10 Jun 2011

Community Health Advisors: A Model in Community Outreach and Health Education

by Sandra J. Hamilton, RN, FNP, MEd

Background/Purpose: Tennessee has a cancer mortality rate that is one of the highest in the country, ranked 45th for all cancers and races aggregated. Breast cancer occurs at a 12% higher incidence among white women; however, the mortality rate from breast cancer is 48% higher for African...

Keywords: Community Health Advisors CHA Community Health Worker CHW Ten Core Competencies CATS Community Action Team Of Shelby County Cure4Kids Global Summit

04 Feb 2013

Cure4Kids for Kids - Dispelling Myths about Cancer One Child at a Time

by Kate Ayers, MS

Keywords: Cancer Myths Cancer Education Classroom Activity Classroom Teacher Public Health Education

08 Jun 2010

Drugs, Cancer, and Pharmacy: Drug Development and Use in Cancer Therapy

by William L. Greene, PharmD

Keywords: Chemotherapy Drug Approval Process Vinca Phase 1 Study Phase 2 Study Phase 3 Study Phase 4 Study Pharmacokinetics Pharmacogenomics Drug Metabolism School Program Health Education Cure4Kids For Kids

Discussion: Cancer Education in Schools and Communities

by Yuri Quintana, PhD, Aubrey Van Kirk Villalobos, MEd, Tallulah Forrest, Claire Neal, MPH, CHES, Ruba Anastas and Amy Harding, RN

Keywords: Cure4Kids For Kids Global Summit Panel Discussion School Program Community Health Public Health Health Education Cancer Awareness

10 Jun 2011

Panel Discussion: Expert Panel on the Global Need for Cancer and Health Education

by Julie Torode, PhD, Raul C. Ribeiro, MD, Pat Garcia-Gonzalez, MS and Kate Armstrong, B Med, DCH, MPH

Keywords: Cure4Kids Global Summit NCD Non-communicable Disease Autism Community Support Community Education Access To Health Care WHO Funding World Health Organization Medical Education Healthcare Quality Improvement

10 Jun 2011

Discussion: Empowering Our Local Communities for Science and Health Promotion

by George Vélez, DHAc, MBA, CFAAMA, Renee Frazier, MHSA, FACHE, Captain Douglas A. McGowen, MS and Sandra J. Hamilton, RN, FNP, MEd

Keywords: Community Health Advisor Grassroots Health Education Health Literacy Community Partnership STEM Education Technology Education

11 Jun 2011

Panel Discussion: School Health Education and the Coordinated School Health Program

by Heather M. Danielson, Mary K. Waters, Ethel Jean Massey, MSSW, LCSW, Shunji Q. Brown-Woods, MHA and Kellie N. Carroll, MEd

Keywords: Allied School Health Coordinated School Health Breakfast In The Classroom Cure4Kids Global Summit Panel Discussion Healthy School Lunch Vending Machine Nutrition Education

10 Jun 2011

Working towards Cancer and Healthy Living Education around the World: The Experience at La Salle Campus Barcelona

by Tallulah Forrest

Health education, especially in the earlier stages of life, is essential for the development of healthy habits for life and for living lives free of illness and diseases that require only a little prevention. Any effort aiming to educate children to enjoy healthier lives is precious, even more so if...

Keywords: Hospital St. Joan De Deu La Salle Network Catalunya Cure4Kids Global Summit Cure4Kids Cancer Education Healthy Living

11 Jun 2011

Workshop - Healthier Students are Better Learners

by Ethel Jean Massey, MSSW, LCSW and Kelley Greene, MS

Coordinated school health focuses on promoting a healthier school environment to support positive academic outcomes for the youth of Memphis City Schools. Cumulative exposure to inadequate nutrition, physical activity, health education, and health services from early childhood to adolescence...

Keywords: Urban Minority Youth Health Disparities Asthma Vision Problems Asthma Teen Pregnancy Physical Activity Breakfast Hyperactivity Breakfast School Breakfast Cure4Kids Global Summit

28 Aug 2008

UICC 2008: Cancer on the Internet

by Chatrina Melcher, Yuri Quintana, PhD, Laetitia Bigger, PhD, David Wiljer, PhD, Joan Dzenowagis, PhD and Alejandro (Alex) R. Jadad, MD, DPhil, FRCPC, FCAHS

European School of Oncology: Learning to Care. Chatrina Melcher Founded in 1982, the European School of Oncology is based on the idea of uniting the clinical, cultural and scientific traditions of European oncology. The motto of the school is “learning to care,” and this institution is...

Keywords: Cancer E-health Patient Support Information Professional Education

09 Jun 2011

Where's Waldo 2.0: Sorting through the Noise and Rethinking Cancer Communication

by Daniela B. Friedman, PhD, MSc

With the explosion of new media technology over the past decade, we have an extraordinary amount of health information at our fingertips. Although social media offer opportunities for collective knowledge, information exchange, and user interactivity, the reliability and accuracy of information...

Keywords: Health Communication Internpersonal Health Communication Information Needs Health Literacy Low Health Literacy MHealth Cancer Screening Social Bookmarking