Cancer prevention and control programs for state, territorial and tribal organizations - the louisiana state university health new orleans school of public health is applying for funds to continue and…

Cancer prevention and control programs for state, territorial and tribal organizations - the louisiana state university health new orleans school of public health is applying for funds to continue and expand its work in cancer prevention and control for the state of louisiana. This includes the louisiana breast and cervical health program, the louisiana comprehensive cancer control program, and the louisiana tumor registry. The intent of these programs is to implement strategies to reduce the burden of cancer in louisiana through the reduction of cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality and increasing quality of life. This will be achieved through a combination of efforts that address cancer surveillance, prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivorship. The louisiana breast and cervical health program provides high quality breast and cervical cancer screening to UN- or under-insured, low-income louisiana women at no cost. Through health systems change and outreach the program promotes prevention through screening at the population level. The louisiana tumor registry collects, reports, and disseminates high-quality data on all reportable incident cancer cases timely with modernized approaches. IT assesses cancer burden and health disparities in collaboration with cancer control and prevention partners to implement evidence-based practices and target interventions reducing cancer suffering and death. The purpose of the louisiana comprehensive cancer control program is to reduce the burden of cancer in louisiana. This will be achieved by: convening stakeholders in a statewide and in local coalitions; assessing epidemiologic data from the louisiana tumor registry, the behavioral risk factor surveillance system, and other data sources; and maintaining and implementing a formal state plan to reduce the incidence and mortality of cancer in louisiana.