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EmoryPreventionResearchCenter
EmoryPreventionResearchCenter
Emory Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN)
Southwest Georgia Demographics
33-county region (served by SW GA Cancer Coalition)
Population approx 713,000 Range: 2,390 Webster County - 96,065
Dougherty County Most counties < 20,000
Almost 40% African American
(US Census, 2000)
22.1% live below poverty level, compared to: 14.1% statewide in Georgia 13.3% nationally
Per capita income (1999) $21,000, compared to: $27,324 in Georgia $28,542 nationally
(US Census, 2000)
Southwest Georgia Partners
Primary Community Partner: Southwest Georgia Cancer Coalition (SWGCC)
Other Partners: SW Georgia Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Local American Cancer Society Phoebe Health Systems The Albany Herald Albany State University, Darton College,
Georgia Southwestern University District Health Departments Decatur County Commissioner Local churches Core Liaisons
University and Statewide Partners
Emory University: Schools of Public Health, Medicine, Nursing,
Law… Interfaith Health Program, TTAC, Ethics Center, Emory College, Winship Cancer Institute, and more
Other Partners: Georgia Division of Public Health American Cancer Society Georgia Cancer Coalition Grady Health Systems Emory Healthcare
New Partnership Development Local & state
Health departments Tour de Georgia Tour of Hope – Clifton Corridor CIS and Team Up collaboration
GCC Cancer Summit (November 2-3) Collaborations w/ Behavioral Research
Center of ACS (National Home Office)
Progress
Staffing: Hired Anna Ehlerding, MEd - part-time
local CPCRN coordinator in Albany, GA
SWGCC new leadership:
Diane Fletcher, MA, RN – CEO of SWGCC Denise Ballard, MEd – EPRC Coordinator
Progress
SWGCC Coordinator compiled County Profiles
Scientific Advisory Committee meeting (for EPRC and CPCRN) - June
SW Georgia Cancer Symposium with Area Health Education Center (Oct 14)
Progress
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Prevention Curriculum Community Intervention Chapter Arrangement to use 40-chapter
curriculum regionally & statewide
CPCRN ResearchActivitiesPilot Studies
Ideas solicited from Emory researchers and Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
6 proposals submitted Review committee - CAC & researchers Rated and scored proposals in 6 criteria areas
on a 1-5 scale (5=highest). Selected 3 top priority pilot studies by consensus
(written reviews and meeting)
Selection Criteria
1. Meets community needs
2. Can be completed within 6 months
3. Consistent with current cancer control guidelines (e.g. NCI, CDC, ACS, USPSTF)
4. Potential to contribute to scientific literature
5. Potential for larger funding
6. Appropriate research expertise available
Decision making for “healthy lifestyle changes” in rural communities
Led By: Darrell Sabbs – Community Benefits Coordinator, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Research Questions: When do people want to make a decision? What has been the point of decision for others? How do family and community impact decisions? What factors contribute to the difficulties of
(healthy) decision making?
Rural Mexican-American women’s perceptions of cultural & environmental influences on physical activity & healthy dietary practices Led by: Maria R. Warda, RN, PhD - Dean, School of
Nursing, Georgia Southwestern State University
Research Questions: Perceptions of enablers & barriers to physical activity
and healthy dietary practices? How cultural factors, e.g.: family, spirituality, health
beliefs, & communication influence PA & healthy diet? Role of environmental factors (living environment,
work environment)?
Training needs assessment re: knowledge and practices … cancer control guidelines in health care professionals in SW GA
Led By: Cam Escoffery, PhD, MPH, CHES – Assistant Professor, RSPH, Emory University
Research Questions: Current knowledge & needs of providers related to
clinical and evidence-based guidelines for breast and cervical cancer detection, & smoking cessation?
Adherence to USPSTF guidelines and the Community Guide recommendations for education, recruitment, screening and treatment?
Preferred training content and formats?
Partially funded pilot: Rapid cancer case ascertainment in SW Georgia
Led by: Kyle Steenland, PhD - Professor, RSPH, Emory University
Aims: Develop rapid case ascertainment system
for cancer in SW Georgia, in collaboration with the Georgia Cancer Registry
Support work of ongoing (#25-04) and new SIPs (#7-05) in SW Ga treatment centers
US. 21% African-American, 11% below poverty level
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
(Albany)
John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital
(Thomasville)
Tift General Hospital (Tifton)
South Georgia Medical Center
(Valdosta)
SIP 25-04: Population-based study of quality of life of 300 prostate cancer patients SW GAPI: Kyle Steenland, PhD
Focus of interviews:
Treatment choice Physiologic quality of life (e.g., incontinence, sexual dysfunction)Perception of quality of life
SIP 07-05: Determinants of patient dropout from Cancer Treatment & Follow-up PI: Joe Lipscomb, PhD
Examine treatment dropout for breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers within 1st year
Investigate associated disease, patient, provider, & system factors
Assess data sources & identify potential interventions to improve tx completion
Plans for Year 2
Complete pilot studies Develop larger applications for most
promising Leverage partnerships to disseminate &
replicated evidence-based CP&C programs
Contribute to &/or lead selected, priority Network research efforts