The WI Cancer Council invites you to attend the WI Cancer Council Annual Meeting on October 22, 2015 at the Sheraton Hotel in Madison, WI. The WI Cancer Council Annual Meeting will kick off with a Member Appreciation Luncheon at 12 PM. The Annual Meeting will begin after lunch and will include: 

• Panel of WI Cancer Council members sharing their strategies to promote and implement the WI Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan 2015-2020, along with demonstrations of tools to assist members with WI CCC Plan promotion and implementation
• Networking opportunities to collaborate with fellow WI Cancer Council members
• Feedback session for WI Cancer Council members to share how the WI Cancer Council can better support their cancer control activities 

The WI Comprehensive Cancer Control Program is delighted to share the 2015 recipients of the CCC Implementation Grants. This year's grant program was very competitive, with nearly 40 applications received. The intent of the CCC Implementation Grants is to fund local projects that address cancer prevention and control efforts in Wisconsin, linking directly to the priorities or strategies in the WI CCC Plan 2015-2020. The projects began in April 2015 and will be funded through October 2016. See below for more information regarding the six projects funded by the 2015 CCC Implementation Grants Program. You may also be interested in viewing a video of the CCC Implementation Grantees' presentations from the 2015 WI CCC Summit. 

Indianhead's Head Start Tobacco Cessation Initiative

Organization: Indian Head Community Action Agency

Priority 1 - Decreasing tobacco use and exposure

Indianhead Community Action Agency is working to decrease tobacco use and exposure among their Early Head Start/Head Start families through education about the dangers of tobacco and targeted interventions. Agency staff will be trained on how to engage parents in discussions through motivational interviewing and will help them set smoking cessation goals.

Fruit and Vegetable Rx

Organization: Agnesian Cancer Center

Priority 2 - Increase healthy, active lifestyles

All newly diagnosed breast cancer patients at Agnesian Cancer Center will be screened for obesity and, if appropriate, given the opportunity to enroll in the Fruit and Vegetable Rx program.  Participants in the six month program will receive a weekly box of fresh produce along with support and education from a registered dietitian.

Reducing cancer risk disparities among LGBT People in Wisconsin

Organization: Diverse and Resilient, Inc.

Priority 2 - Increase healthy, active lifestyles

LGBT Passport to Health - that will include information about risk factors, healthy living, cancer screening recommendations and more.

Community Support for HPV Vaccine Completion

Organization: Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department

Priority 4 - Increase HPV vaccine completion

The Shawano-Menominee Counties Health Department project has two goals - to increase knowledge and acceptance of the HPV vaccine among teens and their caregivers and also increase access to the HPV vaccine. A comprehensive promotional campaign will be used to reach youth, especially boys, and their parents.

Healthy Hmong Families: Advancing Equity through Lay Health Education

Organization: Milwaukee Consortium for Hmong Health

Priority 7 - Increase use of recommended cancer screenings

The Milwaukee Consortium for Hmong Health is dedicated to increasing awareness of and access to recommended cancer screenings among the Hmong population. Community Health Workers and Youth Health Messengers will be used to educate and encourage cancer screening within the community.

Advance Care Planning in Independent Critical Access Hospitals
Organization: Honoring Choices Wisconsin

Priority 11 - Increase advance care planning

Honoring Choices Wisconsin, an initiative of the Wisconsin Medical Society, is working to overcome the barriers that independent rural hospitals face to implement advance care planning. Honoring Choices is working with four additional hospitals to implement the Honoring Choices Wisconsin program and will develop a regional support network in southwest Wisconsin.