THE MARYLAND THE MARYLAND COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL CANCER CONTROL

PLANPLANWhere Do We Go From HereWhere Do We Go From Here??

Michelle SpencerMichelle Spencer

Community Outreach Community Outreach CoordinatorCoordinator

““To be efficient and effective, To be efficient and effective, we must work with our partners we must work with our partners to change the categorical cancer to change the categorical cancer mindset into one comprehensive mindset into one comprehensive

strategy.”strategy.”

James S. Marks, MD, MPHJames S. Marks, MD, MPHDirector, National Center for Chronic Director, National Center for Chronic

Disease Prevention and Health Disease Prevention and Health PromotionPromotion

The Maryland Cancer The Maryland Cancer PlanPlan

The MCCCP is: The MCCCP is: • A comprehensive documentA comprehensive document• Scientifically based cancer control Scientifically based cancer control

priorities priorities • Written with input from over 1500 Written with input from over 1500

Marylanders Marylanders • Authored by over 56 professionals Authored by over 56 professionals • Developed through a systematic Developed through a systematic

approachapproach• Involved key stakeholdersInvolved key stakeholders• Data-drivenData-driven

From Planning To From Planning To ImplementationImplementation

Community Community Buy-in For ImplementationBuy-in For Implementation

*Networking*Networking

**CoordinatingCoordinating

*Cooperatin*Cooperatingg

**CollaboratinCollaboratingg

STRONG LINKAGE FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Local Health Departments

Non profit & For Profit

Organizations

Legislators

Professional Associations

Administrators

Physicians

Cancer Centers

Hospitals

Faith-Based Organizations

Survivors & Families

HOW WILL WE OPERATE HOW WILL WE OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE

IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION PHASE?PHASE?

I’M GLAD YOU ASKED!I’M GLAD YOU ASKED!

MARYLAND MARYLAND CANCER CANCER

COALITIONCOALITION

Maryland Cancer Maryland Cancer CoalitionCoalitionPurposePurpose

The coalition could serve as a support The coalition could serve as a support intermediary for the implementation of the intermediary for the implementation of the Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan with the purpose of decreasing cancer with the purpose of decreasing cancer morbidity and mortality rates through morbidity and mortality rates through adaptation of the goals, objectives and adaptation of the goals, objectives and strategies outlined in the MCCCP.strategies outlined in the MCCCP.

The MCC will hope to be a vehicle through The MCC will hope to be a vehicle through which the goals and objectives of the MCCCP which the goals and objectives of the MCCCP can be shared and implemented.can be shared and implemented.

MARYLAND CANCER MARYLAND CANCER COALITIONCOALITION

CAN CER CO U N CI LM EM BERS

ACS

N C I

CAN CER CEN T ER S

ST AT E AN D LO CALH EALT H D EP AR T M EN T S

H O SP I T AL CEN T ERS

H EALT H O R GAN I ZAT I O NS& N ET W O R KS

H EALT H I N SU R AN CE CO M P AN I ES

P R O F ESS I O N AL H EALT HASSO CI AT I O N S

EXI ST I N G CO ALI T I O N S AN DH EALT H O R GAN I ZAT I O NS

MARYLAND CANCER

COALITION

MARYLAND CITIZENS

PHYSICIANS

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

MARYLAND CANCER MARYLAND CANCER COALITIONCOALITION

IDEASIDEAS

OPINIONOPINIONSS

DIRECTIONDIRECTIONSUPPORTSUPPORT

Coalition will hope to Coalition will hope to provide access to:provide access to:

• Information on cancer preventionInformation on cancer prevention• Programs and activities targeted at Programs and activities targeted at

treatment strategies and research findingstreatment strategies and research findings• Information for treatment and palliative Information for treatment and palliative

carecare• Information to early detection, screening, Information to early detection, screening,

testing and clinical trialstesting and clinical trials• Improve methods of dissemination of Improve methods of dissemination of

information across the Stateinformation across the State• Promote implementation of evidenced-Promote implementation of evidenced-

based interventionsbased interventions

MARYLAND CANCER COALITION MARYLAND CANCER COALITION COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CONTROL

INFORMATION FORMINFORMATION FORM

Michelle SpencerMichelle SpencerCommunity Outreach Community Outreach

CoordinatorCoordinator

410-767-6213410-767-6213

Mspencer@dhmh.state.md.uMspencer@dhmh.state.md.uss

www.MarylandCancerPlan.org