Community Outreach and Engagement

项目摘要：社区团结、外联和参与 癌症是内布拉斯加州的第二大死因。 内布拉斯加州医疗中心(UNMC)的努力减轻癌症负担，并通过 双向学术和社区伙伴关系。UNMC在全州的教育和临床存在 为所有内布拉斯加人提供服务，覆盖农村、城市和种族/民族人口统计范围。利用 在UNMC的势头和在全州建立长期伙伴关系的基础上，BCC建立了一个共同体 外展和参与办公室(COEO)。COEO提供基础设施来促进现有关系 并与整个集水区的利益攸关方共同开展新的活动，集水区的定义是 内布拉斯加州。该州190万人口分布在93个县，面积7.7万平方英里。 其中7个是城市，52个是农村，34个是边境县(每平方英里的居民不到7人)。 内布拉斯加州多样化的种族、民族、农村和城市人口对癌症有不同的需求。 发病率和死亡率，每个社区在癌症筛查、预防和治疗方面面临不同的障碍 治疗。COEO帮助将BCC的研究和医疗保健企业与集水区整合 利益相关者通过双向社区参与活动，包括需求评估， 正在进行测量，并创建相互访问的途径。首席运营官与外部团体合作， 包括疾控中心资助的内布拉斯加州综合癌症控制计划和全州范围的内布拉斯加州 癌症联盟，以调整和优先处理战略和方法，以满足州一级的需求。外部(21 (成员)和内部(9名成员)咨询委员会为参与工作提供持续的投入和支持， 教育活动、政府关系和政策建议。首席运营官的内部合作伙伴包括 UNMC的农村卫生倡议，社区参与办公室，减少健康差距中心，办公室 公共卫生实践部和在社区推广中发挥关键作用的UNMC患者导航员， 参与，在服务不足的社区中招募癌症试验人员。未来的计划将会扩大 通过这些目标所作的努力：(1)了解、测量和监测癌症发病率、死亡率、决定因素、 社区需求，以及内布拉斯加州随时间的差异；(2)促进和支持直接进行研究 与内布拉斯加州的需求相关，并改善全州获得临床试验的机会；(3)吸引内布拉斯加州人 并实施循证行动，以减轻人群中的风险因素和癌症负担 ；和(4)在强大的社区伙伴关系的支持下促进密件抄送研究的翻译，以提供信息 州癌症政策。COEO促进整合和持续的双向社区投入，以 开发和实施与国家和工作特别相关的癌症研究和医疗保健 与社区合作伙伴一起让内布拉斯加州的不同人群参与研究和临床试验 由BCC进行，以确保其集水区的人民得到服务。

PROJECT SUMMARY: COMMNUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Nebraska.1 The Buffett Cancer Center (BCC) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) strives to ease the cancer burden and address cancer disparities through bidirectional academic and community partnerships. UNMC's statewide educational and clinical presence has served all Nebraskans across its spectrum of rural, urban, and racial/ethnic demographics. Capitalizing on UNMC's momentum and building on long-term partnerships across the state, the BCC established a Community Outreach and Engagement Office (COEO). The COEO provides infrastructure to stoke existing relationships and forge new activities with stakeholders across the catchment area, which is defined as the state of Nebraska. The state's population of 1.9 million people live in 93 counties that span 77,000 square miles.2 Of these, 7 are urban, 52 are rural, and 34 are frontier (having fewer than 7 residents per square mile) counties.3 The diverse racial, ethnic, and rural vs. urban populations in Nebraska have distinct needs related to cancer incidence and mortality, and each community faces different barriers to cancer screening, prevention, and treatment. The COEO helps integrate BCC's research and healthcare enterprise with catchment area stakeholders through bidirectional community engagement activities, encompassing needs assessment, ongoing measurement, and creation of avenues for mutual access. The COEO works with external groups, including the CDC-funded Nebraska Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and the statewide Nebraska Cancer Coalition, to align and prioritize strategies and approaches to address state-level needs. External (21 members) and Internal (9 members) Advisory Boards provide ongoing input and support to engagement efforts, educational activities, government relations, and policy recommendations. The COEO's internal partners include UNMC's Rural Health Initiative, Office of Community Engagement, Center for Reducing Health Disparities, Office of Public Health Practice, and UNMC patient navigators who play key roles in community outreach, engagement, and recruitment for cancer trials among underserved communities. Future plans will expand efforts through these aims: (1) understand, measure, and monitor the cancer incidence, mortality, determinants, community needs, and disparities in Nebraska over time; (2) facilitate and enable the conduct of research directly relevant to the needs in Nebraska and improve access to clinical trials across the state; (3) engage Nebraskans and implement evidence-based actions that can reduce the burden of risk factors and cancers at a population level; and (4) promote translation of BCC research with support from strong community partnerships to inform state cancer policies. The COEO facilitates the integrated and ongoing bidirectional community input to develop and implement cancer research and healthcare of particular relevance to the state and works with community partners to engage diverse populations across Nebraska in the research and clinical trials conducted by the BCC to ensure that the people of its catchment area are served.