title: An achievement of professional, public, and patient education: the design and evaluation of a comprehensive cancer control plan for Alabama.
abstract: This Alabama statewide cancer control plan for 2011-2015 seeks to build on the successes of two previous 5-year plans while developing new objectives that address cancer disparities and cancer prevention over the entire lifespan. The approach to defining objectives for this Plan was systematic and sought input from all members of the Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition (ACCCC). The Plan that was fashioned is based on input from academic medical centers, private physicians, government agencies, regulatory agencies, health societies, private citizens, and cancer survivors, all of whom are active Coalition members who exchange information, opinions, and knowledge from their respective points of view. The Plan could not have taken shape without the full input of health professionals, statisticians, graduate students, former patients, and concerned citizens; it is truly an example of the synergy of professional, public, and patient education.
authors.affiliation: Division of Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, MT 637, 1717 11th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294-4410, USA.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Litton
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Waterbor
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Farhan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Renee A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Desmond
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D057766:Policy; D016730:Program Development