Outreach Core

外展核心摘要 作为美国第三大城市，芝加哥有几个资源丰富的学术医疗中心， 筹集数百万美元的癌症研究基金和慈善事业，以支持癌症相关活动。 尽管有着相对丰富的资源，但巨大的癌症差异困扰着这座城市，超过了一些 UIC-NEIU-NU RHCCC U54伙伴关系的外联核心努力 改善芝加哥地区居民癌症健康结果， 不成比例的癌症负担：（1）继续现有的计划和进程，促进强大的 U54伙伴关系和芝加哥社区之间的关系;（2）制定和实施 参与和推广活动，以实现癌症健康公平;（3）为以下方面提供机会和联系： 学生、受训人员和教职员就癌症健康公平问题与社区合作;以及 (4)规划和实施NCI国家外联网络活动。 为了实现这些目标，外展核心的社区参与计划（CEP）作为一个 这是U54合作伙伴社区的重要共享资源。该伙伴关系的CEP活动将侧重于 三个主要领域-社区参与;癌症预防教育，癌症控制和生存 支持;能力建设。协调这些活动的是社区健康教育员，他将 在每个伙伴机构的联系中工作，在我们的社区星座之间建立联系 合作伙伴，NCI的国家外展网络和U54研究社区。研究项目/核心可以 利用CHE实现其目标，正如CHE提出的护理所证明的那样 协调芝加哥HCs中拟议的全面研究项目戒烟干预工作。一 社区指导委员会（CSC）将与外展核心领导和CHE密切合作， 制定和实施CEP拟议的外联活动和目标。 外联核心是伙伴关系计划的、以社区为中心的教育活动的延续 旨在提高人们对癌症预防、早期发现、治疗方案 和癌症研究为低收入，服务不足的芝加哥社区。但核心还将包括新的 加强社区参与和战略伙伴关系的活动， 癌症中心，学术机构和他们所服务的社区之间有意义的互动。许多 这些活动将为伙伴关系拟议的和未来的试点/全面研究项目提供信息和支持， 核心项目;其他项目将侧重于健康教育需求和由国家癌症研究所协调的信息传播 国家外联网络。

Outreach Core Abstract As the third largest city in the U.S., Chicago has several highly resourced academic medical centers that garner millions of dollars in cancer research funds and philanthropy to support cancer related activities. Despite this relatively strong wealth of resources, vast cancer disparities plague the city, topping some of the `worst in ranking lists' in the U.S. The UIC-NEIU-NU RHCCC U54 Partnership's Outreach Core strives to improve cancer health outcomes and advance cancer health equity among Chicago area residents that face disproportionate cancer burden by: (1) continuing existing programs and processes that promote robust relationships between the U54 Partnership and Chicago communities; (2) developing and implementing engagement and outreach activities toward cancer health equity; (3) providing opportunities and linkages for students, trainees and faculty members to collaborate with the community on cancer health equity issues; and (4) planning and implementing NCI National Outreach Network activities. To accomplish these goals, the Outreach Core's Community Engagement Program (CEP) serves as an essential shared resource for the U54 Partnership community. The Partnership's CEP activities will focus on three main areas – community engagement; cancer prevention education, cancer control, and survivorship support; and capacity building. Coordinating these activities is the Community Health Educator (CHE), who will work at the nexus of each partner institution, creating linkages between our constellation of community partners, NCI's National Outreach Network, and the U54 research community. Research projects/cores can leverage the CHE toward accomplishment of their aims, as demonstrated by the CHE's proposed care coordination work on the proposed full research project smoking cessation intervention in Chicago FQHCs. A Community Steering Committee (CSC) will work closely with the Outreach Core Leads and the CHE to guide the development, implementation of the CEP's proposed outreach activities and aims. The Outreach Core is a continuation of the Partnership's planned, community-centered, educational activities designed to increase awareness and knowledge of cancer prevention, early detection, treatment programs, and cancer research for low income, underserved Chicago communities. But the core will also include new activities that strengthen community engagement and strategic partnerships, activities that can engineer meaningful interactions between cancer centers, academic institutions, and the communities they serve. Many of these activities will inform and support the Partnership's proposed and future pilot/full research projects and Cores; others will focus on health education needs and dissemination of information coordinated by the NCI National Outreach Network.