# Community Outreach and Engagement

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · 2020 · $442,638

## Abstract

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT
ABSTRACT
A core mission of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) is to reduce the burden of cancer
in its catchment area of Los Angeles County (LAC) and beyond. LAC is the most populous and diverse county in
the US, and a signature example of a majority minority community. Over 70% of LAC’s 10.2 million residents are
from racial/ethnic minority groups, 45% are immigrants, and 57% speak a language other than English at
home. The cancer burden in the county is high, with large differences in cancer risk factors and cancer outcomes
by ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic indicators. Given the immense socio-economic and racial/ethnic
diversity of the catchment area, the Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) goals are to ensure that the
research, outreach and other strategic activities of the JCCC are collectively responsive to the cancer burden
and needs of LAC residents, with particular attention to addressing and ameliorating cancer-related disparities.
These goals are being advanced through three broad COE specific aims. In Aim 1, the COE monitors the cancer
burden and cancer-related needs in LAC. This includes monitoring cancer outcomes such as incidence,
mortality, survival, and stage at diagnosis as well as cancer risk factors, cancer screening, preventive vaccine
uptake, and receipt of appropriate cancer care. Patterns and trends are examined by race/ethnicity,
age, immigrant status, socio-economic characteristics, insurance status, and geographic location. This
information is regularly shared with JCCC leaders and members as well as community representatives to inform
JCCC research, community engagement, and other strategic initiatives. In Aim 2, the COE promotes JCCC
basic, clinical, and population research that spans the continuum from primary prevention through end-of-life
and is relevant to the cancer burden and needs of LAC residents. An emphasis is placed on research focused
on the most prevalent cancers in LAC as well as cancers that disproportionately affect marginalized groups. The
COE promotes the inclusion of diverse populations in all JCCC research and clinical trials. It also prioritizes and
supports research beyond the catchment area as well as global cancer research conducted by members. In Aim
3, the COE conducts and supports a wide range of cancer-related outreach and engagement activities
throughout LAC and adjacent counties with an emphasis on vulnerable population groups. Activities aim to
disseminate basic cancer information and recent scientific advances to diverse county residents through
partnerships with numerous community organizations and coalitions. The COE also strives to enhance
enrollment of racial/ethnic minority community members in clinical trials. In addition, significant efforts are made
to increase the capacity of community organizations to partner in cancer-related research. LAC is the archetypal
microcosm of our nation’s increasingly diverse future. This...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9936725
- **Project number:** 2P30CA016042-44
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
- **Principal Investigator:** Roshan Bastani
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $442,638
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9936725

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9936725, Community Outreach and Engagement (2P30CA016042-44). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9936725. Licensed CC0.

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