News from the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative | October 2021
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Introducing our 2021 Wisconsin Cancer Summit keynote speaker |
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We are thrilled to welcome Wisconsin's own State Epidemiologist, Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH, as our keynote speaker for the 2021 Wisconsin Cancer Summit!
Dr. Zapata is a double board certified physician specializing in Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine. She currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer and State Epidemiologist for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Bureau of Community Health Promotion.
Dr. Zapata provides expert guidance in public health promotion, planning, and policy efforts. She serves as co-chair for the Governor’s Health Equity Council Subcommittee on Power, Access, and Representation, and as co-chair of the Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Team.
In addition, Dr. Zapata is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where she practices clinically in the newborn nursery and is involved in a variety of scholarly activities aimed at increasing diversity in medicine and promoting health equity in birth outcomes. She has many lived experiences that help her uniquely connect with the communities she serves, and she is well known for her infectious energy, passionate advocacy, and heart for service. Dr. Zapata's ultimate mission in life is to “heal, uplift, and inspire.”
We are honored to have Dr. Zapata join us for the all-virtual 2021 Wisconsin Cancer Summit, Oct. 20-21, where she will present her keynote address, "Improving Health and Cancer Outcomes in our Community: A Vision and Hope for the Future."
If you haven't already registered for the 2021 Summit, you can do so today!
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Explore cancer data from your county with our new data dashboard |
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Which cancers and risk factors are most common in your county? How does your county compare to the rest of the state?
You can find the latest data about cancer risks, screening rates, and health outcomes for every county in Wisconsin, thanks to our newest member resource, the County Cancer Data Dashboard.
Use this data dashboard to identify potential needs in your community, create evidence-based programming, support funding applications, raise public awareness, and more.
To get started, visit the data dashboard, choose a Wisconsin county name from the drop-down menu, and then view county-level data to support your work.
If you have a question about the data, what it means, or how to use it, please let us know. Your feedback can help strengthen this important new tool and will inform our new User Guide, coming soon! |
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The County Cancer Data Dashboard supports the Wisconsin Cancer Plan 2020-2030, Chapter 7: Data.
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New report identifies gaps in cancer survivorship care in Wisconsin |
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What is the current state of cancer survivorship care in Wisconsin?
To answer this question, the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative convened an expert advisory panel to develop and disseminate a survey of cancer centers across Wisconsin. Forty sites completed the survey between June and October 2020.
Below are some of the report's findings:
- Gaps in services include mental health services, risk reduction services, and sexual health/fertility services.
- Services related to behavioral health, fertility, and rehabilitation varied among sites. These services may be offered less frequently because of limitations related to insurance coverage.
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Discussion of long-term effects was a standard of care for all sites. Effects such as emotional distress and health practice changes were frequently discussed with almost all patients.
- 100% of sites reported offering medical follow-up care, financial counseling, and dietetics.
This report is part of our larger effort to work closely with member organizations to improve survivorship care in Wisconsin and better meet the needs of cancer survivors and their families.
Please share these findings and use them to inform your organization's cancer survivorship work.
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Thank you to the 40 cancer centers and cancer treatment facilities that participated in this survey and the subsequent survivorship community of practice. We also want to thank our survivorship advisory panelists whose guidance made this work possible.
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Working together to improve health literacy |
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October is National Health Literacy Month!
From risk reduction, to screening and treatment, to follow-up care, health literacy can impact a broad range of health outcomes across the cancer care continuum.
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Personal health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.
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Organizational health literacy is the degree to which organizations equitably enable individuals to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.
We can work together to improve organizational health literacy so that we may better serve patients, caregivers, and families. In honor of Health Literacy Month, we invite you to spend some time exploring the resources below!
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Do you have a favorite health literacy tool?
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What Works to Increase Cancer Screening |
The Community Guide has updated and streamlined its What Works Fact Sheet for Cancer Screening. This two-page summary features an easy-to-read table that shows Community Preventive Services Task Force recommendations and findings for evaluated intervention approaches. It may be viewed online or printed as a handout, making it useful for communications with decision makers and partners.
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ASCO Answers: Cancer Clinical Trials |
This educational handout can help patients and families understand what clinical trials are and the role they can play in treatment.
