Vanessa B. Sheppard, PhD

Professor, Theresa A. Thomas Memorial Chair in Cancer Prevention and Control, Founding interim dean, School of Population Health, Associate director, Community Outreach Engagement and Health Disparities Research, Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University

Guest Editorial

Threats to the NCI COE agenda impede our ability to meet the needs of our cancer center catchment area communities

Community Outreach and Engagement (COE), now augmented with the Plan to Enhance Diversity (PED), is critical and central to the impact of NCI-designated cancer centers, and both are set forth as required components for the NCI Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG).

July 07, 2023

Vol.49 No.27

By Kim F. Rhoads, Folakemi T. Odedina, Monica L. Baskin, Vanessa B. Sheppard, Hayley S. Thompson, Kimlin Tam Ashing and Charnita Zeigler-Johnson

Vanessa B. Sheppard, PhD

Threats to the NCI COE agenda impede our ability to meet the needs of our cancer center catchment area communities

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