Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2025
Abstract
The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Cancer Center Support Grant mandates that NCI-designated cancer centers establish a Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) component to help direct efforts at reducing cancer burden within their catchment areas. Despite the critical role of COE offices, little is known about how they track and evaluate outreach activities and outcomes. We gathered information on current practices from representatives of 40 out of 65 COE offices using an online survey. Although nearly all responding centers (97.5%) tracked COE activities, no consensus existed on resources used, and satisfaction with current solutions was mixed (51.0% not satisfied). Respondents expressed need for a centralized, standardized, and comprehensive tracking solution to capture outreach events and external partnerships, automate report generation, and ensure alignment with COE aims. This study highlights challenges COE offices face with resource limitations and a heterogeneity of activities to track, as well as the need for a standard evaluation framework.
Recommended Citation
Burus, Todd; McAfee, Caree; Hull, Pamela; Leader, Amy; and McNair, Christopher, "Tracking Community Outreach and Engagement Activities Among National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers" (2025). Kimmel Cancer Center Faculty Papers. Paper 145.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/kimmelccfp/145
Creative Commons License
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PubMed ID
39312690
Language
English
Comments
This article is the author's final published version in Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Volume 117, Issue 2, February 2025, Pages 335 - 337.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djae232.
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