The WI CCC Plan 2015-2020 process is continuing to move forward with the development of action steps. We received a great response to our call for action step suggestions in January with over 100 responses to our survey. The WI CCC Team reviewed all of the suggested action steps and put together draft action steps that were discussed on webinars throughout the month of February. These webinars were open to all partners to see the proposed action steps and discuss whether they made sense, captured our cross cutting issues - health disparities, access to health care, policy, systems and environmental change and workforce development - and share additional feedback, thoughts and comments. A big "thank you" to everyone to who took the time to share their thoughts via the survey and/or webinars.

 

If you participated in the survey or webinar, you will be receiving an email invitation to participate in the external review of the final drafts of the action step pages. This will be happening the week of March 23rd. Watch your inbox for more details. The finalized action step pages will become an important part of the web version of the WI CCC Plan 2015-2020. They will not appear in the printed version of the Plan. This will allow us to update action steps as needed, directly link resources to action steps, making them come alive for implementation.

 

The final draft of the printed WI CCC Plan 2015-2020 will include the Plan's framework of Vision, Mission, Goals, Cross Cutting Issues and the 13 Priority Tables with Strategies and Measures. The printed WI CCC Plan 2015-2020 will be released at the CCC Summit on May 28, 2015 and the WI CCC Program website redesign will support a much more interactive web version of the WI CCC Plan 2015-2020. Stay tuned for additional opportunities to get involved and thank you for support so far! 

In January and February, the WI CCC Program solicited "CCC Implementation Grant" proposals to support the implementation of the WI CCC Plan 2015-2020. The letters of intent submitted included a wide range of proposed projects covering many of the Plan priorities. The intent of the "CCC Implementation Grants" is to fund local projects that address cancer prevention and control efforts in WI linked directly to the priorities in the WI CCC Plan 2015-2020. Grant projects will be implemented from April 2015 through October 2016.

 

Full applications from organizations which submitted letters of intent were due Friday February, 27th. The proposal review process, including both internal and external reviewers, will take place Monday, March 2 through Monday, March 16. The total number of awards and the final amount awarded is dependent upon the number, scoring and scope of projects submitted and funds available. Grantees will be notified of their funding status on Friday, March 20. For additional information or questions about the CCC Implementation Grants please contact Jeanne Strickland at jsstrickland@uwcarbone.wisc.edu or 608-263-2214.

The Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Control Program is supporting the "What Health Looks Like: Healthy Food and Beverages in Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics" Forum scheduled for Friday, June 5, 2015 at the Sheraton Hotel in Madison, WI. Karen Timberlake, Director of the UW Population Health Institute, will kick off the Forum's day-long agenda featuring a best practice panel and breakout sessions highlighting success stories from throughout the state. The Forum serves as a kick-off event for an ongoing organized statewide learning community for hospitals and clinics to share and learn about healthy food and beverage practices.

 

Registration will open in March and costs $50 to attend. Hospitals and clinics are encouraged to bring teams of at least two, but not required.  For more information, contact Emily Reynolds, eareynolds@uwcarbone.wisc.edu, 608-262-7285 or Nan Peterson, npeterson@uwhealth.org, 608-262-9993.

The Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, along with other national, state and community organizations, is highlighting the importance of advance care planning. National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is April 16th. 

 

"Through our National Healthcare Decisions Day activities, many more people in our community will be able to engage in thoughtful conversations about advance care planning and make their wishes known," said Dr. Lauren A. Kosinski, Chair of Wisconsin Cancer Council Steering Committee. "The more people who have conversations about their end-of-life wishes, the fewer struggles family members and health care providers will have about making snap medical decisions in crisis situations. Furthermore, health care teams will be better prepared to address health-related issues before a crisis occurs and also, be better able to honor the patient's end-of-life wishes."

 

As a participating organization for NHDD, the WI CCC Program is providing information and tools for partners to share with their patients and constituents to initiate conversations about their wishes with family, friends and health care providers, and complete written advance directives. These resources are available at  www.honoringchoiceswi.org, including 16 ideas on how to locally honor NHDD.

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found more than a dozen additional diseases are caused by smoking. The study's conclusion came to be after scientists from the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute and several universities tracked nearly a million people for a decade and recorded their causes of death. Read more. 

Calumet County Activity and Nutrition Coalition is a public health action team that joined forces to make a difference in their community. UCAN is a nutrition and physical activity coalition in Calumet County whose mission is to empower residents to build and embrace healthy lifestyles through education and wellness opportunities. 

Clark County Health Department works to promote health, prevent disease, and protect the residents of the county through partnerships and population-based services.