PURPOSE
Cancer is a devastating disease - in fact, it is a group of 100 different diseases. In Arkansas, one in every two men and one in every three women will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. Cancer's economic, psychological and social costs are staggering, and it's impact on patients, their families and their communities is immeasurable. The Arkansas Cancer Coalition exists to provide a favorable environment for cancer control partners to work to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, the burden of cancer for every person in the state.
The Coalition is a partnership of individuals and organizations working together to:
- Provide an overview of the current status of cancer control in Arkansas
- Reduce the overall burden of cancer by providing and maintaining a plan of goals and strategies
- Improve the quality of life for those personally affected by cancer by strengthening and sustaining the cancer control partnership support network
Arkansas Cancer Plan
The Arkansas Cancer Plan serves as an outline for what can and should be done at the state and local levels for cancer prevention, detection and care efforts. It identifies activities for coordinated action by government, the private sector, the non-profit sector and Arkansas' communities and people. The Arkansas Cancer Plan seeks to reduce the burden of cancer by implementing and improving cancer control strategies in the following areas:
- Prevention
- Screening and Detection
- Treatment
- Cancer Disparities
- Clinical Trials
- Healthcare Workforce Development
- Survivorship
- Palliative Care
- Professional Education
- Surveillance and Reporting
- Evaluation
Partners
The Coalition is a statewide network of organizations and individuals comitted to the goal of improving the health of Arkansans. The following organizatios work in partnership with the Coalition to reduce human suffering and the economic burden of cancer in Arkansas:
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American Cancer Society Arkansas Department of Health AR BreastCare Hometown Improvement Initiative ADH Office of Health Marketing and Communications ADH Office of Oral Health AR Foundation for Medical Care American Heart Association American Respiratory Association AR Academy of Family Physicians AR Blue Cross and Blue Shield AR Central Cancer Registry AR Healthcare Access Foundation AR Hospital Association AR Human Development Corp. AR Minority Health Commission Arkansans for a Drug Free Youth Area Agency on Aging AR Broadcasting Foundation AR Center for Health Improvement AR Prostate Cancer Foundation AR State Hospice and Palliative Cancer Association Baptist Health Medical Center Baxter Regional Medical Center NCI Cancer Information Service CARTI Caruthers & Wolverton, LLC CDMI, Inc. Center for Healing Hearts and Spirits Central AR Veterans Healthcare Service Coalition for a Tobacco Free Arkansas Community Clinic at St. Francis House Community Health Centers of Arkansas Conway Regional Health Systems UAMS College of Public Health Core Wellness Seminars Dawson Education Cooperative Delta Access ADH Office of Rural Health/Primary Care ADH Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program ADH Minority Health and Health Disparities EDS - BreastCare East Arkansas Enterprise Community Eastside Community Club Eisai, Inc. Family Life Building Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Full Gospel Outreach Ministry Genesis Cancer Center |
H.O.P.E., Inc. Handsel Art and Advertising Harvey Pediatrics Research Highlands Oncology Hospice Homecare Jefferson Comprehensive Care System, Inc. Jones Center for Families Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Gateway Chapter MCAEDC Cancer Council NARTI Northwest Foundation for Medical Care Northwest AR Tobacco Free Coalition River Valley Tobacco-Free Coalition SE AR Education Service Cooperative St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center St. Edwards Mercy Medical St. Francis County Cancer Council St. Joseph's Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center Susan G. Komen For the Cure The Breast Center of NWA The Cancer Challenge The Center for Diversity Affairs The Communication Group The Witness Project Tobacco-Free Marion County Treadway Electric Company, Inc. Tri-Lakes Area Foundation UALR School of Social Work University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS College of Pharmacy UAMS Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology UAMS Cancer Control Outreach Center UAMS Breast Surgical Oncology UAMS Library UAMS Clinical Research UAMS Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences UAMS DFPM-CME UAMS Library/National Library of Medicine UAMS Office of Diversity Affairs UAMS Regional Programs UAMS Rural Hospital Program UAMS/Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute UAMS/Esperanza Y Vida University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff UAPB Minority Initiative Sub-Recipient Grant Office University of Arkansas at Monticello UA Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service VA Cancer Committee We Care, Inc. White River Rural Health Center, Inc. |
Board Members
| Arkansas Cancer Coalition - Advisory Board | ||
| Helen Baldwin, MBA, RN | Kelly Duke, MA | |
| Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation | Health Coordinator | |
| 1910 N. Grant Street, Suite 1-A | VISN 16 (CSPO) | |
| Little Rock, AR 72207 | 2200 Fort Roots Dr. | |
| Phone: (501) 603-7433 | Little Rock, AR 72214 | |
