Supporting implementation science and health equity in cancer prevention and control through research networks.

ABSTRACT: The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) is a national network of academic, public health, and community organizational partners across multiple geographic sites who collaborate to reduce the cancer burden in diverse communities. Given key recommendations that suggest the need for cross-disciplinary collaboration in cancer prevention and control, we sought to explore the historical and contemporary evolution of health equity and disparities research as an area of focus within the CPCRN over time. We conducted 22 in-depth interviews with former and current leaders, co-investigators, and other members of the network. Several key themes emerged from data that were analyzed and interpreted using a constructivist, reflexive, thematic analysis approach. Nearly all participants

SUBMITTER: Adsul P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10689544 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature