Links to Implementation Resources

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Breast Cancer
American Cancer Society – Breast Cancer page
Centers for Disease Control – Breast Cancer page
Kentucky Women’s Cancer Screening Program
National Cancer Institute – Breast Cancer page
National Breast Cancer Coalition
Sister’s Network
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization

Cervical Cancer
American Cancer Society – Cervical Cancer page
Centers for Disease Control – Cervical Cancer page
Kentucky Women’s Cancer Screening Program
National Cervical Cancer Coalition
National Cancer Institute – Cervical Cancer page

Cessation
Center for Disease Control – Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
Cooper Clayton Method to Stop Smoking
Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program
Nicotine Anonymous
SmokeFree.Gov

Clinical Trials
American Cancer Society - Clinical Trials page
National Cancer Institute - Clinical Trials page

Colorectal Cancer
American Cancer Society – Colon & Rectal Cancer page
Centers for Disease Control – Colon Cancer page
Colon Cancer Alliance
Colorectal Cancer Network
National Cancer Institute - Colon & Rectal Cancer page

Cultural
Center for Cultural Cancer Communication
Intercultural Cancer Council

Disparities
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
Health Disparities in Cancer (CDC)
Methods for Measuring Cancer Disparities (SEER)

Education/Training

Environmental Carcinogens
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
‘Cancer and the Environment: What You Need To Know and What You Can Do’ (NCI)
Centers for Disease Control – Occupational Cancers page
Kentucky’s Environmental Quality Commission
Kentucky’s Department for Environmental Protection
National Cancer Institute – “Cancer Clusters: Q & A”
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (search alphabetically for ‘Cancer’ to see all related pages)
National Toxicology Program – Report on Carcinogens
Where You Live (Environmental Protection Agency)

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
American’s for Non-Smoker’s Rights
Centers for Disease Control – Smokeless Tobacco Resource page
Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy

Exercise
American Cancer Society Food & Fitness page
Centers for Disease Control – Physical Activity Programs page
Centers for Disease Control – VERB Youth Exercise Campaign
Get Healthy Kentucky
Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids (American Dietetic Association)
National Cancer Institute – Energy Balance / Physical Activity page

Financial
CancerCare – Financial Assistance page
Financial Resources for People with Cancer (NCI)

Fruit
5-A-Day Program
‘How to Select, Store and Serve’ (Mayo Clinic)

Geography
National Cancer Institute – “Cancer Clusters: Q & A”
State Cancer Profiles (NCI)
Where You Live (Environmental Protection Agency)

Health Care Providers/Professionals
End-of-Life/Palliative Education Resource Center
(more coming soon)

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

American Cancer Society – “What Every Woman Should Know About HPV and Cervical Cancer”
American Social Health Association – National HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention Resource Center page
Center for Disease Control and Prevention – HPV info page
National Cancer Institute – HPV Fact Sheet
National Cervical Cancer Coalition & National HPV Cancer Coalition – HPV info page
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – HPV & Genital Warts page
National Women’s Health Information Center – HPV info page

Insurance
Kentucky Association Health Plans
Kentucky Children’s Health Insurance Program

Mammography
Food and Drug Administration Center for Devices and Radiological Health
FDA Online search for mammography facilities

Nutrition
American Cancer Society Food & Fitness page
5-A-Day Program
Cancer Project
Dietary Guidelines for Americans (CDC)
Food Labeling and Nutrition (FDA)
Get Healthy Kentucky
Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids (American Dietetic Association)
MyPyramid.gov (USDA)
National Cancer Institute – Energy Balance / Nutrition page
Nutrition.gov

Palliative Care and Hospice

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
End-of-Life/Palliative Education Resource Center
Caring Connections
Center to Advance Palliative Care
HospiceNet.org
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship: Symptom Management and Palliative Care
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Pap tests
American Cancer Society – Pap Test page
National Cancer Institute – Cervical Cancer Screening Info page

Physical Activity
(see Exercise)

