HEALTH DISPARITIES TASKFORCE MEETING

September 18, 2008 10 AM -12 PM

Attendance: Marva Bohen, Makeisha Nesbitt, Andrea Leinberger-Jabari, Carlos Gallego, DeAnna Frinifrock, DeAnn Lazovich, Elizabeth Moe, Kate Onyeneho, Katie Moyer, Krista Miller, Marie Minh Hien Tran, Marjorie Johnson, Princess Poole, Roshan Paudel, Wilhelmina Holder, Ora Hokes, David Simmons, Dung Pham, Riki-Ann Bredenberg, Margee Brown

Community Based Participatory Research Grant- Roshan Paudel/Lindsay Lampi 

·         Nat’l grant funding opportunity which 4-states in the Midwest can apply (Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin)

·         Priority areas for the grant are: Colorectal/Breast/Cervical screening, Quality of Life, Access to care, Tobacco

·         Up to 25,000/yr for 2yrs or 50,000 for 1 yr

·         The project can be new or existing

·         Each community will be teamed up with an expert partner or researcher (you can suggest your own otherwise ACS can help with matching)

·         Each proposal should include an evaluation plan and budget (process and outcome evaluations will be accepted)

·         What is not covered

o        expert partner or researcher salary

o        screening costs or medical procedures/services

·         Timeline

o        September 11, 2008: Letter of Intent is available

o        October 23, 2008: Letter of Intent is due

o        November 17, 2008: Invitations to submit full application sent 

o        January 19, 2009: Completed applications due

o        February 4, 2009: Announcement of awards

o        February 18, 2009: First grant installment disbursed

o        September 11, 2009: Progress Report due (one-year grant)

o        September 25, 2009: Second installment disbursed (one-year grant)

o        March 12, 2010: Progress Report due (two-year grant)

o        March 26, 2010: Second installment disbursed (two-year grant)

o        March 12, 2010: Final Report due (one-year grant)

o        March 11, 2011: Final Report due (two-year grant)

·         Roshan Paudel/Lindsay Lampi presented a power point for more info please visit http://www.cancermw.org/research/cbprgrants/ or contact Lindsay.lampi@cancer.org

ACTION REQUEST: Is it possible to fund a small local campaign around colorectal awareness whether it is producing a product or paying for placement? Answer: I imagine if promotion is part of the budget and justified for an overall initiative that could be considered. But not just a request for an advertising or promotional campaign.

MCA Steering Committee- DeAnna Lazovich

·          Goal for MN colorectal screening is 74% and our actual overall screening rate is 62% for the state of MN

·         MCA colorectal focus will be on

o        Increasing demand from the community to get screened

o        Increase delivery of screening

o        Increase access to screening (Focus of the CRC Taskforce)

·         DeAnn Lazovich ask if there is an interest from the HD Taskforce in increasing the demand from the community

·         Andrea Leinberger-Jabari, Marge Johnson, Kate Onyeneho expressed an interest

ACTION REQUEST: DeAnna Lazovich is looking for persons who are interested in developing a planning group to increase demand among the community to get colorectal screening. If you are interested or know someone who would be interested please contact Liz Moe at elizabeth.moe@health.state.mn.us by Oct 31 for the Steering Committee Mtg

Building Bridges in Stearns County- Gaylynn Richards

Not Live from St Cloud

-          videoconferencing in place for 2009

Melrose Project (Spanish speaking women)

-          6/11 women confirmed screened

Paynesville Project (Spanish speaking women)

-          Paynesville Area Hospital & Clinics as partner

-          Cold Spring Clinic, on-site mammography

-          Planning in December – event in early Spring-Valentine’s Day?

-          Socorro Felton as educator/Casa Guadalupe as community partner?/ACS as partner

Paper the Town (rural women)

-          Materials distributed, extension number added for tracking

-          Avon, Albany, Royalton, Upsala

-          Sage posters & flyers with Stearns Co sites

Worksite project (Vietnamese women)

-          Stearns manufacturing has been sold and rumors have been that it will close

-          Late breaking news -3 days in Oct have been scheduled for the mammography van

-          Still assessing what, who & how to provide education

Reaching Somali women

- Fartun Hussein will participate in a Somali community health fair in spring 2009

- Fartun is the grantee for grant/MIHV Creating CommUNITY-implement CHW program in St Cloud

- providing education to clinic staff on Somali community & health, and also on CHW/ continues to be an avenue to reach Somali women in St. Cloud

OTHER/Funding

Carry-over money from U of M ($130.00)

St. Cloud Hospital Foundation ($1,800.00)

        Building Bridges Evaluation II on the MCA web site

Community Health Workers (CHW) – Andrea Leinberger-Jabari

·         Combating Cancer in your community will be featured at the Oct. 22-24 at the MN/WI American Indian Cancer Conference at Black Bear Casino Resort in Carlton, MN.

o        The curriculum is tailored toward native American

o        Dr. Perdue will be a presenter

o        Lots of resource available to all participants

·         Lisa Stephens and Andrea Leinberger-Jabari are currently working on placing the Combating Cancer in your community curriculum in health systems in MN

Pap Team- Marie Tran

·         Printing Pap Cards for use

·         Distributing Spanish Tool kits

·         Working on translation of pap card into Spanish

Let’s Talk About It Grant Update (Prostate) - Keith Allen

·         Thus far 7 education sessions have occurred and 154 men have been educated on informed decision making. Because of the nature of the grant screening is not accounted for.

·         See calendar for more information about sessions taking place Aug-Nov

·         Jordan Area has decided to combine a bingo event for the elderly with a Let’s talk about it session

·         Greater Friendship has decided to combine dinner and prayer meeting with a Let’s talk about it session

ACTION REQUEST: LTAI grant is in the process of applying for a 2^nd year of funding and request if agencies in Greater MN are interested in having LTAI session to contact Keith.Allen@cancer.org or Roshan.Paudel@cancer.org

ANNOUNCEMENT:

What: Prostate Cancer Information for LTAI coordinators and interested individuals

When: Tuesday, October 7, 2008 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Where: American Cancer Society Hope Lodge, 2500 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Who: Christopher Warlick, MD, PhD., Assistant Professor of Urologic Surgery, Center for Prostate Cancer, University of Minnesota

Announcements/Requested Information

·         September 28, 2008 Women’s Cancer: Understanding Research at Masonic Cancer Ctr and How it May Benefit You. There are 50 available spots for more information please contact Marva Bohen at bohen001@umn.edu

·         Oct 3-6 at the Radisson Mpls, The American Pain Assoc is offering a training to train local volunteer leadership for the American Pain Assoc. For more information please contact Carlos Gallego at gallegocarlos@district112.org

·         Oct 18 7:30am-4pm Lymphoma Workshop: Understanding Lymphoma Basics and Current Treatment Options Embassy Suites Mpls Airport for more information please contact 800.500.9976 or www.lymphoma.org

·         Nov 19-22 Roots of Strength presented by Circle of Hope in Utah Partial Scholarships maybe available For more information please contact Carlos Gallego at gallegocarlos@district112.org

Next Meeting:  December 18, 2008 at Snelling Office Park, Red River Room from 10:00 to 12:00.   Please mark your calendars.