Hispanic Community Network to Reduce Cancer Disparities
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
INSTITUTION:
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
POPULATION SERVED:
Hispanic/Latino
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Project Description
The overall goal of the Hispanic Community Network to Reduce Cancer Disparities project at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center1 is to work with Latino/Hispanic community partners to reduce the cancer health disparities experienced by many Latinos/Hispanics living in the Yakima Valley, a rural area in the state of Washington. This program will build an infrastructure of community partners to: (1) promote cancer awareness and education efforts in the Valley; (2) establish a system to recruit minority students to work on cancer prevention projects; and (3) develop pilot and community-based research projects to address specific cancer disparities among the Latino/Hispanic communities of the Yakima Valley. An External Advisory Group will provide feedback to the Network, and a Steering Committee of Network members will oversee research, awareness, and education activities.
- The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center-an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center-is an independent, freestanding, nonprofit corporation in the state of Washington. Its mission is the elimination of cancer as a cause of human suffering and death. The Center conducts research to improve the prevention and treatment of cancer and related diseases.