| Fax : (501) 603-7433 | Phone: (501) 257-3723 | |
| Email: hbaldwin@arprostatecancer.org | Fax : (501) 257-3723 | |
| Email: kelly.duke1@va.gov | ||
| Paul Greene, PhD | Barbara Hager, MPH, CHES | |
| UAMS College of Public Health | Arkansas Department of Health | |
| 4301 West Markham, Slot 820 | 4815 W. Markham, Slot H11 | |
| Little Rock, AR 72205 | Little Rock, AR 72205 | |
| Phone: (501) 526-6706 | Phone: (501) 661-2495 | |
| Fax : (501) 526-6706 | Fax : (501) 661-2495 | |
| Email: pggreene@uams.edu | Email: barbara.hager@arkansas.gov | |
| Ronda Henry-Tillman, MD | Linda Jetton, BS, RN | |
| UAMS Cancer Institute | Retired | |
| 4301 W. Markham, Slot 725 | 27 W. Township | |
| Little Rock, AR 72205 | Fayetteville, AR 72703 | |
| Phone: (501) 686-6503 | Phone: (479) 521-4919 | |
| Fax : (501) 686-6503 | Email: cllkjet@sbcglobal.net | |
| Email: henryrondas@uams.edu | ||
| Lynda Lehing, MBA, RN | Sip B. Mouden, MS | |
| Arkansas Department of Health | Community Health Centers of Arkansas, Inc. | |
| 4815 W. Markham, Slot H19 | 420 W. 4th Street, Suite A | |
| Little Rock, AR 72205 | North Little Rock, AR 72114 | |
| Phone: (501) 661-2231 | Phone: (501) 374-8225 | |
| Fax : (501) 661-2231 | Email: sbmouden@chc-ar.org | |
| Email: lynda.lehing@arkansas.gov | ||
| Emily P. Pearce | Steven Strode, MD, Med, MPH | |
| Health Initiatives Director - Arkansas | Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System | |
| American Cancer Society - Mid South Div | 104 Charter Court | |
| 901 North University Avenue | Little Rock, AR 72120 | |
| Little Rock, AR 72207 | Phone: (501) 257-1000 | |
| Phone: (501) 603-5206 | Email: steven.strode@va.gov | |
| Fax : (501) 603-5206 | ||
| Email: emily.pearce@cancer.org | ||
| Catherine Tapp, MPH | A. Reed Thompson, MD | |
| Arkansas Department of Health | American College of Surgeons Cancer Liaision | |
| 4815 W. Markham, Slot H65 | 4301 West Markham, Slot 748 | |
| Little Rock, AR 72205 | Little Rock, AR 72205 | |
| Phone: (501) 661-2392 | Phone: 501-603-1353 | |
| Email: catherine.tapp@arkansas.gov | Email: thompsonreeda@uams.edu | |
| Laura Vaughn | Charlotte Williams, DrPH, MPH | |
| Arkansas State Vice President | School of Public Service | |
| American Cancer Society - Mid South Div | 1200 President Clinton Avenue | |
| 901 North University Avenue | Little Rock, AR 72201 | |
| Little, AR 72207 | Phone: (501) 683-5203 | |
| Phone: (501) 603-5213 | Email: clwilliams@clintonschool.edu | |
| Fax : (501) 603-5213 | ||
| Email: laura.vaughn@cancer.org | ||
| Linda Wilson | ||
| Retired | ||
| 4712 West 25th Street | ||
| Little Rock, AR 72204 | ||
| Phone: (501) 614-9167 | ||
| Email: linda.wilson2@arkansas.gov | ||
Staff Members
| Arkansas Cancer Coalition - Staff | ||
| Cornelya Dorbin, MPA | Sara Eichmann | |
| Executive Director | Accountability and Dev Coordinator | |
| Arkansas Cancer Coalition | Arkancas Cancer Coalition | |
| 901 North University Avenue | 3291 South Thompson, Suite D104 | |
| Little Rock, AR 72207 | Springdale, AR 72764 | |
| Phone: (501) 603-5225 | Phone: (479) 750-2493 | |
| Fax : (501) 603-5225 | Fax : (479) 750-2493 | |
| Email: cornelya.dorbin@cancer.org | Email: sara.eichmann@cancer.org | |
History
In 1992, Arkansas' breast cancer control program began, and one year later, the Arkansas Cancer Control Coalition formed to support and monitor the state's breast cancer control plan. This coalition joined forces with the Arkansas Department of Health's Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program to initiate a five-year agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide services for early detection for breast and cervical cancer. Through partnerships with YWCA EncorePlus, the American Cancer Society, The Witness Project and the Arkansas affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Arkansans were given access to early detection in 1995.
The coalition led the way for the passage of The Breast Cancer Act of 1997. This act appropriated $4 million in state general revenue with backup funding from a tobacco tax to provide breast cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment and research. The state funding complemented CDC funds to ensure a timely diagnosis and treatment for eligible Arkansas women.
In 1998, Arkansas was selected to participate in a case study of cancer prevention and control conducted by Battelle Centers for Health Research and Evaluation, a contractor of CDC. Arkansas was selected based on previous attempts at comprehensive cancer planning, the degree of centralization of public health functions, presence of a cancer registry and resources available to support cancer planning activities. Later that year, Arkansas submitted a Comprehensive Cancer Control grant application and was designated a CDC planning state but did not receive funding. Following the release of the Battelle report in September 1998, ADH formed an internal taskforce for comprehensive cancer planning and began participating in monthly planning activities.
The first comprehensive cancer conference, the Arkansas Cancer Summit, took place in September 2000 and later that year the framework for a statewide comprehensive cancer control plan began to emerge. By the end of 2000, the Arkansas Cancer Control Coalition and ADH's comprehensive cancer planning taskforce merged to form the Arkansas Cancer Coalition. In November 2001, the Arkansas Cancer Plan: A Framework for Action was published and led the way for implementation funding from CDC.