Colorectal Cancer

October 5, 2020

Three New Special Interest Projects for UW HPRC

Rachel Seymour

Annette Fitzpatrick, Sarah Knerr, Larry Kessler

As part of the national Prevention Research Centers (PRC) network, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded the University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center (UW HPRC) three new Special Interest Projects that will focus on early detection of cognitive impairment and cancer prevention.

February 7, 2019

Looking Back at 2018, Looking Forward to 2019

Rachel Seymour

Impact Data for 2018

Greetings and welcome to 2019 from the Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) Director, Peggy Hannon. Read highlights on 2018, and see what to look forward to in 2019.

October 12, 2017

HPRC Awarded $250,000 for Cancer Patient Navigation Study

Rachel Seymour

Wendy Barrington

A new CDC-funded Special Interest Project, titled “Formative Study of Patient Navigators with the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) and the Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP)” aims to characterize patient navigators’ background, roles and responsibilities, work environment, and training and technical assistance needs.