Are you or someone you care about in need of a cancer support group, transportation for medical treatments or financial assistance with prescription drugs? Locate resources for these needs and more on the recently launched website www.CancerResourceGuideNCF.org. The Cancer Resource Guide of North Central Florida is a public service of North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative (NCFCCC), WellFlorida Council and the Florida Department of Health Cancer Control Program.
The Cancer Resource Guide of North Central Florida, compiled by WellFlorida and NCFCCC, includes support groups, community and caregiver resources, financial support services and tobacco cessation activities throughout the region. The website also links viewers to national organizations and their websites. The online guide lists a wide range of cancer-related resources: summer camps for children with cancer; sources for breast prosthesis and wigs; and medical assistance for individuals who are uninsured or under-insured, including low cost/no cost mammograms.
Through workshops, successful grant applications, regional cancer data and communications tools (such as The Cancer Resource Guide and The Cancer Resource Blog), NCFCCC supports the region's cancer community with resources, networking opportunities and education. Oversight and leadership of NCFCCC is provided by WellFlorida. To learn more about NCFCCC, WellFlorida and The Cancer Resource Guide of North Central Florida, visit www.CancerResourceGuideNCF.org.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Cancer Connections
Mark your calendar for the next Cancer Connections meeting on July 25 from noon to 1 p.m. Jeri Francouer of the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation will be presenting. Cancer Connections meets monthly at the Hope Lodge in Gainesville, FL.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Free Seminar on Osteoporosis
On June 28 from 6-7:30 there will be a free seminar on osteoporosis in women at Shands Cancer Hospital, sponsored by the Women's Advantage program. There is free valet parking at the front entrance or the east visitor garage across the street. Hors d'oeuvres are provided from 6 to 6:30; seminar begins at 6:30. To register: online at UFandShands.org/WA or call 352 265 0943
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Free workshops aimed at breast cancer prevention in African American women
Breast cancer affects African American women disproportionately. Early detection can save lives—attend a Believe! Breast Health Awareness Workshop. Learn about breast cancer screening resources and guidelines, how to do a breast self-exam and where to obtain no-cost/low-cost mammograms in Alachua County.
Workshops are presented by community health educators (CHE) who were nominated by local churches and trained through the program Believe! Preventing Breast Cancer through Churches. Refreshments will be served.
Upcoming Workshops:
When: May 25 on Friday at 6 p.m.
Where: Mount Olive AME Church, 721 SE 8th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601
CHE: Vivian Filer of Mt. Olive AME Church
When: May 26 on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Where: Rohi Deliverance Ministry, 7042 NW 10th Place Gainesville, FL 32608
CHE: Jerona T. Cohens of Rohi Deliverance Ministry
When: May 30 on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Where: New Beginnings Church of God By Faith, 2800 NE 59th St., Gainesville, FL 32609
CHE: Christine Dorsey of New Beginnings Church of God by Faith
Believe! is a community and faith-based collaboration initiated by WellFlorida Council and is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. For a complete list of Believe! Breast Health Awareness Workshops visit www.wellflorida.org.
Workshops are presented by community health educators (CHE) who were nominated by local churches and trained through the program Believe! Preventing Breast Cancer through Churches. Refreshments will be served.
Upcoming Workshops:
When: May 25 on Friday at 6 p.m.
Where: Mount Olive AME Church, 721 SE 8th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601
CHE: Vivian Filer of Mt. Olive AME Church
When: May 26 on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Where: Rohi Deliverance Ministry, 7042 NW 10th Place Gainesville, FL 32608
CHE: Jerona T. Cohens of Rohi Deliverance Ministry
When: May 30 on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Where: New Beginnings Church of God By Faith, 2800 NE 59th St., Gainesville, FL 32609
CHE: Christine Dorsey of New Beginnings Church of God by Faith
Believe! is a community and faith-based collaboration initiated by WellFlorida Council and is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. For a complete list of Believe! Breast Health Awareness Workshops visit www.wellflorida.org.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Cancer Connections May Meeting
Please join us on Wednesday May 23rd for a presentation by Susie Lyons, palliative care social worker, and Kimberly White, dialysis social worker, of the V.A. They will be discussing the withdrawal of dialysis support when it ceases to improve the quality of life for the cancer patient.
We meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Hope Lodge.
Please RSVP to Barb Thomas (BnBBarb@aol.com) by Monday May 21st if you wish to be counted for lunch; a $3 donation is requested.
We meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Hope Lodge.
Please RSVP to Barb Thomas (BnBBarb@aol.com) by Monday May 21st if you wish to be counted for lunch; a $3 donation is requested.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
National Cancer Institute Research to Reality Cyber-seminar: Making it Last: Sustaining Public Health Programs in Your Community
WellFlorida will host a viewing of this Cyber-seminar, Tuesday, May 8 from 2-3pm. Please RSVP to lredding@wellflorida.org if interested in viewing the cyber-seminar at WellFlorida. Please see the information below.
