I Message of Dr. Anita Kinney, Director

A MESSAGE FROM THE CHECoE DIRECTOR

Welcome to the Annual CHECoE Conference!

The Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence (CHECoE) is a formal partnership between the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Rutgers School of Public Health, that serves as a catalyst for training and education, research, community engagement, and public policy advocacy surrounding cancer health equity in one of the nation’s most ethnically and racially diverse states. The Center’s missions is to advance the achievement of equitable access, improved health care quality, and better outcomes across the cancer continuum – prevention, early detection, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life care – through research, education and training, community engagement and outreach, and public policy advocacy.

The goal of this conference is to facilitate collaborations between researchers and community members within our New Jersey catchment area. This conference includes on Day 1 (Monday, June 27th, 2022 – virtual) an update on center activities and future direction, flash talk presentations, a keynote speaker, topic-based breakout sessions, and other interactive activities. We will host our first Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) workshop in the morning on Day 2 (Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 - In Person).

I especially want to recognize and thank each of the Conference Planning Committee Co-chairs for their leadership in developing the sessions and assembling sessions of speakers, including three recognized keynote speakers, flash talks and several abstracts that were submitted. If you are not already a member of the Center, we urge you to join at HERE. To continually improve, we welcome your feedback after the Conference on content and format, and also your suggestions on important topics to cover in future conference or workshops.

Thank you for participating the 3rd Annual CHECoE Conference. We look forward to seeing you at other CHECoE activities.

3rd Annual Conference Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence

Planning Committee Members

Anita Kinney, PhD, RN, FAAN, ABMR Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology School of Public Health Director, Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence Associate Director for Population Science and Community Outreach Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Director, ScreenNJ

Theresa R. Lofton

Staff Assistant Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence Community Outreach & Engagement Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Rita Musanti, PhD, APN-BC, AOCNP Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Denalee O’Malley, PhD, LSW

Rutgers State University of New Jersey Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Family Medicine and

Community Health

Sharon R. Pine, PhD

Associate Professor, Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Assistant Director for Research,

Center for Outreach and Engagement Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Yonaira M. Rivera, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor School of Communication & Information Rutgers University

Sarah J. Scharf, MPH

Interim Senior Director of Administration Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Antoinette (Nan) Stroup, PhD

Professor of Epidemiology Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology Rutgers School of Public Health Director, New Jersey State Cancer Registry Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Pamela Valera, PhD, MSW, ACSW, NCTTP

Assistant Professor Rutgers School of Public Health Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey