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If you pick topics from different categories
If you check "HPV" (under "Health topics") and check "Youth" (under "Age"), you'll get:
Only resources that have information about both HPV and Youth.
If you check "HPV" (under "Health topics") and check "Youth" (under "Age"), and check "Faith-based" (under "Setting"), you'll get:
Only resources that have information about all of the topics: HPV and Youth and Faith-based.
If you pick topics from the same and different categories
If you check "Tobacco" (under "Health topics") and "Youth" and "Adults" (both under "Age"), you'll get:
Resources with information about both Tobacco and Youth AND resources with information about both Tobacco and Adults.
Your search for Cancer, and Greater Boston matched 9 out of 227 resources
Resources are listed below in alphabetical order by program-planning step (see the Program planning page for more information on the steps).
Step 1: Frame the issue
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute website with information about educational and outreach services provided by the Institute related to HPV.
The site also provides links to additional resources on the connection between cervical cancer and HPV, FAQs for parents and teens, vaccine reminders, and vaccination statements from institutions like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website with city- and census tract-level small area estimates for chronic disease risk factors, health outcomes, and clinical preventive service use for the largest 500 cities in the United States, including Boston and Lawrence.
The 500 Cities project is a collaboration between CDC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the CDC Foundation.
Annual reports published by the Massachusetts Cancer Registry on cancer incidence and mortality in Massachusetts and a City/Town Supplement series with town-specific cancer incidence information.
The Massachusetts Cancer Registry (MCR) collects information on all newly diagnosed cases of cancer in the state. These data provide important information for monitoring the impact of environmental and occupational hazards. Use these data to see which groups in a community would benefit from prevention and control for specific types of cancer, and to consider the types of public health programs that might be most effective for those groups.
Community-level data for health-related issues in Massachusetts, to assess health needs, monitor health status indicators, and evaluate health programs.
MassCHIP covers a wide variety of health-related issues, including: Birth defects; cancer; chronic disease; contraceptive services; diabetes; disabilities; health issues specific to children, adolescents, and older adults; maternal and child health; occupational safety and health; race/Hispanic ethnicity; risk/risk behavior; smoking; and weapons-related injuries.
A 2018 fact sheet by Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Urology. This fact sheet includes the risk factors of prostate cancer, its symptoms, and information about the available screening options, such as the PSA ( prostate specific antigen) test and digital rectal exam.
Step 4a: Choose an EBP
A website that provides opportunities to share, learn about, and adopt evidence-based innovations and tools suitable for a range of health care settings and populations.
A searchable online registry from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of more than 230 programs in the areas of mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Includes intervention summary reports for every program reviewed. Each intervention summary includes:
- General information about the intervention
- A description of the research outcomes reviewed
- Quality of Research and Readiness for Dissemination ratings
- A list of studies and materials reviewed
- Contact information to obtain more information about implementation or research
A website from the National Cancer Institute that allows program planners to view evidence-based programs (called research-tested intervention programs, or RTIPs) by health topic or to use specific criteria to search for programs proven effective for cancer screening (for a range of cancers), diet/nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco control.
Additional resources
A case study from the Health Communication Core describing how researchers disseminated data from a survey of cancer-screening behaviors among Boston firefighters exposed to high rates of carcinogens in a 2002 fire, to increase awareness of screening recommendations among firefighters and Boston Fire Department leadership.