the cancer plan's Melanoma objectives. You may also access the specific chapter here.

Contact info: cdocshare@gmail.com

Jul 24: Triage Cancer Webinar - Breaking News: What's in the “Big Bill” & How it Impacts You

Aug 7: ACS Event - Colorectal Cancer Mortality Learning Community

Job Opportunity: UCI Senior Program Development Coordinator

Funding Opportunity: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Equity in Access Research Grants (due 9/11)

Funding Opportunity: NCI Addressing Barriers to Healthcare Transitions for Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers (due 10/17)

Funding Opportunity: NCI Survivorship Research for People Living with Advanced and Metastatic Cancers (due 1/8/28)

Archived Webinar: ACS Navigating Current Issues in Cancer: Clinical Trials

Archived Webinar: ACS Fueling the Mission: ACS Resources to Power Your Coalition's Work

Archived Webinar Series: ACS Program and Coalition Health

Guide: GW Cancer Center Patient Navigator Training Guide 2025

Request for Proposals:

2025 Community Grants Program

To Promote Health Equity

The UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, in collaboration with the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and Doctora Monica Salinas, invite the submission of proposals for projects to promote health equity by addressing health disparities among underserved populations in and around Los Angeles County. Grants of up to $5,000 each are available to support local community organizations in these efforts. While proposals may request up to the full $5,000, we ask that applicants request only the amount necessary to carry out the proposed project.

This year, we are accepting applications for projects aimed to increase health equity in local communities. We intend to fund projects that promise to improve health among underserved population groups.

Projects may include, but are not limited to: needs assessment, direct services to community members, development or adaptation of educational materials, implementation of community educational programs, promotion of health screenings, assistance addressing social needs, increasing access to health programs, and program evaluation

Eligibility requirements:



• 501(c)(3) organization, including community and faith-based organizations, advocacy groups, coalitions, neighborhood associations, safety net clinics or other service providers.



• Located in Los Angeles County or surrounding counties (Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange).

UCLA faculty, staff and students are NOT eligible to apply or receive any funds through this mechanism. However, these individuals are encouraged to support and collaborate with community groups in their applications and projects.

The application deadline is

August 29, 2025 at 5pm PST.

Recipients will be announced in October, 2025.

The Upstream Research Center, co-led by Stanford, UC Davis, and UCSF, is pleased to release the fourth round of requests for pilot proposals. Upstream is awarding up to $75,000 each for three impact-focused research projects to understand and address social drivers (e.g., housing, transportation, social isolation) of cancer in persistent poverty areas. Projects must focus on research relevant to exposures experienced in persistent poverty areas in Northern California. Read RFA and apply. Proposals are due Nov 14, 2025, at 5:00 PM PST.

Eligibility:

• Community organizations
• Stanford, UC Davis, UCSF PI-eligible faculty and postdoctoral scholars

American Cancer Society Introduces CancerRisk360

To help improve cancer prevention and risk reduction, the American Cancer Society developed ACS CancerRisk360. This interactive online tool provides individuals a personalized, comprehensive assessment of cancer risk along with resources to empower and enable them to help reduce their risk of cancer through healthy lifestyles, regular cancer screening, and genetic counseling and testing direction.

CancerRisk360 provides individuals with an accessible, easy first step to prevent and detect cancer by offering a better understanding of several factors that impact a person’s individual risk. Through the free 5-10-minute CancerRisk360 assessment, individuals answer questions in four key areas:

• Genetic and hereditary markers
• Family history of cancer
• Adherence to evidence-based cancer screening guidelines
• Daily life factors, including tobacco use, alcohol consumption, diet, physical activity, and body weight

Visit acscancerrisk360.cancer.org to take the assessment and learn more about what you can change to improve your health and lower your cancer risk today! Please share with your networks.

2025 Annual USCS Release: More Cancer Data for You to Explore. Read the latest United States Cancer Statistics (USCS).

Training: Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals 

ACS LION (Leadership in Oncology Navigation) Clinical Trial Navigation Certificate The certificate equips professional navigators with the skills needed to provide crucial assistance to patients navigating the complexities of cancer clinical trials.

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 5th 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.