What’s Happening

What’s Happening

Learn about upcoming events, trainings, and webinars related to the work of CCC programs and coalitions.

Upcoming ACS and ACS National Roundtable Events

Upcoming CCCNP Events

Featured Resources

 

Upcoming ACS and ACS Roundtable Events

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ACS Webinar for Cancer Coalitions

Topic: Advocacy vs Lobbying: What's the Difference?  

  • December 12th, 2024
  • 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM EST
  • Promotional Flier HERE
  • Register Today   HERE

Hear from two leading experts who will help you understand the difference between advocacy and lobbying, how to identify and utilize effective messaging strategies and identify data sources that can support advocacy efforts in cancer control.

Guest Speakers:

  • Rebecca Birch, Director, State Policy & Advocacy Susan G. Komen®
  • Deanna Henkle, MSW, BA, ACS Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), Senior State & Local Campaigns Manager – Prevention

 

2024 ACS National Lung Cancer Roundtable's Annual Meeting 

December 9-10, 2024, Atlanta, GA. Each year, the ACS NLCRT membership, a nationwide coalition of more than 160 professional and national societies, cancer centers, government agencies, research groups, advocacy and policy organizations, and corporate associates convenes to work together on our shared goal to create lung cancer survivors. Learn more HERE

 

The American Cancer Society is a 20-year founding member of the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership (CCCNP). See upcoming CCCNP events on the CCCNP website.

Upcoming CCCNP Events

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CCCNP Coalition Check-Ins

Coalition Check-Ins are informal, 30-minute video calls on a topic of interest to cancer coalition leaders. To kick off the call, one coalition comes prepared to share their experience on the topic, followed by an organic, interactive discussion among all participants, facilitated by a member of the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership. Find out more at https://cccnationalpartners.org/.

Series Schedule: Every 3 Months, on the first Tuesday of the month, from 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm EST.

 

CCCNP Cancer Conversations

CCCNP Cancer Conversations are quarterly, one-hour learning sessions that offer CCC Programs & Coalitions an opportunity to engage with the Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership, hearing from national experts on timely topics impacting coalition work and networking with like-minded professionals from across the country. Sessions include a 20–30-minute presentation from subject matter experts, followed by facilitation Q&A with the speaker and participants. Find out more at CCCNP Upcoming Events.

CCCNP Cancer Conversation Series Schedule: Every 3 Months, on the third Tuesday of each month, from 4:00 pm-5:00 pm EST.

Featured Resources

Increasing Food Security Toolkit

This helpful food security toolkit for CCC coalitions contains resources and recommendations that are aligned with the Whitehouse National Strategy for improving food access and affordability and integrating nutrition into disease management. The prevalence of low food security among people with cancer and their caregivers is much higher than the prevalence in the general population.

Childhood Cancer Tip Sheet

This Tip Sheet is part of a series offered through the CCCNP to assist CCC programs charged with developing, implementing, and evaluating cancer control plans tailored to their state, tribe, or territory jurisdictions. CCC Plans focus coalition efforts on evidence-based interventions (EBIs) that impact cancer prevention and control across the cancer continuum.

Prostate Cancer Tip Sheet

This Tip Sheet is part of a series offered through the CCCNP to assist CCC programs charged with developing, implementing, and evaluating cancer control plans tailored to their state, tribe, or territory jurisdictions. CCC Plans focus coalition efforts on evidence-based interventions (EBIs) that impact cancer prevention and control across the cancer continuum.

Cervical Cancer Screening Tip Sheet

This Tip Sheet is part of a series offered through the CCCNP to assist CCC programs charged with developing, implementing, and evaluating cancer control plans tailored to their state, tribe, or territory jurisdictions. CCC Plans focus coalition efforts on evidence-based interventions (EBIs) that impact cancer prevention and control across the cancer continuum.