Cancer Screening, Outreach and Education Programs
Manhattan Cancer Services Program (MCSP)
The MCSP provides community and population-based education to address the importance of early detection, engages community organization to promote early cancer detection services to high need areas, enrolls uninsured individuals in free breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening and diagnostic services, and provides case management services. COE and the MCSP work together to refer community members to free or low-cost breast, cervical, colorectal and lung cancer screening services.
Contact: 212-851-4516
Community Educational Workshops
Our health educators provide cancer education workshops virtually and in-person at community organizations, faith-based organizations (churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, etc.) and at schools. We are present at community events and health fairs to inform the public about our programs and services.
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Cancer Prevention in Action (CPiA)
COE was awarded a grant called Cancer Prevention in Action (CPiA) for the area of Staten Island, funded by the NY State Department of Health and Health Research, Inc. COE works with key partners Dr. Ginny Mantello (Staten Island Borough President’s Office) and Dr. Ana Mendez (Richmond University Medical Center) to facilitate the adoption of sun safety policies at community organizations throughout Staten Island.
These policies introduce free sunscreen, shade, signage, and training to new spaces. CPiA also works closely with Staten Island high schools to bring skin cancer risk reduction information to teens and involves them in a student-led social media communications campaign called Project Sun Safe Staten Island. Lastly, CPiA has maintained a presence at community events and held their own events to educate the public, healthcare providers, pharmacists, federally qualified and school-based health centers, and community leaders about the cancer-preventing HPV vaccination and skin cancer risk reduction.
Contact: Maya Lipsman, Project Director of CPiA Staten Island, ml4082@cumc.columbia.edu(link sends e-mail)
The New York City Cancer Collaborative (NYCCC)
The New York City Cancer Collaborative (NYCCC) is a partnership of the offices of Community Outreach and Engagement from academic and hospital cancer centers and supporting organizations in New York City. Partners include:
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center of Columbia University
- Mount Sinai
- Einstein/Montefiore
- NYU Langone
- Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Weill Cornell
- NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- New York City Community-based organizations
Members of the NYCCC work together to share data from their individual community health needs assessments and to share their strategies and materials on educational outreach with other members.
End HPV NYC
End HPV NYC- Teen Social Media Campaign: COE works with closely with doctors at HICCC and local teens to promote teen HPV vaccine education through social media channels. This group created a social media campaign focused on raising awareness of the HPV vaccine and HPV related cancers. They also launched a survivor storytelling series which is featured on their Instagram page.
Note: COE facilitates access to the HPV vaccination for girls and boys, which can prevent cervical and other HPV-related cancers in the future.