Past Projects - Policy
Nuestras Historias: Mujeres Latinas Sobreviviendo el Cáncer del Seno/Our Stories: Latinas Surviving Breast Cancer is a book featuring 26 South Texas women who have fought breast cancer who describe the Latina breast cancer experience and culturally relevant coping skills in their own words. The 114-page book, produced by Redes En Acción, is in full color and presented in English and Spanish.
Buena Vida! Protecting Your Family from Breast Cancer used 24-page English/Spanish publications to educate Hispanic communities about cancer issues and raise awareness about prevention and control activities that are intended to reduce the burden of cancer among medically underserved Hispanics/Latinos.
Replication of A Su Salud En Acción: Cooperative Agreements for Replication and Dissemination of Effective Breast and Cervical Cancer Health Education Interventions replicated a prior project’s breast and cervical cancer prevention and control efforts among Hispanics/Latinos, with an ultimate goal of increasing the number of Hispanic women who seek the services of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Redes En Acción: The National Hispanic/Latino Cancer Network, first funded from 2000 as this Special Population Network of the National Cancer Institute, is dedicated to developing a national infrastructure of academic centers, community and federal partners and local and regional health professionals, civic leaders and researchers to stimulate cancer control research, awareness and training.