Goals and focus

Improve access to survivorship care, resources, and support services.

Address long term health and quality-of-life challenges for cancer survivors.

Foster collaboration among healthcare providers, care givers, community organizations, and others to enhance survivorship outcomes.

Who should join?

Anyone who is interested in cancer survivorship in Washington state. This includes cancer survivors and caregivers, Healthcare professionals, patient support organizations, researchers, public health professionals and advocates working in cancer survivorship care and long-term health outcomes.

Goals and focus

The Clinical Trials working group meets monthly to support the development of the Cancer Plan with an emphasis on the inclusion of clinical trials and associated governance to address cancer rates in Washington. 

Who should join?

Anyone who has an interest in or works in clinical trials, research governance and design, health equity in clinical research, and best practices. We especially welcome people who have participated in clinical trials in the past, or wanted to and had barriers to participation.

Goals and focus

Identifying and bridging equity gaps within gender, race, ethnicity, insurance status, culture, and other social determinants by rural and urban communities

Goal is to alleviate barriers to care, thereby increasing access to care, health screenings and preventative care in underrepresented populations through health literacy and collaboration with other groups. 

Who should join?

Organizations whose focus is on health of underrepresented communities throughout the lifespan

Community service organizations where public health is a pillar of their focus (Thinking about a Rotary district who approached me about working with access to care issues) on goes here

Goals and focus

The Prevention & Screening Workgroup is dedicated to advancing cancer prevention and early detection efforts across the state by focusing on the screening objectives in the Cancer Action Plan of Washington, including education, access to screening, and community barriers. 

Who should join? 

Anyone who is working toward cancer screening and/or prevention in their communities or profession. 

Goals and focus

The communications working group meets monthly to support the communications and materials needed for the broader CAPOW coalition. This includes development, review and approval of the newsletter, promotional materials, website updates, the dissemination of reports and other coalition information and materials.

Who should join?

This is a great working group for those who have social media experience, are familiar with graphic design, surveys, reports, website updates, or other coalition communications.

Goals and focus

The advocacy and government relations working group meets monthly to support the development of a future advocacy plan for the Cancer Plan to be used to educate the Washington State Legislature. We focus on monitoring potential federal policy impacts on the work of CAPOW and the implementation of the 2025-2030 Plan. 

Who should join?

This workgroup is great for those who have an interest in civic engagement, and who might be familiar with government relations and advocacy, have experience with federal, state, or local government, or are looking to learn! Participants should confirm that they are able to interact with legislators, as some professional roles prohibit that activity.

Goals and focus

The Data Governance workgroup focuses on creating policies and structures for how cancer-related data is collected, shared, and used across the coalition to track progress on CAPOW goals and objectives.

Who should join? 

This group is ideal for cancer registry staff, epidemiologists, and those with a passion for telling stories with data.