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Vaccination Resources from Wisconsin Immunization Advocacy Coalition |
The Wisconsin Immunization Advocacy Coalition is a project of our new member, the Coalition of Wisconsin Aging and Health Groups. Check out their new vaccination resource page, where they compile various helpful resources.
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Cost-effectiveness of Leveraging Social Determinants of Health to Improve Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review |
A JAMA Oncology report looks at interventions focused on social determinants of health to improve breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening for "underserved, vulnerable populations" in the United States.
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Podcast: Obesity, food deserts, and the impact on cancer risk and treatment |
The latest ASCO Educational Podcast on social determinants of health and modifiable risk factors examines how obesity and food deserts can affect cancer risk and treatment.
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VIRTUAL EVENT
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: Working Toward Health Equity 30th Anniversary Event
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Hosted by the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) celebrates 30 years of success in serving people and saving lives through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). We congratulate our state, tribal, and territory programs, as well as their provider and community partners, on a job well done. Today, the NBCCEDP is the only nationwide cancer screening program in the United States—one that adheres to quality performance measures and clinically monitors those served by the program, from screening to treatment referral.
Reflecting on the past 30 years, while considering the burdens that still exist, CDC acknowledges that work is still needed to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to get the care they need to prevent and treat breast and cervical cancer. Moving forward, the NBCCEDP aims to accelerate efforts to improve cancer outcomes, reduce health disparities, and save women’s lives.
Sessions in this virtual meeting will focus on moving closer to health equity for improving breast and cervical cancer outcomes.
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WEBINAR
Addressing Breast Cancer Disparities
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Hosted by the American Cancer Society |
The American Cancer Society is pleased to present a free professional development webinar series titled "Building A Healthier Community," which aims to provide Community Health Workers information and resources on a variety of topics to improve cancer prevention and early detection.
Please join us on Tuesday, October 12th at 11 am to learn more about Addressing Breast Cancer Disparities presented by Dr. Amanda Kong, Professor & Chief of Breast Surgery at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin and Gale Johnson, Director of the Wisconsin Well Woman Program.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
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WEBINAR
How Tobacco Violates the Human Rights of the LGBTQ+ Community
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Hosted by the National LGBT Cancer Network and partners |
ASH, the National LGBT Cancer Network and the US Human Rights Network are co-hosting this webinar to discuss how tobacco violates the human rights of the LGBTQ+ community. Gabe Glissmeyer (He/Him) is a Project Specialist at the National LGBT Cancer Network and will discuss the history of tobacco industry marketing to the LGBTQ+ community. Bryce Moore (He/Him) is a Project Specialist at the National LGBT Cancer Network and will follow-up with how that marketing has shaped tobacco use rates today. Kelsey Romeo-Stuppy (She/Her), Managing Attorney at Action on Smoking and Health will discuss how the tobacco industry and its products violate the human rights of the LGBT+ community and how we can use human rights mechanisms to protect the right to health of all people. Finally, Christopher Rathbone will discuss how Japan Tobacco uses the guise of support for human rights to target vulnerable groups including LGBTQ. |
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WEBINAR
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Event - Reaching American Indian and Alaska Native Audiences: What Works/What We've Learned
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Hosted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Join CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity to learn about reaching American Indian and Alaska Native audiences. |
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VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
2021 Wisconsin Cancer Summit
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Hosted by the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative |
Building Blocks for a Strong Wisconsin: The 2021 Wisconsin Cancer Summit will bring together health care leaders, public health advocates, policy makers, researchers, and community advocates to explore new tools to improve health and cancer outcomes in all our communities.
This event is free to attend. Please register for each day separately.
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VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
NASEM National Cancer Policy Forum Event: Promoting Health Equity in Cancer Care
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Hosted by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
On October 25 and 26, 2021, the National Cancer Policy Forum and the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity will host a public workshop that will examine opportunities to improve health equity across the cancer care continuum. The workshop will feature invited presentations and panel discussions on topics that may include:
- Opportunities to improve patient access to affordable, high-quality cancer care.
- Strategies to identify and address the intersectionality of structural racism and implicit bias in cancer care delivery.
- The potential for quality measurement and payment mechanisms to incentivize health equity in cancer care delivery.
- Clinical practice data collection efforts to better assess and care for patients with cancer.
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Reducing the burden of cancer
for everyone.
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