Resources

• March 2012  

Colorectal Cancer Materials

• Colorectal Cancer Drink Coaster -Front (1)  
• Colorectal Cancer Drink Coaster -Front (2)  
• Colorectal Cancer Drink Coaster -Back  
• Colorectal Cancer Screening Paycheck Insert (Spanish)  
• Colorectal Cancer Screening Paycheck Insert  

Web Resources

• The Iowa Department of Public Health
• The Iowa Cancer Consortium
• The American Cancer Society
• The National Cancer Institute
• The Centers for Disease Control
• The Prevent Cancer Foundation
• The Colorectal Cancer Coalition
• The Colon Cancer Alliance
• The National Comprehensive Cancer Network
• United States Preventive Services Task Force
• National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Fight Cancer
• Crohn's Disease
• Iowa Cancer Registry
• FamilyPLZ

Reports & Publications

• Myths & Excuses - Dr. Brooks  
• Cancer in Iowa 2011-State Health Registry of Iowa  
• Iowa Cancer Health Disparities  
• Iowa Cancer Plan 2006-2011  
• The Power of Talk - Brochure  
• The Power of Talk - Folder  
• The Power of Talk - Pamphlet  
• The Power of Talk - Postcard  

Cancer Data & Publications

• National Cancer Institute's State Cancer Profiles
• State Health Registry of Iowa (County Level Data)
• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (State Level Data)
• Iowa County Health Rankings
• Iowa Demographic Data

Maps

• CRC incidence, late-stage, and mortality maps (1998-2009)

• IGS Screening Locations  
• CRC Free & Low Cost Screening in Iowa  

What you can do:

• Talk to family, friends and acquaintances about colorectal cancer and encourage them to get screened. Click here for more information on screening.
• Utilize the Power of Talk Toolkit - This toolkit helps health care providers initiate the conversation about colorectal cancer screenings.
• March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness month.
• Hold a health fair providing colorectal cancer screening tests and/or providing colorectal cancer education. You can use the Colorectal Cancer Screening Event Planning Toolkit -this toolkit assists organizations in planning a colorectal cancer screening event.

To request either of the toolkits above, contact Jason Clinton at (515) 281-5616

Reports & Publications

• How to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Practice: A Primary Care Clinician's Evidence-Based Toolbox and Guide and accompanying Action Plan
• What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (National Cancer Institute)
• Colorectal Cancer Materials and Resources (American Cancer Society)

• Clinician's Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) Reference  
• FOBT - Evidence & Recommendations  
• The Quality of Colonoscopy Services  

Webinars

How to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in Your Primary Care Practice

Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Campaign Materials

The purpose of this campaign is to educate health care professionals on the importance of offering the Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) as another effective colorectal cancer screening option to patients who either won't or can't get a colonoscopy.

• Envelope  
• Flyer  
• Letter  
• Survey  

For more information:

For more information on available resources contact Jeanna Jones at (515) 242-6516.