Outreach Core

Principal Investigators

NAU

Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, PhD

UACC/UA

Francine C. Gachupin, PhD

Project Coordinators

NAU

Carol Goldtooth, MPH

UACC/UA

Jackie Slowtalker, MPH

Program Objective

The Outreach Core will enhance community capacities, support university-community partnerships, and develop and deliver training to yield culturally respectful and effective research and dissemination with Native American (NA) communities. The Outreach Core will serve as a catalyst for action through meaningful research application and translation of research results in partnership with programs serving NAs in reservation and urban settings.  The Outreach Core will work with the investigative teams of the proposed full and pilot research projects to optimize tribal benefit and engagement and will work with the other NACP Cores to optimize benefits and NA student inclusion.

Specific Aims

Aim 1. Increase UACC and NAU researchers’ and students’ knowledge of Native Americans’ cancer burden, current cancer control programs, cancer-related needs, and health care systems to enhance institutional capacities and to design sustainable, relevant cancer research and prevention programs

Aim 2. Enhance skills and competency of NACP-supported students and investigators regarding best research practices when engaging in research with tribal communities.

Aim 3. Offer a dissemination academy to students and investigators designed to augment their abilities to apply and translate NACP research results through enhanced health care services and community-based educational activities.

Aim 4. Contribute to the National Cancer Institute’s National Outreach Network (NON) and collaborate with NACP’s Community Advisory Board (CAB) to develop, prioritize, implement, and evaluate requested cancer-related activities to benefit Native American communities.

Contact us to schedule an event or an educational Session via phone (928-523-4292) or request a presentation online.

Cancer Education Services

The Community Outreach Program collaborates with Tribal Community’s and schools to help educate families, students, and key staff members. Services include:

Cancer education

• Sessions requested by a community member on a specific Cancer topic. We provide screening guidelines, nutritional cancer prevention facts, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, supportive care and sources of Support.
• Topics Include: Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Kidney Cancer, Uterine Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Liver Cancer, Brain Cancer, Oral Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Larynx Cancer

Support groups

• The Support Group was developed to assist Cancer Patients, Survivors, Families and Care Takers with Cancer related issues.
• We meet on a monthly basis at North Country Health Care Center: 2920 N. 4th Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86004

Community events

• Breaking Barriers in Cancer Among Native American Cancer Conference
  • “To empower and give back the control of cancer diagnosis through education and providing resources for early detection to improve and reduce late stage diagnosis”
• Man Up Cancer Prevention Conference
• NACP Health Fair