1. ARC NW Alliance for Reducing Cancer Northwest Boston November, 2007

2. Funded Personnel Gloria Coronado PhD Peggy Hannon PhD, MPH Jeffrey Harris MD, MPH, MBA Nancy Healy MS Vicky Taylor MD, MPH Shin-Ping Tu MD, MPH

3. Examples of Partner Organizations American Cancer Society Cancer Information Service Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Group Health Cooperative Public Health – Seattle and King County Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System Washington State Department of Health

4. Current Objectives  Continue active participation in Washington Comprehensive Cancer Control Partnership (WCCCP)  Conduct pilot research projects  Maintain focus on cancer screening projects  Maintain focus on workplace projects  Increase emphasis on health disparities projects  Increase involvement of community-based organizations

5. WCCCP Committees CommitteeRepresentative(s) Surveillance and evaluation Peggy Hannon * Colorectal cancerPeggy Hannon and Shin-Ping Tu Prostate cancerPeggy Hannon Dialogue for actionShin-Ping Tu * * Chair

6. WCCCP Technical Assistance  Designing an evaluation plan for WCCCP  Providing literature updates to the colorectal and prostate task forces  Collaborating with WCCCP-funded community- based organizations that are promoting informed decision-making for prostate cancer screening and treatment  Peggy Hannon and Thuy Vu

7. Colorectal Cancer Pilot Projects ProjectPartner Organization Investigators Qualitative study of colorectal cancer screening barriers among HMO physicians Group Health Cooperative Laura-Mae Baldwin Katie O’Farrell Quantitative study of colorectal cancer screening rates among Asian HMO enrollees Group Health Cooperative Beverly Green Shin-Ping Tu

8. HPV Pilot Projects ProjectPartner Organization Investigator Qualitative study of HPV vaccine attitudes among Latino parents Sea Mar Community Clinic Gloria Coronado Qualitative study of HPV vaccine attitudes among Cambodian parents and community leaders Cambodian Women’s Association Vicky Taylor

9. Obesity Pilot Project ProjectPartner Organization Investigator Qualitative study of physical activity, diet, and obesity among Samoans National Samoan Nurses Association Shin-Ping Tu

10. Ongoing Collaborative Projects ProjectCPCRN Sites Investigators Hepatitis B ESL education for Asian immigrants Seattle Los Angeles Vicky Taylor Gloria Coronado Shin-Ping Tu Roshan Bastani Increasing hepatitis B screening among Korean church attendees Los Angeles Seattle Roshan Bastani Vicky Taylor

11. New Collaborative Projects ProjectCPCRN Sites Investigators Cancer control dissemination to Asian Americans Seattle Los Angeles Shin-Ping Tu Vicky Taylor Roshan Bastani Intervention to increase screening for cervical cancer in women of Mexican descent Houston Seattle Theresa Byrd Maria Fernandez Gloria Coronado

12. Marketing Workplace Chronic Disease Prevention  Randomized controlled trial involving mid-sized employers  Evaluation of workplace solutions intervention (a consulting approach to increase employers’ adoption of evidence-based chronic disease prevention practices)  Peggy Hannon and Jeffrey Harris