Health Policy and Advocacy |
Education and training resources for cancer prevention advocacy is not adequate to meet current needs. |
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Barriers need to be removed for, and opportunities afforded to, medical professional trainees who are interested in learning about cancer prevention and control. |
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The cancer prevention workforce of the future needs to be better equipped to produce, identify, and analyze evidence and be able to articulate evidence-based information to policymakers to promote positive change. |
Cancer Prevention Health |
CP-HSR is an emerging multidisciplinary field whose application needs to be defined. |
Services Research (CP-HSR) |
Many people are involved in cancer prevention activities at the individual, local, regional, and national levels, but do not realize the impact of their work on this field. |
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A need for more and diverse CP-HSR researchers exists. |
Discovery, Research, and Technology |
A technologically capable workforce may be attracted and retained through expanding representation and integrated participation of disciplines in cancer prevention. |
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High-capacity infrastructure for multidisciplinary research may be strengthened by developing a visible career path trajectory and environment that nurtures multidisciplinary research in cancer prevention. |
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A common language to permit collaborative process may be attained with a standardized cancer prevention–specific curricula for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education program. |
Implementing Cancer Prevention |
Cancer prevention implementation in practice is impeded by current infrastructure and inconsistencies between cancer screening guidelines. |
into Clinical Practice |
Providers have limited time to discuss cancer prevention with patients. |
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Cancer prevention activities need to exist in all aspects of clinical practice, including professional education, insurance reimbursement, and information infrastructure. |
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The dissemination of best practices is hampered by lack of effective communication among practitioners, researchers, and general population. |
Translation to Community |
A large divide exists between academic researchers and community organizations. |
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Lack of diversity among cancer prevention investigators and community health worker partners contributes to this gap (e.g., creates need for patient translation services, for which training is insufficient). |
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Government agencies need to play a more active role in developing policy and support mechanisms for integrating and sustaining community-based practices. |
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Cultural competency needs to be incorporated into effective cancer prevention practices. |
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Building community networks through coalitions and leadership training could be a potential model for the cancer workforce. |