TBCCN

The overall goal of the Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network (TBCCN) is to find ways to reduce the cancer burden among the medically underserved. Through the network, TBCCN strives to achieve a robust and sustainable infrastructure based on a community network comprised of a recognized NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, community partners, and academic collaboration with urban and rural health care providers. Key outputs are to strengthen community-capacity building activities, create a series of culturally and linguistically and literacy-sensitive education, training and outreach initiatives, and facilitate the conduct of pilot education/research projects in consideration of cancer, culture and literacy. Outcomes will be through focused and systematic steps delivered according to three phases, each involving community members as integral partners. Our project focus is on breast, cervical, prostate, lung and colorectal cancers. Further, the network is expected to fuel network..

Primary location: Tampa United States