Collaborative Work Groups

One of CCSN's efforts, Collaborative Work Groups bring a broad
spectrum of perspectives together to focus on understanding and address
​breast and lung cancer in a new way.
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The causes of disparities in cancer outcomes have complex root causes and often involve interactions between individual biology, behavioral risks, as well as the socio-cultural, physical, and political environments.

We believe that to effectively address cancer disparities, we need to look at the issue from many different perspectives including:
  • survivors,
  • physicians,
  • health care providers,
  • community based organizations, 
  • researchers - from population science to biology. 
These diverse collaborative work groups rarely occur naturally, and this collaboration isn't often intuitive. We are helping to bridge different perspectives, creating meaningful interaction, and growing partnerships through transdisciplinary collaboration. 
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​In transdisciplinary collaboration, teams learn from each other, develop a broader and deeper understanding of a problem, and are better equipped to create effective solutions.

​Collaborative Work Groups will be in urban and rural areas of the state,
focused on specific topics associated with breast and lung cancer including:
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  • environment
  • health care access and quality
  • stress
  • commercial tobacco use

Collaborative Work Groups: Phase 2
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Click on the buttons below to learn more about each of our different collaborative work groups and their goals

Updates, Events, and News
Event: Breast Cancer World Café (5/9/2023)
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Event: All Work Group Meeting 
(10/6/2023)
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Event: Phase 1 Celebration
​(3/15/2024)
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Dissemination: CWG Poster & Let's Talk Impact Podcast
Presentations
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​Collaborative Work Group Part 1
  • Breast and lung cancer disparities do not have to exist! Hear about efforts to make them a thing of the past. Evaluation Plus President and CEO Laura Pinsoneault welcomes guests Felicia Fairfield, Jada Proctor and Kaily Taebel. Listen here.

Home Grown Evaluation Part 2
  • The power of evaluation is on full display, as Evaluation Plus President and CEO Laura Pinsoneault welcomes guests Felicia Fairfield, Jada Proctor and Kaily Taebel. They say it is possible to develop in-house evaluation talent that can help better figure out how to address cancer disparities. Listen here.

 ​Collaborative Work Group Leadership

David Frazer,  MPH
Community Leader

Director
​Center for Urban Population Health ​

Staci Young, PhD
​Academic Leader
Michael Gonzalez, Jr., MPH
​Program Coordinator III
Professor, Family & Community Medicine;
Senior Associate Dean, Community Engagement;
Director,  Center for Healthy Communities & Research;
Associate Director, Community Outreach & Engagement - Cancer Center
Medical College of Wisconsin
Community and Cancer Science Network
​Medical College of Wisconsin
For more information on The Collaborative Work Groups Initiative, please contact [email protected]
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