The Partnership Community Outreach Program (PCOP) consists of three inter-related components that provided assistance to the community and/or researchers at CCNY and MSKCC:
CCNY/MSKCC Investigator Consultation Service for Community-Based Research
PCOP provides assistance to investigators from CCNY and MSKCC who are interested in developing and/or are currently engaged in community-based projects. Types of assistance offered include:
- Identifying and establishing relationships with community partners
- Defining the collaboration with community partners by creating goals, expectations, and outcomes for both groups
- Consultation in community-based participatory research methodology
To request assistance: CCNY-MSKCC Investigators Consultation Request Form
Community Resource
PCOP aims to be a resource to the community by helping community stakeholders to address unmet cancer-related health needs. Resources provided speak to cancer-related health information, guidance, and technical assistance:
- Audience-tailored presentations on cancer screening, healthy lifestyle options, and smoking cessation
- Identifying best-practices in cancer-related programming
- Conducting community needs assessments to establish or evaluate cancer-related programmatic services
- Partnering or assisting with disparities research including community needs assessments in order to increase service capacity (e.g., identification of public programs, assistance in negotiating "bartered" services)
- Hosting capacity building workshops including grant development and program management
- Providing public service awareness campaigns
- Creating linkages to print and web-based resources resource of local cancer-related programs and services
To request a consultation for any of the services mentioned or for more information: PCOP Community Consultation Request Form
Community Board
Community United to Reduce the Burden of Cancer (CURB-C) is the community action board of PCOP. Its mission is to reduce cancer health disparities by developing initiatives based on community-defined concerns. Board members include representatives from various community-based organizations, health care facilities, and other stakeholders interested in meeting the unmet cancer-related health needs of their community. Designed initiatives can include activities such as:
- Community health fairs, lectures or symposia
- Print and web-based reference resource of local cancer-related programs and services
- Public awareness campaigns to promote specified cancer screenings
