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Welcome to the New York State Cancer Consortium!The New York State Cancer Consortium (NYSCC) welcomes you to our website. The NYSCC is a collaborative effort of individuals and organizations to address the cancer burden in New York State. We hope you use this site to learn more about cancer in New York and to further your own organization's efforts to decrease the cancer burden for all New Yorkers. Spotlight On!Featured Member Story of the Month: The BOLD Living Program has been serving the Bronx oncology community with over 35 workshops since its inception in 2008. These workshops focus on the creative arts, mind-body therapies and cancer education. The majority of program participants are from underserved populations (45% are African American and 32% are Hispanic). To find out more about this innovative program, click here. View all previous member stories of the month by clicking here. Send your Member Story. Recent ResourcesWeb-Enabled Analysis Tool (WEAT): The CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Branch has released the 2005-2010 BRFSS data on the online WEAT. WEAT allows analyses to be conducted with the option of using several distinct variables from the BRFSS website. Users can do logistic or cross-tabulation analyses using data for the entire nation or by state. Comfort Zone Camp: A free bereavement camp located in NJ but servicing NYS children and young adults to 25. The camp holds weekend camps for children and young adults who have experienced the death of a parent, guardian or sibling. New Cost Free Patient Resource: The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship Pocket Cancer Guide mobile app allows a patient to browse hundreds of questions in categories relevant to stages of cancer diagnosis, build a list of questions for the doctor, record and playback doctor answers and more. County Health Rankings: The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have published on line the 2012 County Health Rankings. These are an annual check-up that highlights the healthiest and least healthy counties in each state, as well as those factors that influence health. Send your resources for listing (recent reports, list of area resources, etc.). To view the archived "Recent Resources", click here. Member OpportunitiesApply for a chance to attend the "Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Training for Cancer Clinicians" from September 22-24 at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. This training is open to social workers, advance practice nurses, psychologists and MFTs. Applications must be in by June 1 and attendance is limited to 40 people. Apply now to this NCI funded training project by clicking on the link provided. The NYSCC Palliative Care Committee has openings. If you are interested in joining the committee, send your name, organizations and summary of expertise. Community Grants 2012 Call for Proposals: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Roadmaps to Health Community Grants Program will be supporting communities that work to implement policy or system changes to address one of the social or economic factors that most strongly influence health outcomes in their community. All proposals are due by May 2. Support the National Anti-Tobacco Advertising Campaign launched by the CDC. Click here for more information. |
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