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Iowa Department of Public Health Resources

• Iowa Department of Public Health has a number of cancer programs working to prevent and manage chronic disease.
• Free and Low Cost Colorectal Cancer Screening Locations
• Sun Safety Information
• Colorectal Cancer Materials: The Iowa Department of Public Health created the colorectal cancer awareness materials listed below:
• English Colorectal Cancer Materials
• Male Campaign - Car Postcard
• Male Campaign - Car Poster
• Male Campaign - Golf Postcard
• Male Campaign - Golf Poster
• Male Campaign - Stay Safe Postcard
• Male Campaign - Stay Safe Poster
• Male Campaign - Dancing Man Poster
• Check your colon!
• She Feels Blessed to be Alive
• We Know Someone That Wants to Check Out Your Colon
• You Can Survive Colon Cancer
• From Ackley-Zwingle every Iowan age 50 and over needs colorectal screening
• No Symptoms Required. Every Iowan age 50 and over needs colorectal screening
• I Take Good Care of Myself On and Off the Track. Every Iowan age 50 and over needs colorectal screening
• Grandma Get Screened Postcard
• Grandma Get Screened Poster
• Life is Good Postcard
• Life is Good Poster
• Your Family Postcard
• Your Family Poster
• Spanish Colorectal Cancer Materials
• We Got Examined. Visit Your Doctor and Get Checked.
• Examine your colon...survive the silent killer and get checked today for colorectal cancer.
• Prayer and an examination give hope...you can't replace a loved one…visit your doctor and get checked.
• I will survive. Schedule an exam today to get checked for colorectal cancer.
• You vs. colon cancer...a fight you can win. Visit your doctor and get checked.
• Vietnamese Colorectal Cancer Materials
• Grandma Get Screened Postcard
• Grandma Get Screened Poster
• Life is Good Postcard
• Life is Good Poster
• Your Family Postcard
• Your Family Poster

State Resources

• Iowa Cancer Consortium is Iowa's online source of cancer information.
• Iowa Cancer Maps illustrate the burden of breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and prostate cancer in Iowa.
• Iowa Cancer Registry (ICR) is the state cancer registry that provides data and expertise for assembling and reporting cancer incidence; information regarding changes in trends; and conducting studies in Iowa.
• Iowa Health Fact Book is a compilation of state and county statistics about health and social behaviors.

National Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is a federal agency that supports research to improve the quality of health care.
• American Cancer Society (ACS) is a community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating through research, education, advocacy, and service.
• Cancer Control PLANET is a web portal providing access to data and resources that assist planners, program staff, and researchers to design, implement and evaluate evidence-based cancer control programs.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency that works to protect the health and safety of people while providing credible information to enhance health decisions and promote health.
• Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) National Partnership supports CCC coalition plans at the state, tribal, territory, U.S. Pacific Island Jurisdictions and local levels.
• National Cancer Institute Cancer Information Services provides the latest and most accurate cancer information to patients, their families, the public, and health professionals.
• TrialCheck^SM provides healthcare professionals and patient advocates with a search tool for querying and screening hundreds of cancer clinical trials.
• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) evaluates and makes recommendations to be incorporated into primary medical care; identifies a research agenda for clinical preventive care.