EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE Approved at CAT Meeting February 2014

2 Cancer Alliance of Texas (CAT) Mission: To engage organizations, agencies, institutions and individuals to work collaboratively to reduce the impact of cancer in Texas and promote the Texas Cancer Plan Statewide collaborative coalition initiated in 2005 ~75 members/partners and growing Includes academic medical centers, hospitals, pharmaceutical firms, cancer advocacy groups and individuals

3 Texas Cancer Plan The primary purpose of the Texas Cancer Plan is to guide and influence the priorities and activities in cancer research, prevention and control of all stakeholders in Texas

4 Texas CAT Members  NCI-designated cancer centers in Texas  State agencies, private and public clinics and hospitals, medical schools  Local, state and national non-profit organizations  Texas businesses, industry, pharma & biotech leaders, local economic development agencies

5 CAT Executive Committee Composition  Chair of Alliance  Chair-Elect of Alliance  Rep from TDSHS  Rep from CPRIT  Rep from TX Cancer Registry  An “at large” member elected by Alliance from within membership  Immediate Past Chair  Primary Prevention Mission Lead  Early Detection/Treatment Lead  Survivorship Mission Lead  Research Mission Lead  Priority Activity Lead: Affordable Care Act  Priority Activity Lead: Tobacco Control & CEO Gold Standard  Priority Activity Lead:  Evaluation of TX CA Plan (14 members)

6 TX Cancer Plan Goals Pre Cancer Control Community Diagnosis/Treatment/ Palliation Quality of Life/Survivorship Screening/Early Detection Primary Prevention/Risk Reduction Research Disparities & Priority Populations Infrastructure

PRIORITY ACTIVITY WORKGROUPS STRUCTURE Approved at CAT Meeting February 2014

8 3 Priority Activity Areas for Comprehensive Coordination of Tobacco Control & Promotion of CEO Gold Standards 2. Affordable Care Act Awareness & Education 3. Evaluation of Texas Cancer Plan

9 Role of Mission Leads for Prevention, Early Detection/Treatment, Survivorship & Research LEADS: Primary Prevention/Lynne Nguyen, MPH Early Detection/Maria Fernandez, PhD Survivorship/Terri Holmes Research/Barbara Pence, PhD  Serve Actively on CAT Executive Committee  Serve as content experts and spokespersons on respective mission priority for CAT  Help coordinate responses to requests for support and assistance from CAT members, partners and collaborators

10 Role of Priority Activity Workgroup Leads for ACA, Evaluation, Tobacco Control/CEO Gold Standard LEADS: ACA: Lewis Foxhall, MD & Liz James Evaluation TX Cancer Plan: Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Dr. PH & Barbara Pence, PhD Tobacco: Philip Huang, MD & Austin Steeves  Serves actively on CAT Executive Committee  Leads the workgroup in the development of a two year plan for the priority activity  Conducts conference calls and meetings as necessary to implement the two year plan  Provides regular updates at CAT Meetings and to the CAT Executive Committee  Presents a webinar on priority issue to CAT members and identified target audience(s)

11 TX Cancer Plan Goals with CAT Priority Activities Pre Exec Committee Evaluation of Texas Cancer Plan Comprehensive Coordination of Tobacco Control & Promotion of CEO Gold Standards Affordable Care Act Awareness & Education Diagnosis/Treatment/ Palliation Quality of Life/Survivorship Screening/Early Detection Primary Prevention Research Disparities & Priority Populations