In 1999, the NPAIHB was the first Tribal organization to receive a CDC Comprehensive Cancer Grant. The Northwest Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Control Project (NTCCP) was the first program to form a tribal cancer coalition covering multiple states, develop a tribal comprehensive cancer plan, design a tribal behavioral risk factor survey, and collaborate with a wide network of partners including federal, state, academic, non profit, and private industry partners.

The NTCCP provides technical assistance to tribes on tribal action plans for local cancer activities, resource information, cancer data and cancer education training through a variety of venues including the Clinical Director’s Update, Cancer 101, and Risky Business. NTCCP also participates in tribal health fairs, events, conferences, and trainings.

Since 1998, the Northwest Tribal Comprehensive Cancer Program (NTCCP) has worked to reduce the burden of cancer affecting Northwest tribal  communities. This daunting task was tackled using an integrated and coordinated approach to cancer control, bridging prevention, screening and early detection, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and end of life care.

Strategies:

The Northwest Tribal Cancer Control Twenty Year Plan – Working Toward Cancer-free Tribal Communities

The Northwest Tribal Cancer Coalition meets regularly with tribal and other comprehensive cancer control partners to address:

• Cancer prevention and control by building partnerships.
• Provide a forum for networking and sharing new information on resources, screening, educational, clinical, and policy updates.
• Empower Tribal communities that have the ability to influence public policy and effect change.
• Provide National, regional, state and local cancer data, research, and evaluation tools for making decisions about cancer prevention and control.

Provide technical assistance in tribal action plan development to help promote local activities in screening, prevention, and education activities in tribal communities.

Provide cancer education training through a variety of venues including the Clinical Director’s Update, Cancer 101, Risky Business and coalition meetings.

Provide resource information to tribal communities on cancer related issues.

Funding:

Project activities are funded by Cooperative Agreement No. U58 DP003935-05 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.