Funded Programs

From a national competitive process with more than 60 applicants, these groups were awarded funding to work collaboratively with community leaders to increase awareness about cancer clinical trials:

• The Cross Cultural Collaborative of Pierce County: With previous work in improving tobacco prevention and cessation among ethnically diverse groups, for the last four years the coalition has been working collaboratively to promote community health and systematic change in formal and informal health care systems to be accessible, available and culturally appropriate for all.
• Cherishing Our Hearts and Souls Coalition: COHS is a five year-old coalition with a mission to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities through social transformation strategies. Over the next three years, COHS will increase Roxbury, Mass., residents' knowledge of Cancer Clinical Trials (CCT), reduce fear and mistrust of research and work with other ENACCT-PEP sites to develop models for increasing under-represented populations in CCTs.
• Decatur Community Partnership: Made up of community organizations and health care professionals, its mission is to promote collaborative programs to improve the quality of life and the health of Macon County, Ill., residents. Through its work with ENACCT, DCP will enhance its partnership's capacity and scope and institutionalize the outreach and education programs developed through ENACCT. The partnership will work to engage the community to break down barriers to clinical trials, addressing specific barriers for patients, physicians, the medically underserved and the Amish and Mennonite community.