A Public Health Professional’s Guide to Evidence-Based Cancer Control Interventions (EBIs)

Written by Rachel Schramm, Program Manager, Iowa Cancer Consortium
Updated Mar. 25, 2025

As public health practitioners, we are constantly assessing community needs and staying up-to-date with lessons learned from our peers. Especially in times of outbreaks or emergencies, this allows practitioners to start along a path and have others follow them – adapting and making changes as they move along.

In cancer control, there are a plethora of organizations and websites that help organize the evidence and best-practices at the state and national level. These are websites that our staff reference regularly and resources which were used and cited within the Iowa Cancer Plan to guide Iowa’s work to reduce the burden of cancer.

Advancing Health Equity in Chronic Disease – CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/health-equity-chronic-disease/

Cancer Control Technical Assistance Portal (TAP) – George Washington Cancer Center
https://cancercontroltap.org/

CDC Program Evaluation Framework – CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/evaluation/php/evaluation-framework/index.html

The Community Guide – Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.thecommunityguide.org/

Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP)
https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/index.do

Prevention Research Centers (PRC) – University of Iowa College of Public Health
https://prc.public-health.uiowa.edu/