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Increasing Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Across the Cancer Continuum through Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change: A Resource for Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition

A guide to assist coalitions in promoting healthy nutrition and physical activity through long-term solutions resulting in improved quality of life among cancer survivors, improved treatment and early detection, and reduced cancer risk.

 

Partner: American Cancer Society

Funder: This guide is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $825,000 with 100% funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS or the US Government.

 

The Gretchen Swanson Center of Nutrition (GSCN) collaborated with the American Cancer Society (ACS) to research policy, systems and environmental (PSE) approaches for improving nutrition and physical activity (NUPA) for cancers survivors.  GSCN and ACS developed a resource guide for Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalitions, which outlined evidence-based policy, systems and environmental approaches, corresponding data and resources to inform nutrition and physical activity efforts across the cancer continuum.

 
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GRETCHEN SWANSON CENTER FOR NUTRITION'S ROLE:

The Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition conducted key informant interviews with organizations in the coalition on their activities working to improve nutrition and physical activity in cancer survivors. The Center also performed an extensive literature review on existing policies, systems and environmental change interventions that coalitions could implement. Working with the American Cancer Society, the Center compiled data and resources into a cohesive guide for coalitions.

 

THE GUIDE:

Content

  • A review of Policy, Systems and Environmental Approaches

  • Nutrition and Physical Activity PSE Strategies for Comprehension Cancer Control (CCC) Coalitions: The Coalition’s Role in PSE Approaches, Key Partnerships in PSE Approaches, Relevance of NUPA PSE Strategies for Cancer Prevention and Survivorship, Recommended Evidence-based PSE Strategies

  • Using Data Sources and Tools Guide to Support PSE Approaches: Data Sources, Data Tools, Planning and Evaluation

  • Advancing Health Equity through PSE Strategy Implementations

  • Resources: NUPA Evidence-based Strategies - Supporting Literature, Surveillance Data Source Descriptions

This guide provides tools to assist coalitions in catalyzing efforts to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity. By implementing proven approaches, coalitions can reach a wide audience and have a sustained effect on health. Policy, systems and environmental approaches can produce long-term solutions by enabling healthy behaviors and practices. These approaches can lead to improved quality of life among cancer survivors, improved treatment and early detection, and reduced cancer risk.

 
 

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