title: The "Spirit of Eagles" legacy.
abstract: American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) suffer from inordinate morbidity and mortality from various cancers. The Spirit of Eagles is a national Special Populations Network that has developed the community infrastructure to support culturally appropriate, long-range, comprehensive cancer control activities. Subcontracts were developed that involved major cancer centers, nonprofit organizations, policy boards, professional societies, and educators. Community-based cancer control grants were distributed through the Spirit of Eagles program. Community-based participatory research involved 38 communities in a broad range of cancer control activities. The key to long-range improvement in cancer morbidity and mortality in AI/AN communities lies in building infrastructure to support strong partnerships enabling community-based participatory research. Cancer 2006. (c) 2006 American Cancer Society.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. kaur.judith@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Judith Salmon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dignan
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Burhansstipanov
authors.forename: Paulette
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baukol
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Claus
mesh_terms: D000413:Alaska; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D004930:Inuit; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology*; D012109:Research Support as Topic