Camden County Cancer Coalition

The Camden County Cancer Coalition is the county’s leadership group and network for helping to implement the first ever, 2002 New Jersey Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan (http://www.state.nj.us/health/ccp/ccc_plan.htm).  The coalition has grown naturally out of the work of the Cancer Education and Early Detection (CEED – http://www.state.nj.us/health) Advisory Committee which began in 1997.  The coalition has built on that committed membership from over 30 regular participants, and desires to recruit members from all of the leading circles of influence for cancer care and cancer prevention.

Meetings
The Camden County Cancer Coalition meets on a quarterly schedule during the year.  We rotate venue between Barry D. Brown Health Education Center at Virtua Hospital in Voorhees, to Cooper Hospital in Camden City,

Our Mission

The Mission of the Camden County Cancer Coalition is to effectively and efficiently support cancer prevention, education, early detection, and advocacy for all residents in the county to help reduce the cancer burden.

Camden County Cancer Coalition Plan for 2006
Goal #1
Serve as a forum to bring together information sharing and project/program collaboration on cancer care efforts of both public and private agencies and health providers.2004 Camden County Cancer Capacity and Needs Assessment

Objectives include building a web site for information sharing and project/service coordination; having a part-time coordinator role; forming 4 workgroups.

Workgroup on Eliminating Health Disparities / CEED for Uninsured and Underinsured persons, for minority groups and for those living in poverty

Workgroup on Camden City Urban Cancer Initiative together with the American Cancer Society

Workgroup on Tri-County area of Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties’ Cancer Coalition Issues

Goal #2
Identify poriorities from 2004 Capacity and Needs Assessment:
e.g. Increase cancer screening
e.g. Efforts to decrease smoking
e.g. provide educational and informational events for providers

Goal #1 Objective Achieved January to December 2006

Quarterly meetings planned, & held January, April, July, October 2006

Coordinator Role renewed

First Year Evaluation of Coalition done in January 2006

Websites maintained

Continued Three Work groups - Lung Cancer, Tri-County, and Eliminating Health Disparities

Started Ad Hoc Leadership Planning Group

Partner with ACS for Camden City Cancer Initiative wich will continue for 2007-2008

Goal #2 Objectives achieved in 2006

1. Eliminating Health disparities / CEED Workgroup did 24 screening days with Camden County DHHS “Get Screened, Stay Healthy, Stay Alive” Campaign; 16 were held in Camden City!

2. Lung Cancer / Smoking Cessation Workgroup wrote first grant to support expansion of YouthQuit2Win groups in four high schools. Submited but not received!

3. Tri-County Workgroup has presented firs CME event for 119 primary care providers. Tri-County will continue as a group.

4. Full Partner with the ACS Camden City Cancer Initiative with Eliminating Health Disparities (See above) and Worksite Wellness strategies
-Employee survey of Cancer screening and why they have not achieved their yearly screening! Grant for Palliative Care sumitted by not received, to help Camden City Residents

How can you help us?
Visit our contact page to learn more about how to:
Become a member of the Camden County Cancer Coalition
Become active in one of the coalition Work Groups
Attend events and fund raising activities
Become a speaker and/or support person for Cancer Prevention, Education and Early Detection