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Advocacy
- American Association for Cancer Research
- American Cancer Society
- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network – National
- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network – Iowa
- Beyond Pink Team (Iowa)
- Iowa Army of Pink
- The LIVESTRONG Foundation
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
- Patient Advocate Foundation
- Prevent Cancer Foundation
- Susan G. Komen – National
Alcohol Use
Breast Cancer
- Beyond Pink Team (Iowa)
- Breast Cancer (ACS)
- Breast Cancer (NCI)
- Breast Cancer (CDC)
- Breast Density and Your Mammogram Report (ACS)
- Dense Breasts: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions (NCI)
- Care for Yourself (Iowa Cancer Screening Program)
- Iowa Army of Pink
- Mammography Facilities (FDA)
- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
- Sisters Network
- Splash of Color
- Susan G. Komen – National
- Transgender People and Breast Cancer
Cancer Plan
All Iowans have a role in reducing the state’s cancer burden. The cancer plan serves as a roadmap for comprehensive cancer control efforts in Iowa for the next five years. It is meant to help provide direction and guide all Iowans involved in cancer to work together towards accomplishing the same goals. View the Iowa Cancer Plan here.
Cancer Screening
Chronic Disease
Cervical Cancer/HPV
- Care for Yourself (Iowa Cancer Screening Program)
- Cervical Cancer (ACS)
- Cervical Cancer (CDC)
- Cervical Cancer (NCI)
- Cervivor
- Elimination of HPV Cancers as a Public Health Problem, Starting with Cervical Cancers in the US
- Getting Adolescent Health Back on Track: Actions for Health Systems
- HPV (ACS)
- HPV (CDC)
- HPV (NCI)
- HPV Roundtable (National)
- HPV Vaccination Information for Health Professionals (ACS)
- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
- National Cervical Cancer Coalition
- Prevent 6 Cancers with the HPV Vaccine
Childhood Cancers
Clinical Trials
Colorectal Cancer
- 80% in Every Community Initiative
- AliveAndKickn
- The Blue Hat Foundation
- Colon Cancer Alliance
- Colon Cancer Coalition (Get Your Rear in Gear)
- Colon Club
- Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP)
- Colon Cancer Foundation
- Colon Cancer Foundation of Iowa
- Colon Cancer Prevention Project
- Colorectal Cancer (ACS)
- Colorectal Cancer (CDC)
- Colorectal Cancer (NCI)
- Colorectal Cancer Foundation of Iowa
- Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (NCI)
- Fight Colorectal Cancer
- Iowa Get Screened Colorectal Cancer Program
- National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
Comprehensive Cancer Control
Data
- 500 Cities Project: Local Data for Better Health
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- Facts and Figures (ACS)
- Iowa Behavioral Risk Factor Survey
- Iowa Cancer Maps
- Iowa Cancer Registry
- Iowa Health Fact Book
- Iowa Public Health Tracking Portal
- SEER (Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results)
- Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) Program
- State Cancer Profiles (NCI)
- Rural Health Info Hub
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Disparities ‘Also see Health Equity’
Environment ‘Also see Radon’
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Cancer Clusters Q&A (NCI)
- Cancer-Causing Substances in the Environment (NCI)
- Cancer Health Effects Assessments (National Toxicology Program)
- Farming and Public Health
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Occupational Cancer (CDC)
- Radon (NCI)
- Where you Live (EPA)
- University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Center for Energy & Environmental Education
Family Medicine
Financial Assistance
Health Equity
- APA Style: Bias-Free Language
- Health Equity (CDC)
- Health Disparities in Cancer (CDC)
- Iowa Primary Care Association
- Iowa City-Cedar Rapids (ICR) African American and Black Resource Guide
- Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans
- Intercultural Cancer Council
- League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
- National Center for Farmworker Health
- Office of Minority and Multicultural Health (HHS)
- Proteus
- Social Determinants of Health Mapping (CDC)
Hospice
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Epidemiologic Evidence of HPV Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety: An Evidence Summary
- Flipchart for Pediatric Offices and Parents
- Flyer: HPV Roundtable Resources
- Flyer: Vaccines for Children Program
- HPV (ACS)
- HPV Vaccination Information for Health Professionals (ACS)
- HPV Vaccine Information (IDPH)
- HPV (CDC)
- HPV (NCI)
- HPV Roundtable
- HPV Roundtable Resource Library
- Just the Facts for Providers
- Screening & HPV Vaccination Guidance During COVID-19
- Vaccines for Children
- Vax Talk Podcast
Leukemia & Lymphoma
LGBTQ
Lung Cancer
Oral Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Pain Management
- Cancer Pain Treatment Guidelines (NCCN)
- Cancer Support Community
- Caring Connections
- Center to Advance Palliative Care
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
- NeedyMeds
- Pain Control: Support for People with Cancer (NCI)
- Patient Advocate Foundation
- SafeNetRx
Palliative Care
Patient Navigation
Physical Activity
Prostate Cancer
Quality of Life
Radon
Research ‘Also see Clinical Trials’
Skin Cancer ‘Also see Sun-Safety’
Sun-Safety
Survivorship
- Above + Beyond Cancer (Iowa)
- American Cancer Society Survivorship Care Guidelines
- American Cancer Society National Cancer Survivorship Resource Center
- Cervivor
- Cancer Care
- Gilda’s Club of the Quad Cities
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCN)
- Survivorship During and After Treatment (ACS)
- “Talk to Someone” Simulation
Tobacco
- American Cancer Society Center for Tobacco Control
- The Community Guide: Tobacco Interventions
- Community Partnerships in Iowa (IDPH)
- Division of Tobacco Use Prevention & Control (IDPH)
- Health Equity in Tobacco Prevention and Control (CDC)
- SelfMade Health Network (SMHN)
- Smoking & Tobacco Use (CDC)
- Smokefree Air Act (IDPH)
- Smokefree Apartments and Housing (IDPH)
- Stop Smoking (ALA)
- Tobacco- and Nicotine-Free School Policies (IDPH)
- Tobacco and Cancer (ACS)
- Tobacco Control Network (National)
- Tobacco Use Prevention & Control Commission (IDPH)
- Quitline Iowa
- Quitline Iowa Healthcare Provider Resources (IDPH)
- *Order tobacco prevention materials
Tobacco (youth)
Tobacco (smokeless)
Tobacco (vaping)
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