Shaping cancer center priorities through Community Advisory Board collaboration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) teams at National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers are tasked with engaging communities to understand and address the burden of cancer within their catchment area. This helps cancer center leadership identify priorities and develop strategic plans to reduce the cancer burden. University of Iowa Health Care Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center collaborates with its Community Advisory Board (CAB) to understand the needs and priorities of its catchment area, the state of Iowa.

Methods

The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center's CAB is made up of diverse individuals from across the state, including community leaders and representatives from local hospitals, health departments, and nonprofits, who are dedicated

SUBMITTER: Evett S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11895190 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature