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Kentucky Cancer Consortium
The Kentucky Cancer Consortium is a statewide partnership committed to putting Kentucky’s Cancer Action Plan to work. Funded and guided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Consortium provides a framework in which organizations and individuals can unite as one powerful force to fight the significant cancer burden in our state.
May/June Happenings
Events
Grant Opportunities
KCC Connect Newsletter
Other KCC Publications
KCC Annual Summit
Indian Summer Camp is a week-long summer camp for childhood cancer patients, July 13-19 at Cedarmore Camp and Conference Center. The camp offers a loving community and activities not easily provided at home or in medical institutions. After a week of fun together, campers becomes an intimate group of caring friends who understand the needs of others in. similar circumstances. The camp is currently seeking volunteer counselors, medical staff and general helpers. Applications are due June 1st. Find out more at http://www.iscamp.org
"Get Behind Colorectal Cancer Screening for Kentuckians: A Dialogue for Action" will be held June 17th at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lexington. This interactive leadership summit will focus on innovative strategies to increase colorectal cancer screening and includes conversations on the following topics: crafting, communicating and delivering cancer screening messages to Kentuckians; engaging leadership to increase screening; and integrating systems to facilitate screening. For more infomation, and to register online, visit http://www.intlmeet.com/index.cfm?page=294
Kentucky Action for Healthy Kids and the Partnership for a Fit Kentucky through their regional Getting Youth Fit in the Cumberlands Coalition are pleased to announce two offerings of School Wellness Summit, targeting participants in the Lake Cumberland and Cumberland Valley Area Development Districts on Thursday, June 5th, at the Laurel County Health Department in London and on Thursday, June 12th, at the Lake Cumberland District Health Department in Somerset.
Attendance at only one of these sessions is necessary, and school personnel as well as their community partners and parents are invited to attend this free event with expert speakers discussing various ways in which schools can create healthier environments for their students in regards to nutrition and physical activity.
Registration & agenda for the day is forthcoming. For more information about Kentucky Action for Healthy Kids and the Partnership for a Fit Kentucky, please visit the Partnership's website at www.fitky.org and click on the "Schools" link.. For more information, contact John H. Cain, Regional Consultant, Kentucky Action for Healthy Kids,, 606-216-6302
Cooper Clayton Method to Stop Smoking’ Facilitator Trainings
The Kentucky Cancer Program is hosting a Cooper Clayton Facilitator Training on Friday, June 6th in Ft. Thomas, KY. Participants will be trained to facilitate the Cooper/Clayton Method to Stop Smoking program, a comprehensive behavioral smoking-cessation program for smokers using nicotine replacement products. Since 2001 the KCP has provided facilitator training and assisted with program development and evaluation for the Cooper/Clayton. KCP has trained over 700 facilitators in collaboration with Drs. Cooper and Clayton. Any health or wellness professional, educator, or non-smoker who has a genuine interest in helping people become non-smokers is welcome. Training is approved for CEUs. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.kcp.uky.edu/cc_facilitatorTraining.html
Cooper/Clayton Class Schedule. This successful science-based smoking cessation program uses education, skills training, and social support in combination with use of nicotine replacement products. One-hour weekly classes are spread over 13 weeks. There is also a Cooper/Clayton Self Help program available for people who cannot, or prefer not to, participate in a class. Find a class near you: http://www.kcp.uky.edu/cc_classesnew.html
Kentucky Rural Health Association Annual Conference
SAVE THE DATE • July 24th - 25TH at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Frankfort, KY.A block of rooms is reserved at the Hotel. To Make a Reservation call 502.227.5100 For more information, visit http://www.kyrha.org/ or contact Jaime Caudill at 606.783.6843 or jlcaudill@st-claire.org
There are dozens of American Cancer Society “Relay for Life” events happening throughout Kentucky this spring. Relay for Life is a 24 hour team event symbolizing the 24 hour battle with cancer, an enemy that never sleeps. It is also a celebration of the lives of the team of cancer survivors, those who care for them and the researchers who dedicate their lives to beating this disease. For 24 hours, participants will run, walk and, if necessary, crawl around the track to win the battle! To find one near you, visit: http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/coe
The Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program, in partnership with the Kentucky Cancer Consortium, is hosting a Summit on September 4-5, 2008 in Lexington, KY. The 2-day event will include programming from the Midwest Academy. Midwest Academy is a leading national training institute which looks to advance movements for social change by teaching a strategic, rigorous, results-oriented approach to social action and organization building.
Check back for registration and location information!
Grant Opportunities
The Visionary Grants Program of the Ulman Cancer Fund For Young Adults is designed to cultivate the next generation of community-based outreach and support programs for this often overlooked population in the cancer community. Each program will receive $5,000 for implementation during this funding cycle. Next year, each of the funded programs will be eligible to receive $2,500 to $5,000 for evaluation. If you want more information, email Elizabeth@ulmanfund.org with “Visionary Grants” in the subject line. Read about past recipients’ projects at Ulman Online.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society The Society may award up to $30,000 for one or two workshops each year that will significantly impact the prevention, diagnosis or management of leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma. The funds are awarded to the applicant’s institution. Applications may be submitted at any time and are reviewed within four weeks. For more information, call Allyson O’Connor of the LLS at (914) 821-8838, e-mail her at Allyson.O’Connor@lls.org, or visit www.leukemia.org/all_page?item_id=11625March/April 2008
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Interested in Cancer Health Disparities? Read the KCC report, entitled "Do All Kentuckians Have Equal Access to Cancer Care?"
Kentucky Cancer Consortium's Spring Summit held on April 2-3, 2008 at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington was a huge success. Visit the Summit webpage for presentation downloads, pictures, and more. (coming soon)
The Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program, in partnership with the Kentucky Cancer Consortium, is hosting a Summit on September 4-5, 2008 in Lexington, KY. The 2-day event will include programming from the Midwest Academy. Midwest Academy is a leading national training institute which looks to advance movements for social change by teaching a strategic, rigorous, results-oriented approach to social action and organization building.
Check back for registration and location information!
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