On-line tools and Pacific focus
resources
.
Provided by AANCART, the APICEM Tool provides links
to Contributor’s web sites containing Asian or
Pacific Islander cancer education materials. The
materials referenced here have been screened by
the contributing organizations/programs for medical
accuracy and cultural relevance. The contributors
remain solely responsible for the content of their
materials. Please note that all materials remain
copyrighted and property of the contributors providing
them. They are made availableOn this page you find links
and resources that can be useful in planning activities
that are not exclusively focusing on cancer. Organizations
that have a Pacific focus, or provide materials and tools
for Pacific Islanders are featured as well. Please
visit the respective organization for the up-to-date
information.
This interactive
tool estimates your risk of cancer and provides personalized
tips for prevention. Anyone can use it, but it's most
accurate for people age 40 and over who have never
had any type of cancer. Please
click here
NCI Visuals Online contains
images from the collections of the Office of Communications
and Education and Office of Media Relations, National
Cancer Institute. Contents include general biomedical
and science-related images, cancer-specific scientific
and patient care-related images, and portraits of directors
and staff of the National Cancer Institute.
Use of Images. Except where noted on the image details
page, Visuals Online images are in the public domain
and may be used, linked, or reproduced without permission.
If you use an image, you should credit the listed source
and/or author. Please
click here
Note: you need internet access to use this resource.
You can browse the CORE library and download PowerPoint
slides for presentations that have been peer reviewed.
The fastest way is to put "HPV" or "cervical
cancer" in their search engine and see if it is
of any use to you.
CORE is managed by the Association of Reproductive Health
Professionals (ARHP) and is a collaborative effort of many organizations working
to improve the quality and quantity of reproductive health information included
in health professions education. The Curricula Organizer for Reproductive Health
Education (CORE) is a collection of peer-reviewed, evidence-based teaching
materials.
Use CORE to:
* Access up-to-date teaching materials on reproductive health topics
* Build your own curricula and other educational presentations
* Download activities, case studies, and other handouts for learners
To access the CORE library please
click here
is dedicated to the health and well-being of the
Pacific Island populations. PIHOA serves as a unifying
voice and credible authority on issues of regional public
health significance. Execution of this charge is attained
through collaborative and cooperative efforts in capacity
building, advocacy and policy development, to provide
medical care, promote healthy lifestyles, prevent disease
and injury, and protect the environment.
A Community's Response to
Cancer Prevention and Control. ‘Imi Hale is the "hale" (house)
from which cancer research, education and awareness will
be nurtured and developed through a concerted effort
with community partners, and guided with the confidence
that indigenous Hawaiians can reverse the negative effects
of cancer and leave a powerful legacy and inheritance
for future generations based on good health and well-being.
The Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research
and Training (AANCART) is a cooperative agreement between
the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the University
of California, Davis. It is the first-ever national cancer
awareness research and training infrastructure intended
to address Asian American concerns.Provided
by AANCART, the APICEM Tool provides links to Contributor’s
web sites containing Asian or Pacific Islander cancer
education materials. The materials referenced here have
been screened by the contributing organizations/programs
for medical accuracy and cultural relevance. The contributors
remain solely responsible for the content of their materials.
Please note that all materials remain copyrighted and
property of the contributors providing them. They are
made available on their website to print as a convenience.
Weaving an Islander Network for Cancer Awareness,
Research, and Training (WINCART) is a unique, collaborative,
community participatory effort to reduce cancer health
disparities among Pacific Islanders in Southern California.
The WINCART network involves eight community-based agencies
(Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Association, Guam
Communications Network, Orange County Asian Pacific Islander
Community Alliance, Pacific Islander Health Partnership,
Samoan National Nurses Association, Sons and Daughters
of Guam Club, Tongan Community Service Center/Special
Service for Groups, Inc., Union of Pan Asian Communities)
along with researchers from five universities (California
State University-Fullerton, University of Southern California,
University of California-Irvine, University of California-Los
Angeles, and University of California-Riverside). Together,
we are working to promote community education, research
and training for five of Southern California's Pacific
Islander populations: Chamorros, Marshallese, Native
Hawaiians, Samoans, and Tongans.
The mission of APIAHF is to enable
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to attain the highest
possible level of health and well-being. It envisions
a multicultural society where Asian American and Pacific
Islander communities are included and represented in
health, political, social and economic areas, and where
there is social justice for all.
AHRQ Mission: To improve the quality, safety, efficiency,
and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
Kōkua
Mau is the state’s hospice and palliative care organization,
and it is comprised of individual and organizational
champions and supporters from hospitals, education,
consumers, insurance, long term care and hospices.
Our statewide non-profit organization strives to improve
quality of life for people in Hawai‘i by promoting
excellence in hospice, end-of-life care, palliative
care and early advance care planning.
What is the INFO Project?
The
INFO Project, based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health's Center for Communication
Programs, envisions a world of interconnected communities
where shared reproductive health information improves
and saves lives. Our mission is to support health care
decision-making in developing countries by providing
global leadership in reproductive health knowledge
management. Through collaborative approaches and the
innovative use of sustainable technology, we:
Inform those who influence and improve
health care and public health,
Enhance the capacity of communities and organizations
to obtain, adapt, and generate knowledge and best practices,
and
Connect communities, organizations, and individuals
locally and globally to facilitate knowledge sharing
and dialogue.The project receives support from the
United States Agency for International Development
(USAID)
To visit the Info Project please
click here
RTIPs and Research Reviews
The Guide to Community Preventive Services evaluates
the effectiveness of broad intervention categories
through systematic research reviews. This site provides
a consumer-reports-like list of programs that have
been reviewed by a panel of topic experts in the field.
Programs are rated on 16 criteria, for which six are
reported, including dissemination capability; cultural
appropriateness; age appropriateness; gender appropriateness;
research integrity and intervention impact.
RITP is a satellite site of Cancer
Control P.L.A.N.E.T. a Web portal as a collaborative
effort aimed at providing access to data and resources
that can help cancer control planners, health educators,
program staff, and researchers design, implement, and
evaluate evidence-based cancer control programs. To learn
about the sponsors of Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T please
click here
To see RTIP’s research tested
intervention programs for cervical cancer
screening programs click
here
Quality
Assurance & Improvement
The Pacific Island Health
Officers Association (PIHOA) is dedicated
to the health and well-being of the Pacific Island
populations.
The links and documents on their
website have been selected from a very large body of
available materials about quality assurance (QA) and
accreditation in health care, with the intention of including
those that are especially useful for PIHOA members and
their associates who are interested in building QA systems
which fit with their local needs. The materials have
been grouped into several sections. To get to the
PIHOA quality assurance site please
click here
Pacific language materials
PACIFIC
LANGUAGE MATERIALS CLICK HERE This section needs
your active participation! To ensure this collection
of Pacific Language Materials keeps growing, please
send any materials you would like to see available
to Pacificcancer.org. If you provide materials you
know of to Pacificcancer.org, it can be included and
shared with the larger community. Many Pacific Language
materials are currently not available on-line. The
materials presented here are produced by a variety
of organization.
