Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2023 Oct 2;16(10):541-544. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-23-0042.
We summarize Siteman Cancer Center catchment that covers 82 counties in southern Illinois and eastern Missouri. We note both the high poverty and cancer rates in many rural counties. Siteman Community Outreach and Engagement has developed a number of strategies to move towards achieving health equity. These include NCI-funded research projects in rural clinics and outreach to improve access to cancer prevention services. To increase capacity for community-engaged research, we have developed and refined a Community Research Fellows Training Program.
我们总结了覆盖伊利诺伊州南部和密苏里州东部 82 个县的西特曼癌症中心的服务范围。我们注意到许多农村县的贫困率和癌症发病率都很高。西特曼社区外展和参与部制定了许多战略，以努力实现健康公平。这些战略包括在农村诊所开展美国国家癌症研究所资助的研究项目和开展外展活动，以改善获得癌症预防服务的机会。为了提高社区参与式研究的能力，我们制定并完善了社区研究研究员培训计划。
