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Academic & Industry Intersection: Accessing Partners
sponsored by
Georgia BIO & Atlanta Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Feb 3, 2010
Emory Conference Center
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Georgia is ranked 47th in the nation for having one of the lowest cigarette taxes: $0.37 vs. national average of $1.34.
Raising the tax by $1 would generate about $450 million for the state. | |
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Kathelen Amos Elected Georgia Cancer Coalition Board Chair
 Kathelen V. Amos, President of the Aflac Foundation, and an ardent supporter of pediatric cancer programs in Georgia and around the country, has been elected to Chair the Georgia Cancer Coalition Board of Trustees for 2010-12.
Amos has been a Georgia Cancer Coalition board member since 2002 when she was Executive Vice President, Director of Corporate Communications and Deputy Counsel at Aflac, which she joined in 1985. Under her direction, Aflac launched their award-winning Aflac duck advertising campaign. She retired from Aflac in 2005, but retained her role as president of the Aflac Foundation and as the relationship advisor to the Aflac Cancer Center. In 2001, she initiated Aflac's unprecedented charitable contribution to the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. To date, that support has grown to $47 million. "The Georgia Cancer Coalition is honored to have the business acumen, leadership, and personal commitment of Kathelen Amos as Chair. We look forward to making a significant impact in the state of Georgia under her direction," says William J. Todd, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Georgia Cancer Coalition. Read more. |
Augusta's MCGHealth Cancer Center Opens
 MCGHealth in Augusta will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at the new MCGHealth Cancer Center on Feb. 5. The $31-million-dollar facility, which features a clinical lab, on-site pharmacy, 30 exam rooms, 30 chemotherapy infusion stations, six private treatment rooms and a bench-to-bedside clinical trials unit, opened in January. For details, click here. |
Cancer Patient Navigators of Georgia Determine Mission, Form Committees 
Cancer Patient Navigators is a statewide organization of people who guide individuals and their families through the continuum of cancer care. The Steering Committee for this new organization has defined its mission "to connect, educate and share best practices among pateints navigators in Georgia, so that together, we can successfully reduce barriers and increase access to services specifically related to cancer."
Interested parties are signing up to work on the following committees that will form the foundation of this new organization:
Governance Fundraising/Grants
Communications Membership
Education & Traning Networking
Outreach Advocacy/Legislation
If you would like to work on a committee to help build this unique statewide resource, email your contact information and committee interest today. |
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Research Symposium Presentations Online
More than 150 cancer researchers from thoughout the state of Georgia attended the 2009 Georgia Cancer Research Symposium in November. Now, most of the prentations made at the conference are available online at the Georgia Cancer Coaltiion's website.
For more information about any program, contact Amy Moore, Manager of Research Programs.
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Regional Cancer Coalition Report
Southeast Georgia Cancer Alliance Created Mother-Daughter Cervical Cancer Education
The Southeast Georgia Cancer Alliance's (SEGCA) Cervical Health Education Program served as a catalyst for age-appropriate women to seek pap smear testing and HPV vaccination. The "Mother-Daughter Evening Out" instructive approach has been replicated by five of Georgia's regional cancer coalitions and in other parts of the country. Working with the Coastal Health District and three school district representatives, the public health educational effort addressed cervical cancer with 9th grade girls and their mothers.
School nurses and local public health experts facilitated and presented information on appropriate pap testing, the HPV vaccine and healthy sexual choices and provided participants with cervical cancer prevention tool kits. For details, contact James F. Repella, Ph.D, SEGCA's Executive Director at drrepella@memorialhealth.com.
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