Nebraska Breast Cancer
Control Partnership Network
July 2016 Update
www.bcpartnerships.net
Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Project in Omaha
On July 9, the Charles Drew Health Center is presenting a free screening event, See, Test, and Treat. This screening event, a CAP Foundation program, will use a team of volunteers to provide 75 free mammograms and PAPs to uninsured women who would not qualify for state-funded programs like Every Woman MattersThe mammogram van will be onsite at Charles Drew to provide mammograms to patients who may have issues with mobility. Charles Drew will use their drivers and vans to take patients to and from Creighton for tests. Fourteen interpreters will be available to deliver care in the patient's language of choice. Clinic health navigators will provide results and a follow-up treatment plan. In addition, Charles Drew will have a behavioral health therapist available, as well as administering hearing and STD screenings. Susan G. Komen� Nebraska will provide the mammogram van and educational materials. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy complimentary breakfast, lunch, snacks, and educational activities, including some for children. For more information, contact Leah Margolis.
Breast Cancer-Related Podcasts On the Road
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Building Patient-Provider Partnerships Seminar & Workshop Get Great Reviews
Over 90 health care providers, public health professionals and community health workers attended either the June 9 professional education seminar or community advocate workshop featuring Dr. Ed Creagan, medical oncologist and Outstanding Educator from the Mayo Clinic Medical School. Dr. Creagan mixed true personal and patient stories, statistics, and humor into two presentations that received excellent ratings from participants. In between presentations, Dr. Creagan was interviewed for some short "You Tube" videos that will be produced on some of his key topics, including the importance of obtaining a patient's medical history and how to deliver bad news. Expect to hear more about these videos in future editions of this e-newsletter.
CDC Launches Updated Cancer Survivorship Website
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In recognition of Cancer Survivorship Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently launched a completely updated Cancer Survivorship website. The website provides a wealth of updated information for cancer survivors, family friends, caregivers and health care professionals. Stories on survivorship, cancer treatment options, educational tools resources and trainings are key topics. For a look at the new website, click here
LIVESTRONG� at the YMCA To Pilot Lincoln Program
LIVESTRONG � at the YMCA, a research-based physical activity and well-being program designed to help adult cancer survivors reclaim their total health, will launch a pilot in July at the Fallbrook YMCA in Lincoln. In this free 12-week group training program, participants work with YMCA staff trained in supportive cancer care to safely achieve their goals including building muscle and strength, increasing flexibility and endurance; and improving confidence and self-esteem. To sign up for the pilot program, or learn more about future programs that will launch this Fall at YMCA's throughout the city, contact Melissa Walker, 402.323.6432.
Upcoming Events
July 5- and consecutive Tuesdays thru August 2- A Time to Heal for Veterans at the Omaha VA Medical Center, 42nd and Woolworth in Omaha from 2:30-4:30pm. To download a PDF copy of the brochure, click here. Call Lori Jensen, 402-995-4119 or Jodi Lakin, 402-995-4872 for more information. A second series will begin August 9.  

July 9 - Charles Drew See, Test, and Treat Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening. (See article above)

July 9-30 on Saturdays - Project Pink'd Healing the Heart yoga program for breast cancer survivors. The program will be held at Sound Method Yoga, Clocktower Village, 615 98th Street, Omaha, NE from 11:45am-1:00pm. Space is limited but if you miss this opportunity, Project Pink'd hopes to offer the program multiple times a year. For more information, click here.

July 11 - and the second Monday of each month - Expressions of Art and Hope, free art classes for cancer patients and survivors, 6:00-8:00pm at the Lux Center in Lincoln, 2601 N. 48th St. For more information or to register, click here

July 12 & 26 - and every second and fourth Tuesday of each month - A Time to Heal 4:00-5:30pm, at the Servite Center of Compassion, 74th & Ames Circle, Omaha. 402.319.3124

July 19 - and the third Tuesday of every month - NEW! Bryan Breast Cancer Support Group is for individuals with breast cancer and those close to them, 7:00-8:00pm at the Bryan West Campus, Conference Center C, 2300 S. 16th St. Free. To learn more call 402-481-9587. Bryan also offers a free Cancer Support Group for individuals with any cancer on the first Thursday of every month, same time slot. Call 402.481.9586 for more info.

July 23 - The Next STEP (Surviving,Thriving, Empowered) Workshop,
10:00am at the Village Pointe Cancer Center in Omaha. Register by calling 402-596-3111 or contact [email protected].

August 3 - Population Health - Improving Systems, Practices and Outcomes, 9:00am-3:30pm, sponsored by the Public Health Association of Nebraska, Scott Conference Center, Omaha.

September 29 & 30 - 2016 Annual Public Health Association of Nebraska Conference, Embassy Suites, Lincoln.
Funding Opportunities
Integrating Cost-of-Care Conversation Resources into the Clinical Workflow This solicitation seeks to establish best practices for how tools/resources that support cost-of-care conversations (e.g., cost estimator tools, conversation guides, financial questions) can be better embedded into the clinical and patient/caregiver "life flow." Funded studies will explore ways to ultimately help inform the development and refinement of tools, guides and resources for improving patient and clinician communication around costs and high-value care. Ultimately, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) seeks to understand what best practices are needed, how health systems may need to act to respond to such needs, and the adaptive challenges they might face when doing so. Deadline is July 27, 2016. 

Optimizing Cost-of-Care Conversations Between Clinicians and Vulnerable Patients This solicitation aims to fund studies that will test specific messages, best practices, and other principles to be incorporated 
in resources for improving the frequency and quality of cost-of
care conversations between clinicians and vulnerable patients. These RWJF studies will focus on testing a diverse range of approaches with diverse populations, which will help in the development of tools, guides and resources to improve patient and clinician communication about costs and high-value care. Deadline is July 27, 2016. 

Evidence for Action: Investigator-Initiated Research to Build a Culture of Health This program aims to provide individuals, organizations, communities, policymakers, and researchers with the empirical evidence needed to address the key determinants of health encompassed in the Culture of Health Action Framework. In addition, Evidence for Action will also support efforts to assess outcomes and set priorities for action. 
Open Deadline.