Communities of Texas CancerActivityResearchEducationSupport

1. Communities of TexasCancer?Activity?Research?Education?Support CPCRN meeting: October 19, 2010 Chapel Hill, NC

2. Underway: Survivorship Survey at Relay for Life Digital Divide Review Youth Tobacco Awareness Program Mini-grants Friend to Friend dissemination In search of funding: Surviving &Thriving after Recovery (STAR) Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening, Outreach, Access and Referral (SOAR) Skin Cancer Prevention with hairdressers-Talkin� About Better Skin (TABS) Projects

3. Utilized Emory University�s experience and input from community connections Projects utilize CDC recommended strategies for increasing physical activity Progress to date: Mini-grants Had funding left because we delayed hiring some positions until we determined what our specific tasks and cross center projects would be. We decided to put the money into a community mini-grants program and turned to Emory�s experience in designing our program. We talked with the Brazos Valley Health Partnership and others (education specialist at ACS, Gentry at local hospital, our project officers who were here in May). We decided to utilize CDC�s recommended strategies for promoting physical activity (such as enhancing infrastructure supporting walking, enhanced personal safety where persons are or could be physically active.) And required applicants to be able to show a change in use, and an evidence-based way to promote physical activity at their sites in the community. We released the RFA in May, Angie Alaniz sent through her community connections, BVHP dispersed on, and we had about 12 organizations attend a training in June. The training provided information about how the process would work as well as general training on evidence-based strategies. 6 applications were submitted for funding, and a review committee that included ctxcares staff and community representatives selected 5 projects for funding. Last Friday we had a kick-off grantee meeting outlining expectations and letting grantees share their projects.Had funding left because we delayed hiring some positions until we determined what our specific tasks and cross center projects would be. We decided to put the money into a community mini-grants program and turned to Emory�s experience in designing our program. We talked with the Brazos Valley Health Partnership and others (education specialist at ACS, Gentry at local hospital, our project officers who were here in May). We decided to utilize CDC�s recommended strategies for promoting physical activity (such as enhancing infrastructure supporting walking, enhanced personal safety where persons are or could be physically active.) And required applicants to be able to show a change in use, and an evidence-based way to promote physical activity at their sites in the community. We released the RFA in May, Angie Alaniz sent through her community connections, BVHP dispersed on, and we had about 12 organizations attend a training in June. The training provided information about how the process would work as well as general training on evidence-based strategies. 6 applications were submitted for funding, and a review committee that included ctxcares staff and community representatives selected 5 projects for funding. Last Friday we had a kick-off grantee meeting outlining expectations and letting grantees share their projects.

4. Mini-grant Projects Two projects (City of Temple and City of Navasota) plan to enhance infrastructure supporting walking by making improvements to city trails and implementing programming around the trails. The BVCAA will also enhance infrastructure for walking by creating maps and audio tours for the downtown Bryan area. The Children�s museum plans to create a safe space for kids to be active by fencing off an outdoor area adjacent to their building. Leon County AgriLife Extension will increase physical activity through the Walk Across Texas program, and with Balance Your Day with Food and Play in schools. Two projects (City of Temple and City of Navasota) plan to enhance infrastructure supporting walking by making improvements to city trails and implementing programming around the trails. The BVCAA will also enhance infrastructure for walking by creating maps and audio tours for the downtown Bryan area. The Children�s museum plans to create a safe space for kids to be active by fencing off an outdoor area adjacent to their building. Leon County AgriLife Extension will increase physical activity through the Walk Across Texas program, and with Balance Your Day with Food and Play in schools.

5. Mini-grant Projects Two projects (City of Temple and City of Navasota) plan to enhance infrastructure supporting walking by making improvements to city trails and implementing programming around the trails. The BVCAA will also enhance infrastructure for walking by creating maps and audio tours for the downtown Bryan area. The Children�s museum plans to create a safe space for kids to be active by fencing off an outdoor area adjacent to their building. Leon County AgriLife Extension will increase physical activity through the Walk Across Texas program, and with Balance Your Day with Food and Play in schools. Two projects (City of Temple and City of Navasota) plan to enhance infrastructure supporting walking by making improvements to city trails and implementing programming around the trails. The BVCAA will also enhance infrastructure for walking by creating maps and audio tours for the downtown Bryan area. The Children�s museum plans to create a safe space for kids to be active by fencing off an outdoor area adjacent to their building. Leon County AgriLife Extension will increase physical activity through the Walk Across Texas program, and with Balance Your Day with Food and Play in schools.

6. There are 2 projects with children, 2 projects in parks and 1 project in a downtown Mini-grant Projects

7. Take a walk through downtown

8. Mini-grant common themes Synergies among similar projects (kids, parks, etc.) Standardized pre/post assessments Similar barriers and challenges among projects Community mobilization is essential and challenging for each project Had funding left because we delayed hiring some positions until we determined what our specific tasks and cross center projects would be. We decided to put the money into a community mini-grants program and turned to Emory�s experience in designing our program. We talked with the Brazos Valley Health Partnership and others (education specialist at ACS, Gentry at local hospital, our project officers who were here in May). We decided to utilize CDC�s recommended strategies for promoting physical activity (such as enhancing infrastructure supporting walking, enhanced personal safety where persons are or could be physically active.) And required applicants to be able to show a change in use, and an evidence-based way to promote physical activity at their sites in the community. We released the RFA in May, Angie Alaniz sent through her community connections, BVHP dispersed on, and we had about 12 organizations attend a training in June. The training provided information about how the process would work as well as general training on evidence-based strategies. 6 applications were submitted for funding, and a review committee that included ctxcares staff and community representatives selected 5 projects for funding. Last Friday we had a kick-off grantee meeting outlining expectations and letting grantees share their projects.Had funding left because we delayed hiring some positions until we determined what our specific tasks and cross center projects would be. We decided to put the money into a community mini-grants program and turned to Emory�s experience in designing our program. We talked with the Brazos Valley Health Partnership and others (education specialist at ACS, Gentry at local hospital, our project officers who were here in May). We decided to utilize CDC�s recommended strategies for promoting physical activity (such as enhancing infrastructure supporting walking, enhanced personal safety where persons are or could be physically active.) And required applicants to be able to show a change in use, and an evidence-based way to promote physical activity at their sites in the community. We released the RFA in May, Angie Alaniz sent through her community connections, BVHP dispersed on, and we had about 12 organizations attend a training in June. The training provided information about how the process would work as well as general training on evidence-based strategies. 6 applications were submitted for funding, and a review committee that included ctxcares staff and community representatives selected 5 projects for funding. Last Friday we had a kick-off grantee meeting outlining expectations and letting grantees share their projects.

9. Friend to Friend

10. Friend to Friend

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12. Friend to Friend Probably the greatest challenge is finding sources of mammograms and Pap tests and follow up in very rural West Texas communities. BCCS clinics are non-existent and would require hundreds of miles of travel. We are pursuing additional funding to see if we can hire a mobile van to come, but this is not a sustainable solution. Our most dependable source for funding to cover transportation and screening costs, Komen, does not cover any of these counties. Probably the greatest challenge is finding sources of mammograms and Pap tests and follow up in very rural West Texas communities. BCCS clinics are non-existent and would require hundreds of miles of travel. We are pursuing additional funding to see if we can hire a mobile van to come, but this is not a sustainable solution. Our most dependable source for funding to cover transportation and screening costs, Komen, does not cover any of these counties.