University of Cincinnati Cancer Center Community Outreach and Engagement

The UC Cancer Center (UCC)'s Community Outreach & Engagement (COE) works to establish and strengthen community partnerships throughout the region by connecting members of the community as well as community organizations directly to researchers and clinicians at the Cancer Center. Leveraging these partnerships, together we hope to better address the cancer-related challenges in our region, and over time, reduce the overall burden of cancer. We will accomplish our goals, in part, by facilitating the sharing of meaningful insights and data between the community and Cancer Center members, disseminating evidence-based research findings back to the community, and supporting opportunities for education and advocacy within both the Cancer Center and the community. Importantly, as cancer is more easily cured if detected early, our education efforts will primarily focus on prevention, screening, early detection, and survivorship.

UCC COE partners with We Engage 4 Health (www.WE4H.life) for much of its outreach.

We invite students to support out community education and outreach efforts. We work to improve people's understanding of cancer risk factors, cancer symptoms, and cancer screening recommendations. We encourage annual visits to primary care providers.