SUCCEED in North CarolinaOctober 3, 2008

Alexis MooreGrace WrightCathy Melvin

We wish to acknowledge the Carolina Community Network to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CCN), funded by the National Cancer Institute, for its

extensive support in identifying and developing partnerships with the agencies and communities that are participating in North Carolina SUCCEED.

Dissemination Core,

UNC Lineberger Cancer Center

Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN),

UNC Prevention Research Center

CPCRN and Dissemination Core: Integrated Services to Researchers and Communities

SUCCEED in North Carolina

Chapel Hill

Greensboro AHEC

GuilfordAlamanceCaswell

ChathamMontgomery

OrangeRandolph

Rockingham

Area L AHECEdgecombe

Halifax Nash

NorthamptonWilson

Goal: Bring together organizations and people from across NC who are committed to:

► reducing breast cancer disparities

► building capacity of LHA groups

Conference Participants: ► Health Care Providers, Advocates,

Survivors, Co-Survivors, Interested Community Leaders

Number of attendees: 130

Conference Evaluation

► 90% rated the conference as excellent

► 105 evaluations received (80% response rate)

Save Our Sisters Conference

Grant Recipient: Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency in Guilford County

•Cassandra Durham, PHSSCA Health Services Staff Member•Mary Lou Blakeney, Volunteer Nurse, PHSSCA; Clinical Adviser, UNC

CRC Study•Brandolyn White, Greensboro AHEC Outreach Specialist, Carolina

Community Network•Kathi Wilson, CPCRN Program Officer, CDC•Kathy Norcott, Assistant Director, PHSSCA

Area L AHEC

Greensboro

High Point

Edgecombe County

Breast cancer mortality rate is 36.7 compared to 25.7, statewide (per 100,000, 2002-2006)

►Minority - 38.5►White - 34.9

• 16th highest rate in the U.S. (Susan G. Komen)

• Breast Cancer Taskforce established in 2007, in response to the Komen Report with committees focused on:

►Transportation►Education►Mass communication►Funding►Research-based “Best Practice”

Access?

Treatment disparities?

SUCCEEDing Means Reaching Beyond Guilford and Edgecombe

►Community Action planning►Building capacity and a funding base to

support effective outreach and education programs

►Increasing access to screening services and timely treatment