title: College health as a partner in the care of pediatric cancer survivors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study reviews an initiative to educate providers on pediatric cancer survivor care and to establish a cancer survivor registry in a college health center.
  
  
  METHODS
  PARTICIPANTS were University of Georgia (UGA) college health providers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Providers attended lectures on survivor care and were encouraged to register on Cancer SurvivorLink. Changes in provider familiarity and practice were measured using baseline and follow-up surveys. A survivor registry was created using health entrance forms and medical records abstraction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-four providers registered on SurvivorLink, and 16 completed both surveys. Familiarity with survivor care (p = .003) and a survivor health care plan (p = .016) increased. Likelihood to deliver survivor care increased (p = .01). UGA follows 95 survivors; 71 diagnosed at < 21 years. Among survivors diagnosed at < 21 years, 91% reported their diagnosis on entrance forms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Through education and optimization of health informatics, college health centers can identify and provide survivor care to this medically vulnerable population.
authors.affiliation: a University Health Center, University of Georgia , Athens , Georgia.
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Forehand
authors.forename: Rebecca S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: Garth S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Sandy J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pyle
authors.forename: Lillian R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Meacham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: administration; clinical medicine; health education; mental health