Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network (TB-CCN): A Model fo*

描述(由申请人提供)： 南佛罗里达大学的H.Lee Moffitt癌症中心和研究所将与当地社区卫生中心、社会服务机构、信仰团体、成人教育和扫盲团体以及当地媒体合作，建立坦帕湾社区癌症网络(TB-CCN)，以应对开发有效的癌症干预措施以有效渗透社区的迫切需要。这个本地网络将致力于解决影响医疗服务不足、识字率低的关键准入、预防和控制问题 以及希尔斯伯勒、皮内拉斯和帕斯科等县选定地区的低收入人口。这个由三个县组成的地区种族多样，包括越来越多的外国出生人口。实现这一目标将涉及癌症宣传和教育活动、使用基于社区的参与性研究(CBPR)方法以及建立可持续的合作和伙伴关系。该网络的发展得益于我们现有的社区-学术合作伙伴关系的优势，我们在开发创新教育和培训计划方面的丰富经验，这些计划研究了整个癌症护理过程中文化和扫盲的联系，以及具有改善健康的共同目标的社区合作伙伴。指导我们网络发展的基本理论原则包括弗莱尔的批判教育学和卫生批判人类学。具体目标是： 1)通过协作、伙伴关系和社区能力建设活动(第一阶段)，建立坚实、稳健和可持续的核心组织网络基础设施： 2)建立一个教育和培训中心，提供以社区为基础的创新性参与性研究、培训和教育(第二阶段)； 3)通过传统媒体和社区媒体传播循证信息(第三阶段)。 项目评估将根据每个阶段包括过程评估和结果评估。将通过建立可持续的教育网络、研究和传播信息、建立坚实的可持续基础设施、开展相关的教育和培训活动、更多地获得和利用筛查服务、产生研究建议和其他独特的知识应用来评估结核病--社区卫生网络的总体成功。预计结核病控制与预防中心的努力将产生教育、服务提供和研究的创新模式，这些模式可以很容易地输出并转移到其他环境和人群中，以减少癌症健康差距。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In response to an urgent need to create solutions for the development of efficacious cancer interventions for the effective penetration within the community, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute at the University of South Florida, in collaboration with local community-based heath centers, social service agencies, faith-based groups, adult education and literacy groups, and local media will form the Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network (TB-CCN). This local network will aim to address critical access, prevention and control issues that impact medically underserved, low-literacy and low-income populations in selected areas of Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties. This tri-county area is ethnically diverse and includes a growing number of foreign-born populations. Meeting this goal will involve cancer awareness and education activities, the use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods, and the creation of sustainable collaborations and partnerships. The development of the network draws on the strengths of our existing community-academic partnerships, our considerable experience in developing innovative education and training programs that examine the nexus of culture and literacy across the continuum of cancer care, and community partners with a mutual goal of improved health. Underlying theoretical principles that guide the development of our network include Freire's critical pedagogy and critical anthropology of health. Specific aims are to: 1) Create a solid, robust and sustainable core organizational network infrastructure through collaborations, partnerships and community capacity building activities (Phase I): 2) Develop an Education and Training Hub for the delivery of innovative community-based participatory research, training and education (Phase II); and 3) Disseminate evidence-based information through traditional and community-based media (Phase III). Project evaluation will include both process and outcome evaluations according to each phase. The overall success of the TB-CCN will be evaluated by the achievement of a sustainable network for education; research and diffusion of information as assessed by the creation of a solid sustainable infrastructure, development of relevant education and training activities, increased access and utilizations of screening services, generation of research proposals and other unique applications of knowledge. It is anticipated that the efforts of the TB-CCN will yield innovative models for education, service delivery and research that can readily be exported and transferred for broad application to other settings and populations for reducing cancer health disparities