Table 1.

Workgroup discussion key points

Workgroup	Key points
Health Policy and Advocacy	Education and training resources for cancer prevention advocacy is not adequate to meet current needs.
	Barriers need to be removed for, and opportunities afforded to, medical professional trainees who are interested in learning about cancer prevention and control.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Cancer prevention activities need to exist in all aspects of clinical practice, including professional education, insurance reimbursement, and information infrastructure.
	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.
	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).
	Government agencies need to play a more active role in developing policy and support mechanisms for integrating and sustaining community-based practices.
	Cultural competency needs to be incorporated into effective cancer prevention practices.
	Building community networks through coalitions and leadership training could be a potential model for the cancer workforce.