One East Texas FQHC is in its second year of CRCCP participation and has made impactful and lasting changes along the way. Staff across five clinic sites have modified their existing colorectal cancer screening protocols, implemented standing orders for all patients to receive FIT kit, and stayed engaged with numerous quality improvement initiatives that supported increased CRCS rates. We are looking forward to continuing program activities with Genesis PrimeCare. | | |
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Coastal Health & Wellness
Our Gulf Coast partner health system is also in their second year of CRCCP activities. Coastal Health & Wellness has made tremendous strides increasing their CRCS rate by nearly 20% in Year 1. Coastal also works closely with the MD Anderson’s Alliance for Colorectal Testing (ACT Program), to assure all qualified patients receive access and navigation to free CRC screening tests and follow-up colonoscopies if required. We are excited to support improvement efforts at Coastal in this upcoming year.
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Avenue 360
Over the past few months, our team has been working closely to complete the needs assessment and baseline data collection for our newest FQHC: Avenue 360. Avenue 360 is a FQHC in the Gulf Coast region, whose vision is that every individual in our community has access to comprehensive health care services and a high-quality medical center to meet their healthcare needs. Avenue 360 has six participating clinics sites and will be the CRCCP’ largest system to work with, yet. We are excited to get started, and watch their CRCS rates increase over the span of the project.
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SCAC
The 1st meeting of 2023 will be held on February 1st, 2023 at 9 AM. The presentation will be led by Dr. Shahnjayla K. Connors, Assistant Professor of Health and Behavioral Science at the University of Houston- Downtown. All members are urged to attend, to give critical project feedback that improves our efforts across the East Texas and Gulf Coast communities.
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FIT CRC ECHO- February 2023
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Join us on Thursday, February 16th at 12:00 PM CST as Keith L. Winfrey, MD, MPH, FACP will be discussing “Provider Reminders”. Dr. Winfrey is the Chief Medical Officer of NOELA Community Health Center in New Orleans, LA.
Join Here
- Meeting ID: 588 530 7988
- Passcode: 669613
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CRCCP Staff participates in the Academy Health 15th Annual Conference in the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health.
In mid-December, key program staff traveled to Washington, DC to present our poster titled, "Developing Strategies to Increase Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Federally Qualified Health Centers: An Implementation Mapping Approach."
This covered the ways that our program uses Implementation Mapping to develop theory and evidence-informed implementation strategies to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in our participating federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). The poster was nominated for Best Poster.
Attending staff were also able to network with other CRCCP grantees and industry leaders, and explore the latest innovations in D&I science.
We are looking forward to presenting more posters of our progress at conferences throughout 2023.
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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! | | | |
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Dress in Blue for CRC Awareness
Friday, March 3rd is National Dress in Blue Day. Encourage your staff and partners to spread awareness by dressing in blue. Photos of your team can be sent to gabrielle.frachiseur@uthct.edu for our next newsletter.
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The American Cancer Society has archived a series of Project ECHO telementoring clinics focused on colorectal screening, health equity and innovations in research. | The Colorectal Cancer Alliance is a great resource for downloading free CRCS awareness resources such as brochures, digital toolkits, and more. | | |
For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month this year you are invited to join the Colon Cancer Coalition, NCCRT, and a broad contingency of the CRC advocacy community to go #BlueForCRC. Use the hashtag #BlueForCRC across social media throughout March as you share colorectal cancer awareness messages in every community. Download toolkits for going #BlueForCRC, access awareness resources, and share your efforts on the Colon Cancer Coalition's website. |
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2022 NCCRT Annual Meeting Session Recordings and Slides - Now Available
The 2022 NCCRT Annual Meeting (Nov. 16-18) provided a dynamic program with expert presentations and fruitful discussions. Select slides and session recordings are now available on the 2022 NCCRT Annual Meeting webpage.
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For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month this year you are invited to join the Colon Cancer Coalition, NCCRT, and a broad contingency of the CRC advocacy community to go #BlueForCRC. Use the hashtag #BlueForCRC across social media throughout March as you share colorectal cancer awareness messages in every community. Download toolkits for going #BlueForCRC, access awareness resources, and share your efforts on the Colon Cancer Coalition's website. |
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Subramanian S, Tangka FKL, Hoover S, DeGroff A. Integrated interventions and strategies to increase uptake of multiple cancer screenings: conceptual framework, determinants of implementation success, measurement challenges and research priorities. Implement Sci Commun 3, 105 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-022-00353-8 |
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Subramanian S, Tangka FKL, Hoover S, DeGroff A. Integrated interventions and strategies to increase uptake of multiple cancer screenings: conceptual framework, determinants of implementation success, measurement challenges and research priorities. Implement Sci Commun 3, 105 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-022-00353-8 |
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Updated U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Visualization Tool
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In addition to updated data on cancers diagnosed through 2019, the updated Data Visualizations tool now includes:
- Mutually exclusive race categories: White, Non-Hispanic; Black, Non-Hispanic; American Indian and Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic; Asian and Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic; and Hispanic.
- Cancer survival and prevalence estimates by the race and ethnicity categories listed above.
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PRC Week 2023: Collaborating for Impact | | |
East Texas Research Conference 2023 | | |
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The conference features a keynote address, oral presentations, and panel discussions around the theme of facilitating interdisciplinary research, teaching, and community service on Friday April 21, 2023.
Conference participants will have an opportunity to hear and interact with an array of academic and health professionals who will share new and emerging research in health and wellness, education, engineering, business and industry, and arts and sciences.
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Save the Date! The Southeastern Colorectal Cancer Consortium Announces Dates for the 2023 Conference | | |
Institution and Staff
Visit the links below to keep in the loop with key players of our project.
UTHealth Houston
| UTHealth Houston: Center for Health Prevention and Promotion Research |
UTHealth Houston:
School of Public Health
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Program Lead Investigator:
Maria E. Fernandez, PhD
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Partner Organizations
Follow our partner institutions on social media.
MD Anderson Cancer Center
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UTHealth Science Center at Tyler
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American Cancer Society (ACS)
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