Wilmot Cancer Institute / Wilmot Community Engagement

Community Outreach & Engagement (COE)

Cancer incidence and mortality is higher in the region Wilmot Cancer Institute serves as compared to the rest of New York State and the nation. What’s more, there are drastic and unacceptable cancer disparities by geography, race, and ethnicity among the population of 3 million people in these 27 counties, known as our catchment area.

Our COE team works to reduce the burden of cancer here by guiding efforts and attention where the need is greatest—collaborating with communities to better understand and resolve cancer disparities. And, working together, making a difference by bringing the latest and greatest science has to offer when it comes to the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer to those who need it most.

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Our Team

We are a diverse group of professionals, passionate about going beyond observations to work alongside community members to take significant action.

Who We Are

Impact

Our ongoing effort has the potential to positively impact 3 million people, particularly those who are underserved, understudied, and negatively impacted by social factors.

What We Do

Collaboration

Success in our efforts comes through collaboration, including with our Cancer Community Advisory Council (CCAC) and various community organizations.

Community Partners

Insights

Real-time data maps help guide our efforts—and can do the same for your community efforts, through our Cancer Visual Analytic System (CANVAS) web-based tool.

Region We Serve

Change

Supporting research that emphasizes disparities and community involvement is one way we facilitate real and lasting change.

Disparities Research

Programs

To see how we can help your community, browse our cancer prevention, screening, and education programs.

Programs & Calendar

Spotlight

“As a statistician, I may be biased. But data science plays a crucial role in helping us identify high-risk communities and their needs. Even doing a little in some of these areas can have a big impact on cancer prevention and intervention.”

— Xueya Cai, PhD, URMC Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology

Get to Know Our Team

Upcoming Events

Promote Health. Prevent Cancer. Workout Class

Sarah Merritt
Regional program manager of Promote Health. Prevent Cancer.

Mon, Mar 08 @ 5:00 PM
Zoom

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Current Research

COE facilitates community-driven, inter-programmatic disparities research. We also offer consultation services-resources to help community groups with the development of their own cancer prevention, screening, and education programs.

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Data Maps

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