Local Implementation of CCC: Leveraging Community and Local Activities to Support Your CCC Coalition Efforts Armin D Weinberg, PhD CEO, Life Beyond Cancer.

Local Implementation of CCC:  Leveraging Community and Local Activities to Support Your CCC Coalition Efforts Armin D Weinberg, PhDCEO, Life Beyond Cancer FoundationClinical Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

Success Breeds Success!

• C-Change Model (3 Sectors – Public, Private, Non-Profit) and how that translates to State and Local Coalitions

• Settings (Worksite, Healthcare, Community, School)

• Policy, Systems, Environmental Change

Success Breeds Success!Setting the stage for action… CAT, Coalitions and a primer on policy

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The CAT Purrs … because “Policy Matters” August 2010

A few terms Learning opportunity Leverage what we know Where we overlap and gain

synergy Potential to

partner/collaborate

Course of Action

(1) Understand the process, politics and players of cancer and health policy in Texas and nationally.

(2) Gain skills to inform and influence health policy at all levels

(3) Develop strategies for CAT, its members and organizations to influence health policy in Texas

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CAT Policy/Strategy Meeting ObjectivesAugust 2011

Regional Coalitions

Hello, Texas Cancer Stakeholders!REGISTER: A Patchwork of Life: One Woman’s StoryThe Cancer Alliance of Texas (CAT) in partnership with the Texas Comprehensive Cancer Control Program invites you to learn about the results and lessons learned from a collaborative study between Seton Healthcare Family and Baylor College of Medicine. Their study focused on A Patchwork of Life: One Woman’s Story, an interactive breast cancer treatment decision tool.Here are the details:Date: September 26, 2012Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm Who should attend: Anyone who is interested in learning about an interactive breast cancer treatment decision tool and the collaborative study between Seton Healthcare Family and Baylor College of Medicine.

Success Breeds Success!Policy is not self-implementing but policies can be implemented

TEXAS TAKES ON CANCER

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BCM Intranet < Inside BCM < Policies & ProceduresBCM Policies and ProceduresTable of Contents | Return to Section13.5.06 - College Business Operations: SecurityDate: 01/01/1991Smoke-Free EnvironmentLast Update: 08/15/2012

PURPOSETo establish Baylor College of Medicine as a smoke-free institution. BCM endorses the findings of the U.S. Surgeon General: (a) Smoking and use of Tobacco products causes lung cancer, heart disease, and emphysema and may complicate pregnancy;(b) Smoking Tobacco products by pregnant women results in fetal injury, premature birth, and low birth weight;(c) Tobacco smoke contains carbon monoxide, nicotine, carcinogens, mutagens and other toxic chemicals;(d) Quitting smoking greatly reduces serious risks to health.POLICYAll persons are prohibited from smoking or otherwise using Tobacco products within the confines of College property, facilities, buildings or vehicles. "Tobacco" means all forms of tobacco products, including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipes, water pipes (hookah), bidis, kretkes, electronic cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, snuff and chewing tobacco. This policy covers all College facilities, owned, operated, leased, occupied or controlled by the College, including, but not limited to, College buildings and grounds, corridors, lavatories, classrooms, offices, waiting rooms, laboratories, clinics, parking lots, entrances, lounges, sidewalks, walkways and eating areas. It also extends to College-operated vehicles. PROCEDUREBaylor College of Medicine Security and appropriate administrative personnel are responsible for enforcing this policy. They will advise people violating this policy to extinguish smoking materials. Employees, students, faculty, etc. who refuse to comply will be reported to Human Resources--Employee Relations. Continued violators will be subject to the College disciplinary process.Faculty, staff, residents, postdoctoral fellows and students who persist in violating this policy should be counseled by their supervisor, following the standard College procedures. The BCM Human Resources--Benefits Department is available to assist smokers in identifying smoking cessation programs, which may help them break their smoking habit, although no one may be required to attend such a program.Visitors who refuse to comply with this policy will be escorted off the premises.

Success Breeds Success!Collaboration and sharing are great, but listen to your customer!

Presented byMaggie Clarkson RN MSGrants Program Director

Pascagoula, MS

Disaster Preparedness for the Cancer Patient:

Do WE Have A Plan?

Networking with organizations with access to the vulnerable population Senior Citizens Groups, Housing authority AARP Churches Other Local organizations (Magnolia Alumni

Assoc.) Collaboration with Red Cross, MEMA, MDOT

for handouts and disaster plans Created Power Point Presentation with

handouts Compiled Project Grab & Go bag and

contents

Project Grab & Go

Project Grab & Go Kit Contents

“Starter” items Thermal blanket Lightweight

poncho Disposable

gloves First Aid kit Face masks Water bottle

Handouts Your Family

Disaster Plan (Red Cross/FEMA)

MDOT evacuation guide

Basic Health History form

Medication list Health care

providers with contacts

Insurance info

Implementation Volunteer training

Collaboration with local community college Multiple sessions prior to first program delivery

Ongoing Networking with CBO’s and FBO’s for program delivery sites Built on Cancer Outreach Program

networks Scheduling locations

Logistic issues Group Presentation followed by one-on-

one planning sessions with interested individuals

Success Breeds Success!

Do not let what you cannot do, interfere with what you can do…