Redes En Acción:
The National Latino Cancer Research Network is a National Cancer
Institute-funded initiative to combat cancer among Latinos. A multi-faceted
approach to cancer prevention and control, Redes En Acción has built a nationwide network of community-based organizations, research
institutions, government health agencies and the public. Core activities
include promoting training and research opportunities for Latino students
and researchers, generating research projects on key Latino cancer issues,
and supporting cancer awareness activities within the Latino community. Now,
under the NCI's new Community Networks Program (CNP) initiative, Redes
is expanding its efforts to fight cancer in Latino communities throughout
the United States by working to expand the existing Redes En Acción organizational infrastructure into a sustainable network that will reduce cancer health disparities through cancer education, research and training within and among the U.S. and Puerto Rico, with research on policy and organizational change and on the effects of innovative interventions to reduce disparities.
Redes En Acción Activities Continue
Under New NCI Community Networks Initiative
Over the past five years, Redes En
Acción has formed the most extensive collaboration of organizations ever
assembled to address cancer disparities in Latino populations. Under a new
National Cancer Institute (NCI Community Networks Program initiative, Redes En
Acción will expand its efforts to fight cancer in Latino communities
throughout the United States.
Supported by a new five-year, $7.2 million NCI grant, Redes En
Acción: The National Latino Cancer Research Network is coordinated within the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Research Center (CDPCRC) at Baylor College of Medicine and directed by Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, Professor of Medicine. Dr. Ramirez is Director of the Baylor Cancer Office of Outreach and Health Disparities Research and Deputy Director of the CDPCRC.
“This new Community Networks initiative affirms the achievements of Redes En
Acción over the past five years in advancing cancer research, training and public education for this country's 38 million Latinos," said Dr. Ramirez. "It is extremely important that we maintain our momentum in these vital areas and continue and expand our efforts to apply what we've learned about cancer prevention and control in the community.”
Also Available Online . . .
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 Nuestras Historias
Book:
Among Latina women, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the number one cancer killer. In a new book produced by Redes En Acción,
26 South Texas women who have fought this deadly disease describe the Latina
breast cancer experience in their own words. The book, Nuestras
Historias: Mujeres Hispanas Sobreviviendo el Cáncer del Seno (Our
Stories: Hispanic Women Surviving Breast Cancer), is a 114-page, full-color
publication presented in both English and Spanish. Through the stories of
the women, the book relates the influence of the Hispanic/Latino culture on
the breast cancer experience and on the coping skills used by many of the
Latina women in battling the disease. Click on the image at right to view
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 Redes Latino
Cancer Report:
Redes En Acción, as part of its mandate from the National Cancer
Institute, developed a national Hispanic/Latino cancer research, training,
and outreach agenda. The
Redes En Acción Latino Cancer Report represents four years of research, discussion, and consensus development. It also reflects the thinking and hard work of hundreds of scientists, health care professionals, leaders of government agencies, professional and community-based organizations, and other stakeholders in Hispanic/Latino health. In this executive summary, Redes
presents five recommendations for cancer research priorities and two
recommendations for education, training, and outreach priorities for cancer
prevention and control. The agenda provides a framework for policymakers in
both the public and private sectors to address cancer in the Hispanic/Latino
population.
Redes En Acción believes the Latino Cancer Report will provide a
useful tool for all individuals and organizations engaged in this effort --
an effort that will impact the lives of millions of Latino families and the
generations that will follow. Click on the image at right to view a copy of the report. |
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 Buena Vida Breast Cancer
Publication Available from Komen
Foundation:
Thanks
to funding from the
Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation, the bilingual publication, Buena Vida:
Protecting Your Family from Breast Cancer has been reprinted. The
publication, which provides information about breast cancer risks, screening
and treatment, as well as resources available to the public, was produced by
Redes En Acción researchers. Copies of the educational booklet can
be obtained by contacting the Komen Foundation at 1.877.SGK SHOP . |
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 Salud En Acción Web Site:
Another Hispanic health resource is available online at the
Salud En Acción: National Hispanic/Latino Health Communication Research web site. Our researchers are among the most experienced in the country in Hispanic/Latino health issues. Coordinated by the Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine and led by Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, research projects focus on public health promotion, health research, health communication and community networking. Visit our site at www.saludenaccion.org or click on the picture to learn more. |
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