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Highlights from The Field: CDC Colorectal Cancer Control Program

Image: A diagram showing the location of the stomach, small intestine, cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum.
Text below: Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second most deadly cancer in the United States.

Image: Stool tests, flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, and CT colonography.
Text below: Routine screening is the most effective way to prevent colorectal cancer.

Text on screen: Only 42%...counts up to 69%.
Text below: But only 69% of adults aged 50 to 75 are up-to-date with colorectal cancer screenings.

Text on screen: Working for change.
Text below: CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program and its community partners are working together to increase screening rates to 80%.

Image: Animation showing the word “Kentucky” and a background image of a field in Kentucky as well as three boxes labeled “Grace Health”, “Pennyroyal Healthcare Service, Inc.”, and “Shawnee Christian Healthcare Center”.

Image: Map of the United States highlighting Kentucky with the words “low income” and “uninsured and underinsured".
Text below: Colorectal cancer screening services are provided to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured men and women in the Appalachian region, greater Louisville, and Hopkinsville.

Text on screen: Grace Health 392%, Pennyroyal Healthcare Services 76%, Shawnee Christian Healthcare Center 604%.
Text below: Screening rates increased across each region.

Text on screen: Pennyroyal Healthcare Service, Inc.: “Pennroyal has improved our colorectal cancer screening rate from 12.5% to 22% in 5 months. As we build patient reminders into our workflow, provide patient navigation, and monitor our results month-to-month, we expect to see continued improvement.”

Text on screen: Shawnee Christian Healthcare Center: “Shawnee Health is a perfect example of how evidence-based interventions, staff commitment, and partner support can improve colorectal cancer screening rates and ultimately save lives.” 
Image: Photo of two health care professionals from Shawnee Christian Healthcare Center.

Image: Photo of a field with the text “West Virginia” and a box labeled “Beckley Health Right, Inc.”

Image: The words “6,000 patients” and a photo of three Beckley Health Right health care professionals.
Text below: Beckley Health Right distributed fecal immunochemical test, or FIT, kits throughout its free clinics.

Text on screen: Colorectal cancer screening rates more than tripled, increasing from 17% to 77%.

Image: Photo of Chicago with the text “Illinois” and a box labeled “Cook County CARES: Cook County Colon Cancer Alliance to Reignite and Enhance Screening Program”.
Text below: Illinois has some of the highest colorectal cancer incidence rates in the United States, and the lowest screening rates.

Text on screen: Over two years, Cook County CARES has distributed almost 800 FIT kits, and nearly two-thirds of them have been returned.

Text on screen: As a result, 37 positive tests were found and people are getting follow-up care that could save their lives.

Text on screen: Cook County CARES: Cook County Colon Cancer Alliance to Reignite and Enhance Screening Program: “Rural areas of Illinois suffer from high incidence and death rates from colorectal cancer. This program has provided a much-needed resource to local counties, and colorectal cancer education for the medical providers and staff.” (Fornessa T. Randal, MCRP, Executive Director, Center for Asian Health Equity)

Image: Photo of a statue of Andrew Jackson in New Orleans with the text “Louisiana” and a box labeled “Louisiana Colorectal Health Project”. 
Text below: The Louisiana Colorectal Health Project has used its CDC grant to focus on Federally Qualified Health Centers.

Text on screen: Louisiana’s colorectal cancer incidence rate (45 per 100,000 people) is higher than the national rate (37 per 100,000).

Text on screen: Louisiana has had great success. Its overall screening rate has reached 69%, and two screening centers have achieved 80%.

Text on screen: By helping more people get screened, CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program is saving lives.

Text on screen: Highlights from The Field. Visit cdc.gov/cancer/crccp for more information.