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Shaping cancer center priorities through Community Advisory Board collaboration
Stephanie Evett1, Megan E Schmidt2,3, Sarah H Nash1,4,5
1University of Iowa College of Public Health, 145 N. Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Research Involvement and Engagement
|March 11, 2025
Summary
Community Advisory Boards (CABs) help cancer centers align institutional priorities with community needs. Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center used CAB input to identify key criteria for cancer research and outreach, focusing on patient barriers, prevention, and health equity.
Area of Science:
- Community-based participatory research in oncology.
- Cancer center outreach and engagement strategies.
- Health disparities and cancer care delivery.
Background:
- Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) teams at comprehensive cancer centers are vital for understanding and addressing cancer burden.
- University of Iowa Health Care Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (Holden CCC) collaborates with its Community Advisory Board (CAB) to identify catchment area needs.
- Aligning cancer center priorities with community needs is crucial for effective cancer control planning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish a collaborative process for identifying research, clinical, and outreach priorities at Holden CCC.
- To engage the CAB in defining criteria for setting institutional cancer priorities.
- To ensure community perspectives directly inform cancer center strategic planning.
Main Methods:
- Holden CCC's COE team facilitated dialogues with diverse CAB members, including community leaders and representatives from health organizations.
- Small- and whole-group discussions were used to gauge criteria for priority setting.
- Online surveys quantitatively assessed CAB members' perspectives on guiding criteria for Holden CCC.
Main Results:
- CAB members refined and ranked criteria for selecting Holden CCC priorities through interactive meetings.
- Top criteria identified by CAB members included patient barriers to cancer care, preventable cancers, and achieving health equity.
- Community input highlighted the importance of addressing health disparities in cancer control efforts.
Conclusions:
- Holden CCC is exploring methods to integrate CAB-identified priorities into research and program planning.
- The multi-step engagement process can be adapted by other cancer centers to align institutional and community priorities.
- Successful collaboration between cancer centers and community advisory boards is key to reducing cancer burden and promoting health equity.
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