Researching and Reducing Cancer-Related Health Disparities
One in four deaths in the United States is attributable to cancer, and one in three Americans will eventually develop some form of cancer. Each day, 3,400 people in America are diagnosed with cancer and another 1,500 die from the disease. But the burden of cancer is too often greater for the poor, ethnic minorities, and the uninsured than for the general population. Learn More ...
News and Updates
Community Networks Program II (CNP-II) Concept Approved by BSA
CRCHD is pleased to announce the Community Networks Program-II concept was approved June 22, 2009 by the Board of Scientific Advisors (BSA).
View the CNP presentation from the BSA
2009 Professional Development and Peer Review Workshop
CRCHD is pleased to host a 2-day workshop that will provide the opportunity to learn about career development strategies and grantsmanship do's and don'ts, among other topics.
- The Path Forward: Training Fundamentals and Research Advancement
August 5-6, 2009
Legacy Hotel, Rockville MD
Dr. Howard Koh has been confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Health at DHHS!
Dr. Howard Koh, a grantee with the CRCHD’s Community Networks Program (CNP), has been officially confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Koh was the Principal Investigator for the Massachusetts Community Networks to Eliminate Cancer Disparities through Education, Research, and Training (MASS CONECT).
NIH Administrative Supplements Released!
We’re delighted to inform you that in addition to the Challenge Grant RFA, the NIH Administrative Supplements have been released.
There are a number of opportunities that will be of interest! Be sure to check both the NIH and the NCI American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) Grant websites. Please pay close attention to the CRCHD opportunities and feel free to contact the staff member listed for specific questions.
Grant Information:
CRCHD’s Patient Navigation Research Program highlighted in Parade Magazine
See the recent Parade article (March 30 issue) for an excellent overview of PNRP and patient navigation benefits.
Outstanding Participation at the 2009 AACR Conference
The 2nd annual, co-sponsored AACR-NCI conference, “Science of Cancer Health Disparities,” hosted over 400 researchers and practitioners. The agenda nicely balanced presentations in basic and applied science related to cancer health disparities, and the poster sessions provided a terrific platform for many of our junior investigators to present their research.
We are looking forward to working with the AACR on next year’s conference, to be held in the fall of 2010.
