Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) [gmap]

The following are select resources that share cancer and cancer health disparities news from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes and Centers. Click on the links below to see the latest posted versions or sign up to receive updates. 

• BD2K Centers-Coordination Center Highlights  | NIH
• Cancer Control P.L.A.N.E.T. e-Newsletter | NCI

• News From the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program | NCI

• Extramural Nexus | NIH Office of Extramural Research Extramural News 
• NCATS e-Newsletter | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
• NIMHD Quarterly News | NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
• OBSSR Connector | NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
• PEPH Newsletter | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Specialized Information Services Email Updates, News, and Social Media | National Library of Medicine

The following are select resources that share cancer and cancer health disparities news. Click on the links below to see the latest posted versions or sign up to receive updates. 

• MICR Newsletter | AACR Minorities in Cancer Research Newsletter
• APHA The Nation's Health | American Public Health Association
• APHA e-Newsletters | American Public Health Association
• ASCO Express | American Society of Clinical Oncology
• NRMN Newsletter | National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
• News and Press | Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR)
• AJPM | American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Current Highlights & Monthly Features

The following are select resources that share cancer and cancer health disparities news from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) . Click on the links below to see the latest posted versions or sign up to receive updates. 

• OMH - FYI: Weekly Health Resources | Office of Minority Health
• Health Equity Link | Office of Minority Health
• NPA Quarterly Newsletters | National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities / Office of Minority Health

The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer 1975-2014—a yearly collaboration between the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries—was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on March 31, 2017.

The NCI’s Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium (CPTAC) program, in partnership with DREAM Challenges, recently announced the NCI-CPTAC DREAM Proteogenomics Challenge. The aim of the challenge is to encourage the generation of computational methods for extracting information from the cancer proteome and for linking those data to genomic and transcriptomic information.

Stay up-to-date with cancer health disparities issues and read CRCHD spotlights on promising research findings and program updates.

Do you know what we’re doing about colorectal cancer disparities? Dr. Sanya A. Springfield and Dr. María Elena Martínez recently coauthored a blog post on HuffPost about how we are addressing colorectal cancer disparities through the Screen to Save initiative.

The CDC Releases 40th Annual Report on the Health of the Nation

The report features a Chartbook on Long-Term Trends in health and health care delivery over the past 40 years. From declines in cigarette smoking and increases in prescription drug use to changes in expenditures for hospitals and home health care, the annual report also explores population changes that have affected patterns of disease, as well as health care access and utilization since 1975.  The 27 charts and 114 tables present birth rates and infant mortality, life expectancy and leading causes of death, health risk behaviors, health care utilization and insurance coverage, and health expenditures.

Visit the website for more information.

Registration is now open for the 2017 African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit.

The 2-day event will take place on September 21st at the US Capitol Visitors Center and September 22nd at the Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C.

Register here.

For the 14th year in a row, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is reporting on health care quality and disparities. The annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (QDR) is mandated by Congress to provide a comprehensive overview of the quality of health care received by the general U.S. population and disparities in care experienced by different racial and socioeconomic groups. 

To read more and access the report, click here.

NCI recently released its Annual Plan & Budget Proposal for FY 2019 that highlights areas for which additional support will enable more progress. Visit https://plan.cancer.gov to learn more.