
Team Objectives:
Prevention
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Promote awareness of environmental risk factors (radon and others) for the public, along with resources to address them. Support Lung Cancer Awareness Month and National Radon Action Month efforts.
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Provide radon educational links and resources for the general public.
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Coordinate a radon advocacy ask by researching and building on current or past bills, creating a model policy as needed.
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Improve awareness of and access to evidence-based prevention and tobacco cessation services, particularly among high-risk, underserved, and rural populations.
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Increase access to evidence-based tobacco treatment training/certifications for providers and staff who provide primary care for high-risk patients in underserved and rural communities.
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Team Objectives:
Early Detection & Screening
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Identify and develop best practices for scalable screening models that also overcome barriers to the delivery of high-quality lung cancer screening. Implement listening sessions on key barriers.
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Build awareness about lung cancer screening and its benefits for the general public.
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Work to ensure the integration of shared decision-making and evidence-based tobacco cessation interventions in lung cancer control efforts.
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Promote awareness and engage healthcare professionals in the adoption of evidence-based initiatives that increase lung cancer screening and tobacco treatment.
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Engage stakeholders and build collaborative statewide resources and education to increase lung cancer screening and tobacco treatment and training. Partner with the State Screening Project and businesses across the state.