# CCSG - Administrative Supplement-CHE - 2021

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · 2021 · $115,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC) is one of only two NCI-
designated Cancer Centers in Illinois and is a major referral center for patients with cancer throughout the
Midwest and the nation. The UCCCC catchment area includes five surrounding counties in Illinois (Cook, Will,
DuPage, Lake) and one county in Northwest Indiana (Lake). Our catchment area has a sizable population of
underserved minorities (19% African Americans, 22% Hispanic and 8% Asian Americans) and demonstrates a
significant cancer burden, other related health care disparities in chronic disease burden (e.g., obesity,
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, tobacco use), screening, and significant barriers due to adverse social
determinants of health (e.g., poverty, insurance status, transportation). To address these gaps, the Community
Health Educators (CHE) become critical connectors for the UCCCC to integrate underserved communities into
research and identify better ways to bring evidence-based cancer control efforts to these communities.
The UCCCC NON-CHE program is the only NON-CHE site in Illinois and one of the only programs conducting
all three education initiatives. The CHE team is diverse and is able to provide education that is community
specific but also bilingual (English/Spanish/Mandarin/Cantonese). The CHE team plans to expand partnerships
to allow extended reach to our defined catchment area and the wider state efforts across Illinois using many of
the web based /online adaptations the team has adapted due to COVID-19. Given the demographics and
catchment data on disparities in cancer screening, incidence and mortality, the CHE team efforts will continue
to focus on recruiting minority participation in all three NON-CHE initiatives: Clinical Trials (CT), Screen to
Save (S2S), and HPV specifically in African American, Asian and Hispanic communities in the catchment area
and Illinois. The options will include: 1) in person education sessions (when COVID-19 restrictions allow),
2) live webinar-based education sessions, and 3) online self-study education sessions using the Trainual
platform will be created and hosted for independent study. All sessions will include appropriate consents and
pre/post surveys. 150-200 participants with completed surveys for each initiative are anticipated as a minimum
during the first 18 months of the grant period. The CHE program is fully integrated into the UCCCC COE
programming and long-term strategic plan to ensure sustainable efforts. We expect that our CHEs will continue
to be central to research and education/outreach efforts at the UCCCC and will continue to lead key COE
initiatives. CHE will continue to develop sustainable partnerships and secure funding to continue community
education in these key target initiatives areas as they align with disparities in our catchment area and with
community and UCCCC mutually defined goals.
Specific Aims
Aim1: Expand community health educ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10372509
- **Project number:** 3P30CA014599-46S3
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
- **Principal Investigator:** KUNLE ODUNSI
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $115,000
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1997-09-01 → 2023-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10372509

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10372509, CCSG - Administrative Supplement-CHE - 2021 (3P30CA014599-46S3). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10372509. Licensed CC0.

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