Prevention

Staff Contact: Amy Conlon

GOAL: REDUCE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING CANCER

Priorities

I. Decrease tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke
II. Decrease the rate of obesity
III. Decrease high risk alcohol consumption
IV. Increase protective behaviors from sun/ultraviolet exposure
V. Increase HPV vaccine utilization and surveillance

Chapter Interest Group Notes

October 18, 2012

If you were unable to attend the WCC Annual Meeting on Oct. 18th and would like to add to the group discussion, CLICK HERE to give your feedback.

Implementation Projects

SunWise Poster Contest
Wisconsin participates annually in the national SunWise with SHADE poster contest. This is a way that WI CCC Program and WI Dept of Public Instruction can collaborate and promote sun safety. 2010 was the third year WI participated and we received 378 posters from 17 different teachers. WI CCC Program contributes the prizes for this contest and WI DPI does the promotional materials to teachers and schools. We plan to continue this collaboration in 2011.

DPH Program Integration
The WI CCC Program continues to be part of the WI Program Integration team. Wisconsin is one of 4 pilot states funded by CDC to develop a program integration logic model and workplan. The program integration workplan was submitted to CDC in early 2009. The WI CCC Program will continue to be a part of the Program Integration planning and implementation group that includes Nutrition and Physical Activity, Tobacco, Heart Disease & Stroke, Diabetes, Arthritis, Asthma, and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey.

Policy Related Work

Cigarette tax
State tobacco program funding
The "Farm to School" initiative
60 minutes of physical activity in schools

Fact Sheets

WI County Cancer Fact Sheets
Obesity's Cancer Connection

Decreasing the Risk of Cancer in WI with Farm to School and Active Schools

HPV

Tanning

Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Medicaid

Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Uninsured