Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP)

About Us

CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program increases screening to save lives.

Highlights from The Field

Highlights from The Field: CDC Colorectal Cancer Control Program

This video illustrates how awardees in CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program and their community partners are working together to increase screening rates.

About the CRCCP

The history, purpose, and progress of CDC’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP)

The CRCCP Award Recipients

The CRCCP includes 35 state, university, tribal, and other awardees across the U.S.

CRCCP Evaluation Results and Publications

Key findings from rigorous evaluations of the CRCCP, visual summaries of publications

CRCCP Resources

Guidance documents and shared tools for implementing and evaluating the CRCCP

Awardee Highlights

Photo of a doctor talking to clinic staff members

Learn about some of the innovative ways in which current and former CRCCP awardees increase colorectal cancer screening rates in their communities.

Spotlight on Year 4

CRCCP reach after 4 years: 261 health systems, 831 clinics, 6,359 providers, and 1.3 million patients 50 to 75

In program year 4, awardees expanded the CRCCP’s reach to more than 1.3 million patients who are 50 to 75 years old.

Research Collection

Five articles in Preventing Chronic Disease evaluate the CRCCP’s implementation, outcomes, and costs.

Page last reviewed: February 3, 2021

Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention