# Survey of the Health of Wisconsin

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · 2024 · $34,350

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT
Cancer remains a leading cause of death and disability in the United States and significant disparities across
urban and rural, as well as racial and ethnic populations, exist. Population health sciences is an interdisciplinary
approach drawing on basic, clinical, and social sciences to ensure translation and dissemination of new
knowledge into useful applications across multiple sectors. The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin, SHOW, is a
long-standing infrastructure for population health research. Established in 2008, SHOW includes an ongoing
longitudinal cohort study of individuals representing the entire state of Wisconsin. As a University of Wisconsin
Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) shared resource (SR), SHOW provides members with an existing data
collection infrastructure and access to detailed survey data, physical exam measurements and biospecimens for
advancing cancer control. UWCCC has a rich history of providing survey and research study design support for
members through the Cancer Prevention and Outcomes Data (C-POD) SR; which was merged with SHOW to
support cancer research across the entire UWCCC catchment area. In the current CCSG cycle, the C-POD and
SHOW served 35 unique UWCCC members across all six scientific programs. SHOW includes detailed survey
and physical exam data describing population trends in numerous well established and emerging cancer risk
factors including multiple social determinants of health. These detailed data are coupled with stored
biospecimens including urine, serum, plasma and DNA on over 4,000 individual Wisconsin residents. With this
unique resource, SHOW’s goal is to facilitate innovative cancer research for improved cancer prevention and
control across all communities in Wisconsin. This is accomplished through 3 aims: 1) Accelerate Cancer
Surveillance and Cancer Prevention and Control Research through the Use of Existing Data. SHOW’s
longitudinal data are available to UWCCC members to conduct etiologic research and monitor the prevalence of
known and emerging cancer risk factors across the UWCCC catchment. 2) Facilitate the Development of New
Population Based Cancer Research Utilizing SHOW Expertise and Infrastructure. Independent of the core
SHOW data, SHOW can support new study design and survey development, including rigorous and reproducible
methods and protocols for population based biospecimen collection and storage. 3) Foster Use of SHOW
Biospecimens for Novel Cancer Research. SHOW maintains an extensive biorepository and expertise to support
cost effective biomarker based cancer research. Dr. Malecki (CPC), the SHOW Faculty Leader and Dr. Schultz,
the Facility Manager, have over twenty years of combined experience and expertise in population based
epidemiologic, community engaged, and translational research. SHOW also maintains long-standing
relationships with diverse African American and rural community based organizations serving those carrying the
heaviest cancer burde...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10873119
- **Project number:** 5P30CA014520-50
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON
- **Principal Investigator:** Kristen Mary Chossek Malecki
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $34,350
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-04-25 → 2028-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10873119

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10873119, Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (5P30CA014520-50). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10873119. Licensed CC0.

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