The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center (MBR) at West Virginia University will improve cancer prevention and control in the northern Appalachian region by establishing community-based coalitions to develop, implement, maintain, and evaluate long-range, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary and community-wide projects. MBR's primary partner is the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (PCI), the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the northern Appalachian region. MBR and PCI will work with the-Riverside Regional Cancer Institute in Columbus, Ohio; Marshall University in Huntington, WV; and Lourdes Hospital Regional Cancer Center in Binghamton, NY. MBR and its partners will establish approximately 30 coalitions in the northern Appalachian region which is defined as all of West Virginia, and counties in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Maryland and Virginia. We will integrate the activities of related national cancer programs such as the American Cancer Society the Cancer Information Service, the Centers for Disease Control Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality and Prevention Program, and the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST) with those of NALIC. In each state we will work closely with such groups as the education and health departments, extension services, church groups, hospitals, and the Area Health Education Centers to ensure full integration into the community. Our target population is all Appalachians with a special emphasis on minorities, low-income, low literacy, and medically underserved. In Year I of NALIC, we will train regional coordinators, identify appropriate communities for coalitions, and identify lay and professional leaders to serve on the coalitions. In Years II through V, MBR and its partners will assist the coalitions to implement and evaluate their cancer control projects.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
3U01CA059382-05S1
Application #
2650127
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (SRC (72))
Program Officer
Jackson, Frank E
Project Start
1992-09-30
Project End
2000-03-31
Budget Start
1996-09-30
Budget End
2000-03-31
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
1997
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
West Virginia University
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
191510239
City
Morgantown
State
WV
Country
United States
Zip Code
26506