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Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control Equity

The Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control Equity (ISCCCE) is one of seven such centers funded by the National Cancer Institute Moonshot Initiative. ISCCCE aims to develop sustainable strategies for ensuring that all patients have access to evidence-based cancer prevention and control.

Research Summaries

A research plain language summary is a short, easy-to-understand description of a scientific study. It helps make research findings clear to the community partners, clinical leaders and staff, and community residents. ISCCCE has created several of these summaries from our published research to help more people understand and engage with our work. By offering these summaries, ISCCCE aims to better share our research with the public so that valuable insights reach more people.

Do no harm: the impact of implementing cancer prevention strategies on other preventive health measures

Efforts to use evidence-based practices sometimes focus only on certain results, ignoring how they might affect other areas of care. To truly “do no harm”, we need to consider how improving one practice might negatively impact other parts of care quality. This paper looks at the impact of a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening initiative on delivery of other preventive care measures.

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Implementation of evidence-based primary cancer prevention interventions in Massachusetts community health centers

This study wanted to find out how health centers in Massachusetts are using cancer prevention EBIs on site and with community partners.

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Bundling Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach with Screening for Social Risk in Federally Qualified Health Centers

The study objective is to measure effects of bundling fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) and SDOH screening in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs).

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Partner and Equity Data-Driven Implementation (PEDDI) to Improve Cancer Screening Equity

The goal of PEDDI is to improve outreach and cancer screening for people in underserved communities. This study shared findings on how practical and accepted PEDDI was.

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How can Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) measure staff time use without using much staff time?

This study aimed to develop simple methods for gathering data on personnel time devoted to implementation and intervention activities in FQHC settings.

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Understanding Health Equity in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) through Implementation Science Partnerships

This study looked at how health equity was put into action and addressed at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs).

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Data Sharing in the context of community-engaged research partnerships

This study looked at the topic of data sharing through the perspective of community-engaged research. This view comes from a long-term collaboration between researchers and community health organization.

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Embedding community-engaged research principles in implementation science

This paper talks about The Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control Equity (ISCCCE) and how they’re working closely with communities to improve cancer prevention and care by addressing implementation gaps.

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Addressing COVID-19 Testing Inequities Among Underserved Populations in Massachusetts (MA)

The study explored the views of COVID-19 testing barriers in six MA communities that are predominately low-income.

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