Our Partners
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Connect with usThe Community Impact team at UVA Cancer Comprehensive Center has a strong history of fostering community advisory groups that guide our priorities. In addition to our Community Advisory Council, which serves the entire Cancer Center, we also have regional groups to address specific community needs. Through these community partnerships, we work to identify, address, and support these priorities across our catchment area.
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Connect with usUVA’s Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation
In February 2022, the University of Virginia earned the “Comprehensive Cancer Center” designation by the National Cancer Institute. This milestone was made possible through the support of more than 100 partners across Virginia and West Virginia, whose commitment helped extend our reach and impact across the region.
Community Advisory Groups
Community Advisory Council
Guides the UVA Cancer Center’s leadership, community outreach, and research, ensuring initiatives address community priorities and cancer-related challenges across the catchment area.
Southwest Virginia Cancer Advisory Board
Engages local stakeholders from the LENOWISCO, Cumberland Plateau, Mount Rogers, and New River Valley Health Districts to address cancer-related challenges and improve care in rural Appalachia.
Dan-River Cancer Task Force
Collaborates with local community organizations that provide guidance so that cancer control and prevention programs and research are connected and serve the best interests of those living in the Dan-River Region.
Featured Collaborations
Advancing Engagement and Capacity for Rural Cancer Control
Partner: Southwest Virginia Cancer Advisory Board
iSIPsmarter
Partners: Community Health Center of the New River Valley, Mountain Empire Older Citizens, TriArea Community Health, Virginia Department of Health
Colorectal Cancer Screening Media Toolkit
Partners: Emory & Henry College, SWVA Federally Qualified Health Centers