Cancer Resources for Community Members and Researchers
Massachusetts and Its Residents
Learn more about the population and communities of Massachusetts
Engaging the Community to Address Cancer
Resources for community members and researchers
- Planet MassCONECT
PLANET MassCONECT was originally a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project that focused on building capacity in CBOs to find, adapt, and implement evidence-based programs (EBPs). The program grew out of MassCONECT (Massachusetts Community Networks to Eliminate Cancer Disparities through Education, Research, and Training), a community network funded by NCI to address cancer disparities in three Massachusetts cities (Boston, Lawrence, and Worcester).
Community Health Needs Assessments
Community-specific needs assessments for various cities and counties in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Health Network Areas
- Boston CHNA-CHIP
- Public Health Institute Network of Western Massachusetts – Western Massachusetts CHNA
- South Shore Health CHNA
- Boston Medical Center CHNA
- DFHCC Brigham and Women’s Hospital CHNA
- DFHCC Boston Children’s Hospital CHNA
- DFHCC Massachusetts General Hospital CHNA
- DFHCC Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CHNA
DF/HCC Institutional Partners and Key Cancer Initiatives
Offices within DFHCC institutions focused on engaging communities to address cancer health needs
- Boston Children's Hospital
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Brigham & Women's Hospital
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- Harvard Medical School
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- MGH Community Health
- Cancer and Specialty Care Patient Navigation Program
- Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE)
- Center for Community Health Improvement
- Collaborative Care and Community Engagement Program
- Community Access, Recruitment, and Engagement Center Research (CARE)
- Kraft Center for Community Health
- Living Tobacco-Free Program