Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network Collaborating Center

The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network Collaborating Center (SIP 14-011)

This Collaborating Center works with the Cancer Prevention and Control (CPCRN) network and local/state partners to accelerate the implementation of evidence-based cancer prevention and control in communities and enhance large-scale efforts to reach underserved populations, reduce cancer risk, improve screening utilization, reduce death from cancer, and ameliorate health disparities in the community and within health systems.

PROJECT LEAD: Karen Glanz

FUNDING CYCLE: Ongoing

PUBLICATIONS:

Glanz K, Green S, Avelis J, Melvin CL. Putting Evidence Academies into action: Prostate cancer, nutrition, and tobacco control science. Preventive Medicine, Dec 2019; 129:105821.

Ko LK, Jang SH, Friedman DB, Glanz K, Leeman J, Hannon PA, Shannon J, Cole A, Williams R. An Application of the Science Impact Framework to the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network from 2014-2018. Preventive Medicine, Dec 2019; 129:105821.

Leeman J, Glanz K, Hannon P, Shannon J. The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network: Accelerating the implementation of evidence-based cancer prevention and control interventions. Preventive Medicine, Dec 2019; 129:105821.

Leeman J, Askelson N, Ko L, Rohweder C, Avelis J, Best A, Friedman D, Glanz K, Seegmiller L, Stradtman L, Vanderpool R. Understanding the processes that Federally Qualified Health Centers use to select and implement colorectal cancer screening interventions: A qualitative study. Translational Behavioral Medicine, Feb 2019

Arp Adams S, Rohweder CL, Leeman J, Friedman DB, Gizlice Z, Vanderpool RC, Askelson N, Best A, Flocke SA, Glanz K, Ko LK, Kegler M. Use of evidence-based interventions and implementation strategies to increase colorectal cancer screening in federally qualified health centers. Journal of Community Health, 2018; 43:1044-1052.

ABOUT CHBR

Established in 2009, the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Health Behavior Research is an institution-wide collaborative effort, dedicated to conducting health behavior research, fostering advances in measurement of health behaviors, advancing the use of health behavior theory, and promoting collaboration among faculty, fellows and students. 

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Center for Heath Behavior Research
University of Pennsylvania
837 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021

Office Number: 215-573-4529
Fax Number: 215-573-5315