Research / Clinical
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Diseases/Research Topics
Health Education and Patient/Community Outreach, Latinos and cancer, Tobacco
Redes En Accion: Mission
The mission of Redes En Acción is to develop a national cancer network that engages in cancer research, training and awareness activities to reduce the disparate impact of cancer on this nation's 35 million Latinos.
History of Redes En Acción:
Recognizing the limited information on cancer awareness reaching Latinos and the genuine barriers to health care faced by this population, in 1992 the National Hispanic Leadership Initiative on Cancer: En Acción, launched the first comprehensive assessment of cancer risk factors among Hispanic men and women.
Under the direction of Dr. Ramirez from 1992 to 2000, the NCI-funded NHLIC: En Acción developed community outreach programs and implemented cancer prevention and control strategies tailored to the diverse Latino groups residing in Brooklyn, Miami, San Francisco, San Diego, San Antonio and Brownsville, Texas. The multi-site research and community outreach program developed and implemented state-of-the-art cancer prevention and control strategies tailored to major populations of Latinos: Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central and South Americans.
In 2000, by establishing Regional Network Centers across the country, Redes En Acción has expanded the existing infrastructure of NHLIC: En Acción to the Midwest with a new North Central Regional Network Center in Chicago. With this national infrastructure in place, Redes En Acción has worked to prioritize cancer issues related to Latinos, and promote cancer research, training and public education activities based on these priorities.
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