# Administrative Supplement to Cancer Center Support Grant to Strengthen NCI-Supported Community Outreach Capacity through CHE of the NON

> **NIH NIH P30** · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $115,000

## Abstract

Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI) is an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center serving a 46-county
catchment area in Michigan (MI) that is home to 6.7 million residents. KCI's longstanding efforts to increase both
engagement of catchment area residents in research and research impact was formalized with the appointment
of an Associate Center Director for Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) in 2018 and the creation of
the Office for Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement (OCHECE) in 2017. The COE initiative has
identified several priority populations, among which African Americans (AfAms) is the largest. There are
approximately 1.17M AfAms in KCI's catchment area (representing the majority of AfAms in the state), with most
residing in Southeast Michigan and the city of Detroit, where 78% of residents identify as AfAm. Engaging this
population in cancer research and prevention/control efforts is essential. Increasing cancer clinical trial
participation in this group is critical as incidence rates across major cancers among AfAms in Detroit and
southeast MI are higher compared to not only whites in Michigan but AfAms nationwide, with similar trends for
cancer mortality, according to the Metropolitan Detroit Cancer Surveillance System and the Michigan Cancer
Surveillance Program. Increasing HPV vaccination is also a priority. According to the Michigan Care
Improvement Registry County Immunization Report Card, HPV vaccination completion rates among the
predominantly AfAm adolescent males and females of Detroit are 46% and 47.2% respectively, far lower than
the Healthy People 2020 goal of 80%.
We propose here to support two community health educators (CHEs) who will build upon our work completed
as part of the 2019-2020 P30 supplement, “NCI-Supported Community Outreach Capacity through Community
Health Educators of the National Outreach Network” which, although dramatically disrupted by the COVID-19
pandemic, reached 150 individuals. Proposed work includes the continued delivery of two video interventions:
1) FACCTs (Facts about Cancer Clinical Trials) and 2) ACE (Advocates for Cancer Education), which focuses
on HPV vaccination. ACE delivery will be further supported by the creation of the HPV Vaccine Community
Coalition (HPV2C2) to amplify pro-vaccine community voices.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10372571
- **Project number:** 3P30CA022453-39S2
- **Recipient organization:** WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** GEROLD BEPLER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $115,000
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1997-08-08 → 2021-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10372571

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10372571, Administrative Supplement to Cancer Center Support Grant to Strengthen NCI-Supported Community Outreach Capacity through CHE of the NON (3P30CA022453-39S2). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10372571. Licensed CC0.

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