# Community Outreach and Engagement

> **NIH NIH P30** · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · 2022 · $121,194

## Abstract

The catchment area for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Roswell Park) encompasses diverse
populations including Native American, African Americans/Blacks (AA), Hispanics, refugees and Appalachian
populations within the 8-counties designated as “Western New York” (WNY). Approximately 60% of the
population resides in Erie County where Roswell Park is located. Buffalo is the largest city in the region,
second largest in New York State (NYS), and is one of the poorest cities in the US, (ranked 4th in 2016).
Compared to NYS and US rates, the eight WNY counties have higher overall cancer incidence and mortality
rates. Roswell Park seeks to reduce the burden of cancer on our patients and catchment area. Engaging
community partners is crucial for achieving the Roswell Park mission and the Community Outreach and
Engagement goal is to assure that all cancer patients and communities in WNY can benefit from the clinical
and scientific advances accomplished at Roswell Park. To this end, we propose the following Specific Aims:
Aim 1: Evaluate significant cancer burden and related disparities relevant to the WNY catchment area.
Objectives include examination of data on risk factors, incidence, mortality and survival that impact the cancer
burden. Aim 2: Facilitate strategic research and clinical trial participation across Roswell Park relevant to the
cancer burden in WNY. Objectives include catalyzing research relevant to and/or involving the communities of
the catchment area and promoting engagement with the population in clinical studies and addressing their
priorities. Aim 3: Accelerate the implementation of education and resources in collaboration with WNY
communities to reduce the cancer burden and related cancer disparities. Objectives include community and
clinical partnerships to increase screening and access to cancer treatment and a portfolio of strategic
evidence-based interventions relevant to reducing the cancer burden in WNY. Aim 4: Promote policy
recommendations and extend the reach of Roswell Park regionally, nationally and globally. Objectives include
enhancing evidence-based programs that impact local, regional, national and global health policy to reduce
tobacco use, increasing international cancer collaborations (e.g., Cuba; Nigeria), addressing Native American
health concerns; and sharing Roswell Park expertise to address global cancer issues (e.g., Kashmir, India).
COE future directions include: 1) Enhanced engagement and dissemination of lung cancer screening and
vaccines in rural communities; 2) Improved assessment of the catchment area cancer burden through
geocoding of incidence and mortality; 3) Enhanced collaborations with community members to reduce
fundamental cancer risk and recurrence factors (e.g., nutrition/obesity, exercise, lifestyle and survivorship); and
4) Coalition building to address WNY cancer burden disparities and policies particularly as they relate to breast
and lung cancer incidence and mortality.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10398069
- **Project number:** 5P30CA016056-45
- **Recipient organization:** ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP
- **Principal Investigator:** Elizabeth Bouchard
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $121,194
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-06-16 → 2024-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10398069

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10398069, Community Outreach and Engagement (5P30CA016056-45). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10398069. Licensed CC0.

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