Cancer 101: A Cancer Education and Training Program Generic Template

Welcome to Cancer 101: A Cancer Education and Training Program – a generic template of Cancer 101: A Cancer Education and Training Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives that can be tailored to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of your target audience.

The purpose of the curriculum is to provide basic information about cancer.  The intended audience is community members, staff of health programs, and lay health workers.  You may also find materials helpful for patient/family education in individual or classroom settings.  We encourage you to use the curriculum and the supporting materials for other groups and in other settings as educational opportunities arise.  The curriculum and materials are meant to be a comprehensive resource for you to use for your specific education and training needs.

Cancer 101: A Cancer Education and Training Program Generic Template:

Cancer 101 Fact Sheet (PDF)

CURRICULUM MODULES (in MS Word):

• Cover, Introduction & Table of Contents
• Module 1: Cancer Among Your Target Population
• Module 2: What Is Cancer?
• Module 3: Cancer Risk Factors and Risk Reduction
• Module 4: The Role of Genes in Cancer
• Module 5: Cancer Screening and Early Detection
• Module 6: Cancer Diagnosis and Staging
• Module 7: Basics of Cancer Treatment
• Module 8: Biospecimens and Biobanking
• Module 9: Chronic Conditions and Cancer
• Module 10: Support for Patients and Caregivers
• Trainer Section
• Evaluation Section
• Resources Section

• Cancer 101 Adaptation Guidelines (PDF)

CURRICULUM POWERPOINT SLIDES:

• Introduction to Cancer 101 PowerPoint Slide Deck
• Module 1 PowerPoint Slides
• Module 2 PowerPoint Slides
• Module 3 PowerPoint Slides
• Module 4 PowerPoint Slides
• Module 5 PowerPoint Slides
• Module 6 PowerPoint Slides
• Module 7 PowerPoint Slides
• Module 8 PowerPoint Slides
• Module 9 PowerPoint Slides
• Module 10 PowerPoint Slides

You are free to copy, distribute, adapt, and/or transmit this work non-commercially as long as you credit the authors.

Suggested citation:  Briant KJ, Garrett Hill T, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board’s Northwest Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Project. (2011). Cancer 101: A Cancer Education and Training Program Generic Template Available at: https://cancer101curriculum.wordpress.com/cancer-101-generic-version/.

As a Cancer 101 user, you are part of an important educational initiative to education people about cancer, and we need your help!  A strong feedback loop between our office and the users of the Cancer 101 curriculum is critical to the ongoing success of the program.  This feedback loop will provide you with the opportunity to let us know how you are using the materials, and how the curriculum can be strengthened.  Your suggestions will enable us to modify the curriculum to suit your needs.

Please complete the “Trainer Activity Report” in the Evaluation section of the curriculum when you use the Cancer 101 curriculum.  Thanks in advance for your participation in this process.  Your feedback will allow us to track usage of the curriculum for reporting purposes, and will ensure that we have your contact information so you can quickly receive any updates to the curriculum.

We hope that you find the curriculum and accompanying materials useful in your training and education activities with your target audience.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Kathy Briant
Community Health Educator
Center for Community Health Promotion
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

PAGE CREATED: November 30, 2011 | LAST MODIFIED: May 4, 2012

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