Our Programs
COE has provided the community with a broad range of evidence-based cancer education, service programs, and activities serving residents of the Commonwealth and beyond for over 20 years. Through partnerships and collaborations, we foster healthy communities by assisting community-based organizations in creating and implementing innovative, culturally appropriate, and inclusive cancer programs to raise awareness and reduce cancer disparities.
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Connect with usWe are committed to engaging and building responsive collaborations to enhance the well-being of individuals, organizations, and communities through education that is provided by:
- Free evidence-based educational programs to educate community members about reducing their cancer risk.
- Available health care professionals and cancer experts to speak on topics tailored to specific audience(s).
- Programs can be adapted for in-person or virtual audiences.
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Connect with usSignature Programs
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Children learn about sun safety through an evidence-based program called Ray and the Sunbeatables®: A Sun Safety Curriculum, created by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
- Our team is on a mission to help you understand and complete the cancer screenings you may be due for. We do this through connections- by first connecting with you to understand your individual needs and then by connecting you with resources that can help address those needs.
- A video series designed to enhance the knowledge of community engagement in research, serving as a comprehensive resource for effectively building and sustaining partnerships within the community, focusing on addressing the cancer burden and inequities within UVA’s catchment area.
- An empowering and engaging educational curriculum focused on informing community members, healthcare professionals, cancer survivors and caregivers, students, and community groups about cancer.
- This initiative partners with community organizations to address the significant impact on Black and African American men in Virginia. By raising awareness, promoting early detection, and increasing screening services, it aims to empower communities to reduce racial disparities in prostate cancer.
- The Eliminate Tobacco Use Virginia Initiative, led by the UVACCC and VCU Massey Cancer Center with partnerships in higher education, aims to create tobacco-free campus cultures across the state.