Positive public health outcomes can only be achieved if effective programs are sustained over time. However, sustainability is an ongoing challenge for public health programs, and for practitioners and researchers alike. This challenge is compounded by the fact that many things affect sustainability, including financial and political climates, factors in the organizational setting, and elements of project design and implementation.
The National Cancer Institute’s May Research to Reality (R2R) cyber-seminar will explore public health sustainability -- the challenges and facilitators, frameworks and tools for practitioners and researchers, and examples of sustainable programs from two communities. Dr. Mary Ann Scheirer will provide an overview of sustainability and a framework for public health programs and research. Then, Dr. Doug Luke will share a new sustainability assessment tool developed for practitioners. The Program Sustainability Assessment Tool provides public health programs and their partners with a reliable way to measure their capacity for sustainability. Finally, Drs. Susan Tortolero and Alice Ammerman will join as panel discussants to share examples of how the available tools and sustainability models can be applied to public health programs, including the successes and challenges their own Prevention Research Center programs have faced.
Join us for this exciting and relevant topic with some of the key leaders in this field. This cyber seminar was planned in collaboration with the National Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Evaluation Committee.
Register Now!
Please click on the following link for more information and to register for this event:
http://researchtoreality.cancer.gov/cyber-seminars. Following registration, you will receive a confirmation email with the toll free number, web URL, and participant passcode.
This cyber-seminar will be archived on the Research to Reality (R2R) web site at
http://researchtoreality.cancer.gov approximately one week following the presentation. If you have missed any of the past cyber-seminars, you can view them all on the R2R Archive (https://researchtoreality.cancer.gov/cyber-seminars/archive). Watch the presentations, and join in the discussions (https://researchtoreality.cancer.gov/discussions). For more information on the cyber-seminar series please email ResearchtoReality@mail.nih.gov.
Lindsey K. Redding, MPH
Associate Planner
Community InitiativesWellFlorida Council, Inc.
1785 NW 80th Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32606
Ph: (352) 313-6500 ext.105
Positive public health outcomes can only be achieved if effective programs are sustained over time. However, sustainability is an ongoing challenge for public health programs, and for practitioners and researchers alike. This challenge is compounded by the fact that many things affect sustainability, including financial and political climates, factors in the organizational setting, and elements of project design and implementation.
The National Cancer Institute’s May Research to Reality (R2R) cyber-seminar will explore public health sustainability -- the challenges and facilitators, frameworks and tools for practitioners and researchers, and examples of sustainable programs from two communities. Dr. Mary Ann Scheirer will provide an overview of sustainability and a framework for public health programs and research. Then, Dr. Doug Luke will share a new sustainability assessment tool developed for practitioners. The Program Sustainability Assessment Tool provides public health programs and their partners with a reliable way to measure their capacity for sustainability. Finally, Drs. Susan Tortolero and Alice Ammerman will join as panel discussants to share examples of how the available tools and sustainability models can be applied to public health programs, including the successes and challenges their own Prevention Research Center programs have faced.
Join us for this exciting and relevant topic with some of the key leaders in this field. This cyber seminar was planned in collaboration with the National Prevention Research Centers (PRC) Evaluation Committee.
Register Now!
Please click on the following link for more information and to register for this event:
http://researchtoreality.cancer.gov/cyber-seminars. Following registration, you will receive a confirmation email with the toll free number, web URL, and participant passcode.
This cyber-seminar will be archived on the Research to Reality (R2R) web site at
http://researchtoreality.cancer.gov approximately one week following the presentation. If you have missed any of the past cyber-seminars, you can view them all on the R2R Archive (https://researchtoreality.cancer.gov/cyber-seminars/archive). Watch the presentations, and join in the discussions (https://researchtoreality.cancer.gov/discussions). For more information on the cyber-seminar series please email ResearchtoReality@mail.nih.gov.
Lindsey K. Redding, MPH
Associate Planner
Community InitiativesWellFlorida Council, Inc.
1785 NW 80th Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32606
Ph: (352) 313-6500 ext.105
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Grant Writing Workshop Free to NCFCCC Members and Friends
Members of the North Central Florida Cancer Control Collaborative (NCFCCC) are invited to attend a grant writing workshop with Jeannette Peters. As a grant writer, Jeannette Peters has been responsible for more than $21 million of federal, state and private foundation funding to community-based nonprofit organizations since 1995. Jeannette frequently serves in Washington, DC as a reviewer for grant programs in the Administration for Children and Families, the Department of Education and the Corporation for National and Community Service. She works with nonprofit organizations nationwide to improve organizational effectiveness, sustainability and impact.
The event will be held Wednesday, May 16, from 2:00 – 4:00pm at Santa Fe College, Center for Innovation and Economic Development, located at 530 West University Ave. in Gainesville.
The event is free of charge and is open to NCFCCC members and friends of members.
Space is limited to 60 attendees. Register early by emailing lredding@wellflorida.org.
The event will be held Wednesday, May 16, from 2:00 – 4:00pm at Santa Fe College, Center for Innovation and Economic Development, located at 530 West University Ave. in Gainesville.
The event is free of charge and is open to NCFCCC members and friends of members.
Space is limited to 60 attendees. Register early by emailing lredding@wellflorida.org.
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