Pain Management

Alliance for State Pain Initiatives
American Pain Foundation

American Pain Society 
Cancer-Pain.org
Cancer Pain Management in Children – Texas Cancer Council
National Cancer Institute – Understanding Cancer Pain
National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Cancer Pain Treatment Guidelines
OncoLink – Pain Management page
Pain & Policy Studies Group

Patient Advocacy

Patient Advocate Foundation
Cancer Advocacy Now! [a program of the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship]
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation – Advocacy page
Cancer Action Network – American Cancer Society
Children’s Cause Cancer Advocacy
Lance Armstrong Foundation – Advocacy page

Patient Navigation

American Cancer Society – Patient Navigator Program
Breast Health Patient Navigator Resource Kit – 39-page booklet developed by Healthcare Association of New York State, to help organizations develop a Breast Health Patient Navigation program within their organization/hospital/care center.
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities – Patient Navigation Program

Policies and/or laws
(coming soon)

Prostate Cancer

American Cancer Society – Prostate Cancer page
Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Prostate Cancer page
National Cancer Institute – Prostate cancer page
National Prostate Cancer Coalition
Prostate Cancer Foundation
US TOO International

 

Risk
American Cancer Society – “Who Is At Risk?”
National Cancer Institute – “Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle”

Schools

School Nutrition

Changing the Scene - Improving the School Nutrition Environment (USDA) - kit includes a variety of tools to raise awareness and address school environment issues that influence students' eating and physical activity practices.
Kentucky Department of Education - Nutrition and Health Services
Kentucky School Nutrition Association
Making It Happen! School Nutrition Success Stories (USDA)
Soft Drinks and School Age Children - kit provides a planned approach to address the issue of soft drinks in schools
5-a-Day and School Age Children: Trends, Effects and Solutions - kit provides a planned approach to address the issue of fruit and vegetable consumption in schools
Portion Sizes and School Age Children: Trends, Effects and Solutions - kit provides a planned approach to address the issue of portion sizes in schools
School Nutrition Association

School Playgrounds  - Sun Safety

Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Guideline’s for School Programs to Prevent Skin Cancer”
Environmental Protection Agency’s “Shade Planning for America’s Schools” – resource guide to help schools create and maintain a physical environment that supports sun safety by ensuring that school grounds have adequate shade.
Kentucky Green and Healthy Schools

 

Screening
American Cancer Society Guidelines for Early Detection of Cancer
National Cancer Institute’s Screening PDQs
 
Skin Cancer
Melanoma Education Foundation
Skin Cancer Foundation
Skin Cancer Primary Prevention and Education Initiative (CDC)
 
Smokeless Tobacco
American Cancer Society – Quitting Spit page
National Cancer Institute – Smokeless Tobacco page
‘Spit Tobacco: A Guide for Quitting’ (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)

Standards of Care/Quality
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Health Care Excel

Sun
American Cancer Society Sun Safety page
Guidelines for Schools to Prevent Skin Cancer (CDC)
National Coalition for Sun Safety Database (American Academy of Dermatologists)
Shade Planning for America’s Schools (CDC)
SunWise Program (EPA)
SunWise Kids Program (EPA)

Support Groups/Systems
(coming soon)

Survivorship
Cancer Care
Lance Armstrong Foundation
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship

Tobacco
American Lung Association - State Legislated Actions of Tobacco Issues homepage
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Cooper Clayton Method to Stop Smoking
Get Healthy Kentucky
Great Start – American Legacy Foundation
Kentucky ACTION
Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program
National Partnership to Help Pregnant Smokers Quit
SmokeFree.Gov
Center for Disease Control – TIPS4Youth

Vegetables
5-A-Day Program

Workplaces
Centers for Disease Control – Occupational Cancers page

Youth
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids (American Dietetic Association)
Healthy Youth! (CDC)
SunWise Kids Program (EPA)

 

*Links to organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by the Kentucky Cancer Consortium or the University of Kentucky, and none should be inferred. KCC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.

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