American Cancer Society Releases Facts & Figures 2012

There has already been press about the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) latest annual report, but I wanted to share it here in case you hadn’t heard about it or seen it:  Cancer Facts & Figures 2012.

This publication is a constant go-to reference for me throughout the year.  And if you are looking for more specific facts and figures, you may also want to check out some of the companion Facts & Figures publications, such as…

• Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts & Figures
• Cancer Facts & Figures for African Americans
• Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures
• Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanics/Latinos

….to name a few I’ve used in the past.  Let me know if/how you end up using these useful resources.

Cancer Facts Sheets from the ICC

I was just looking for some journal articles I had saved in a folder, and came across my set of cancer fact sheets from the Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC).  So here I am, making a plug for them 🙂

If you’re thinking to yourself, “Oh, I’ve seen those already,” I would still suggest you re-visit the web site, as new fact sheets have been added and a few have been updated.  If you’ve never seen them before, you’ll definitely want to check them out.  Here’s a list of the fact sheets currently available:

• African Americans & Cancer
• American Indians/Alaska Natives & Cancer
• Asian Americans & Cancer
• Cancer Clinical Trials
• Children/Adolescents & Cancer
• Elderly & Cancer
• Fatigue & Cancer
• Hispanics/Latinos & Cancer
• Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma & Myelodisplastic Syndromes
• Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders & Cancer
• Pain & Cancer
• Rural Poor/Medically Underserved Americans & Cancer
• Workplace & Cancer

These fact sheets were created around populations and issues affected by cancer health disparities.  The fact sheets can be used as handouts, or as educational pieces for new outreach, healthcare staff, and even elected officials and policy makers.  I personally have used them as background research in needs assessment, grant-writing, and even the Cancer 101 curriculum update.

You can access all the fact sheets here.

Cancer education planning for the year…

Happy new year!  Back at work after a holiday break, I am feeling the need to get myself organized.  I need to prioritize my to-do list, clean up my calendar, and look ahead to some program planning for the coming year…which leads me to today’s resource.

If you are looking to align your outreach and education activities with those national health observances you often hear about, take a peek at the National Health Observances Calendar.  Through this free resource, you can see the months, (or day(s) of a month), a national health observance falls on….but that’s not all!  You can also see the sponsoring organization and at a glance get their contact information to find out about related resources.

Go ahead, take a few minutes to check it out!

Photo credit: K. Briant