title: Maryland's Special Populations Cancer Network: cancer health disparities reduction model.
abstract: Cancer in Maryland is a serious health concern for minority and underserved populations in rural and urban areas. This report describes the National Cancer Institute (NCI) supported Maryland Special Populations Cancer Network (MSPN), a community-academic partnership. The MSPN's priority populations include African Americans, Native Americans, and other medically underserved residents of rural and urban areas. The MSPN has established a community infrastructure through formal collaborations with several community partners located in Baltimore City, the rural Eastern Shore, and Southern and Western Maryland, and among the Piscataway Conoy Tribe and the other 27 Native American Tribes in Maryland. Key partners also include the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and the University of Maryland Statewide Health Network. The MSPN has implemented innovative and successful programs in cancer health disparities research, outreach, and training; clinical trials education, health disparities policy, and resource leveraging. The MSPN addresses the goal of the NCI and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to reduce and eventually eliminate cancer health disparities. Community-academic partnerships are the foundation of this successful network.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Claudia R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Baquet
authors.forename: Kelly M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bramble
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: DeShields
authors.forename: Delores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Datcher
authors.forename: Mervin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Savoy
authors.forename: Kery
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hummel
authors.forename: Shiraz I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Sandra E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boykin-Brown
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D008396:Maryland; D008913:Minority Groups; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D017216:Telemedicine; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D035862:Vulnerable Populations