DC CANCER CONSORTIUMWorking together to saves lives in the

District of Columbia Metro Area

DCCC’s Mission

DCCC’s mission is to harness the power of collaboration in reducing cancer deaths. Guided by a five-year Cancer Control Plan, we are uniquely positioned to marshal the extraordinary healthcare and community resources of the DC Metro Area in order to save lives, especially among populations where cancer diagnoses and mortality are disproportionately high.

The Issues

CANCER IN THE DC METRO AREA

2,700 residents are diagnosed with cancer

1,100 lives are lost to the disease

700 people die from tobacco-related illness

Each Year in the District

The Issues

• Certain cancers hit Washington, DC particularly hard…Deaths from some major types of cancer (breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate) are higher in DC than in much of the nation as a whole.*

• Inequities in access to care account for much of the difference.Minority residents of DC are significantly more likely than white residents to die from these types of cancer.**

(*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and **DC Cancer Registry.)

The Issues

• DC has one of the country’s highest cancer mortality rates,* lower than only five of this country’s poorest states.**

• Cancer mortality in the District is highest in wards 5, 7, and 8, those with the highest concentrations of African Americans and low-income residents.***

*National Cancer Institute, 2011;** U.S. Census, 2011, “Median Household Income, 2008”;

*** DC Cancer Registry, 2011

The Issues

• Despite one of the nation’s highest insured populations and some of the country’s best hospitals, access to cancer specialists remains a challenge for DC’s low-income population.

• The District collects more than $35 million each year from cigarette taxes and tobacco-related revenue.

• The District currently spends ZERO local dollars on cancer and only $500,000 on tobacco programs

• Tobacco-related health costs alone top $600 million each year in the District.

Guided by a five-year Cancer Control Plan, DC Cancer Consortium is uniquely positioned to marshal the extraordinary healthcare and community resources of the DC metro area through advocacy, capacity building, collaboration, education, grantmaking, outreach and research.

Solutions

2011-2016 DC Cancer Control Plan

What Is Needed to Produce Change?

A true sense of ownership of the PlanNot only by the members of the Consortium but also by the leadership structure of the City. Each member organization, individual stakeholder, executive branch agency, and legislative representative must be—and feel like—a necessary part of a systemic change process, working not only within an individual entity but as an integral and inseparable part of a coalition making an enormous difference in the local cancer burden.

Cancer Control Plan Implementation

What Is Needed to Produce Change?

Data for measurement and process improvementWhile this may seem a simple requirement, it involves challenges such as the sharing of potentially proprietary information, the improvement of legacy information systems, and the expansion of traditional data elements within the HIPAA framework.

Cancer Control Plan Implementation

What Is Needed to Produce Change?

ResourcesPrivate and public funding sources will need to be engaged to support the educational, service, and other initiatives outlined in the plan. However, dollars are only one of the necessary resources. Others include innovations in collaborating, and coalition-building among new partners—all with an eye toward breaking out of parochial “silos” and working toward common public health goals. Stakeholder organizations must self-inventory internal resources—physical, human, organizational—that can contribute to achieving the plan’s goals.

Cancer Control Plan Implementation

Cancer Control Plan Implementation

Resources Needed to Fund the Plan

Annual funding needs for the DCCC’s core programs total about $9 million. Costs to implement the entire five-year plan total about $45 million.

Of the totals, about 42.5 percent is devoted to initiatives that support the overall plan, about 46.5 percent goes for disease- and program-specific projects, about 11 percent is for DCCC operations.

Cancer Control Plan Implementation

DCCC’s Recommendation

The District must make a substantial annual investment of no less than $10 million each year to fund the Cancer Control Plan.

DCCC has proposed… and is advocating for… creation of a DC Cancer Control Fund and asking that District Government support it with a minimum of $10 million each year from tobacco taxes and related revenues.

DCCC can maintain essentialcancer-fighting programs

with help from supporters like you.

You Can Help!

Speak UpContact your DC Council Member and ask them to

invest in cancer control by creating the DC Cancer Control Fundand supporting it with a minimum of $10 million each year.

You Can Help – Here’s How

Learn MoreVisit our website at: www.dccanceranswers.org

Find DC Cancer Consortium on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter@dccancer

You Can Help – Here’s How

VolunteerDistribute outreach materials, sign a petition, help with office

support, or host a fundraiser.

Email volunteer@dccanceranswers.org to learn more.

You Can Help – Here’s How

DonateSupport our programs by making

a contribution online at www.dccanceranswers.org

Or contact DCCC at:

202-821-1933

You Can Help – Here’s How

PART 2

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEWFOR SELECT AUDIENCES

DC CANCER CONSORTIUMOrganizational Overview

Membership

More than 75 members, including:• Advocacy Organizations• Cancer Centers• Cancer Survivors• Community-based Organizations• Government Agencies• Public Health Agencies

DCCC’s Strength

DCCC is demonstrating the power of collaboration in fighting cancer in the DC Metro Area, bridging established cancer organizations with grassroots communities. We have:• Engaged disparate stakeholders (e.g., regional cancer centers,

policymakers, and local government) to focus on collaborative cancer control strategies

• Successfully driven development of the DC Cancer Control Plan

• Fulfilled our initial grant-making function to fund and build the capacity of a network of community groups that deliver services to underserved populations.

DCCC’s Role

Within the framework of the Cancer Control Plan, DCCC has five distinct roles:1. Convening and facilitating collaborative cancer control efforts 2. Strategic grant-making that focuses on increasing equity in

access to care 3. Advocacy of systemic changes (e.g., reimbursements,

research) that impact access to care4. Translation and dissemination of cancer evidence-based

findings through training, education and funding5. Providing technical assistance and capacity building to

strengthen community groups delivering relevant services.

DCCC’s Vision

By 2021, DC Cancer Consortium will be widely recognized as a leader in cancer control, developing and sharing models for collaborative planning and strategies of value to municipalities and regions across the nation.

DCCC web site

DC Cancer AnswersThe DC Cancer AnswersSM phone line provides support to newly diagnosed cancer patients and their caregivers to answer questions about counseling, insurance, nutrition, and more. Through our partnership with the American Cancer Society, the George Washington Cancer Institute and the Citywide Patient Navigation Network ensures that cancer patients have access to life-saving care, regardless of ability to pay.

Community Resource Guide

The DCCC Community Resource Guide is an extensive, up-to-date compilation of reliable information to help and support people with cancer, caregivers and healthcare professionals throughout the DC metropolitan area.

Download a FREE copy today by visiting

www.dccanceranswers.org and clicking UNDERSTAND

+ Publications.

Improving Access to Care:DCCC Transportation Guide

DCCC Organization Chart

Finances FY 2010

Finances FY 2011