Helping you understand cancer-related policy issues
Wide-scale change cannot happen without effective public policy. This is why the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative closely monitors local, state, and federal policy issues affecting Wisconsin’s cancer burden. It’s also why we're the only group in Wisconsin that convenes health policy advocates from around the state to focus on cancer issues.
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Education
Learn about cancer-related policy issues that can affect your work and community.
Policy Review newsletter
Read our quarterly newsletter about cancer policy.
Track Legislation
Get e-alerts on state legislation. (External link)
Information
Use our cancer control resources to get the information you need when talking with decision-makers.
Resource Center
Filter our full list of resources by cancer type, resource type, keyword/topic, and more.
Action
Help advance the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative's Policy Agenda.
The WCC Policy Committee develops and monitors a biennial Policy Agenda designed to reduce our state's cancer burden and advance the goals of the Wisconsin Cancer Plan. You can help.
Policy Agenda 2023-2024
Wisconsin Cancer Plan
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Meet the Policy Committee
The Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative’s Policy Committee brings together health policy experts from a wide variety of health-related organizations to focus on cancer policy issues. The Policy Committee offers guidance to staff, supports the policy work of other member organizations, and actively engages in emerging cancer-related policy issues. Meet our current members:
Chair
Kurt Oettel, MD
Medical Director, Cancer Services
Gundersen Health System
Members
Elizabeth Adams
DHS WI Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Program
Henry Anderson, MD
UW Dept of Population Health Sciences
Dana Bacon
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Carmyn Berg
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Beth Brunner
Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative
Maureen Busalacchi
Wisconsin Alcohol Policy Project
Molly Collins
American Lung Association
Ginny Finn, JD
Cancer Survivor Advocate
Rob Gundermann
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging & Health Groups
Nicole Hudzinski
American Heart Association
Jeremy Levin
Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Sara Sahli
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Connie Schulze
UW Health
Nathan Schwanz
Medical College of Wisconsin
Sarah Strawbridge
Merck
Nikki Toldness
Marshfield Clinic
Wendy Vander Zanden
DHS WI Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Program
Darcie Warren
WPHA & WALHDB Representative
Paul Westrick
Former Chair & Advocate
Contact our Policy Coordinator to learn more.