A joint Department of Defense/American Cancer Society health promotion project

A joint venture expanding cancer control programs and services to overseas activities is described. A pilot project tests the feasibility of using the U.S.-based American Cancer Society programs and techniques at overseas sites. Volunteer-led service-specific organizations deliver services, and recruit and maintain volunteers. Primary focus is tobacco control programs. Periodic evaluations identify problems, successes, and on-going needs. Demonstrated benefits to the community include resources for public and professional education, public information, tobacco use cessation, nutrition education, and DoDDS (youth) programs. The major challenge to success and expansion is to establish and maintain a stable volunteer force.