BCCSIP Cycle 2 Funding Announcement

The Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Implementation Project (BCCSIP) reflects a collaborative effort between the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Every Woman Counts (EWC) program, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (CCCP), the California Dialogue on Cancer (CDOC), and the California Colorectal Cancer Coalition (C4). This project is funded […]

2022 Community Grants

Mission Neighborhood Health Center Neighborhood Healthcare Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC) Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation Vista Community Clinic Mission Neighborhood Health Center Project Director: Brad Williams, M.DOrganization Headquarters: San Francisco, CAAmount Funded: $10,000Project Title: Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screenings among Latinx Mission Neighborhood Health Center (MNHC) was founded in 1960. MNHC recently acquired Mission Bernal clinic. […]

C4 Vice President Margaret Hitchcock discussing the importance of personal and family history of ALL cancers if you carry a Lynch Syndrome mutation associated with colorectal cancer.

C4 Vice President Margaret Hitchcock discusses with Dave from AliveAndKickn what it is like being a 3x cancer survivor, only to find out that she also harbors a Lynch Syndrome (LS) mutation, separate from those cancers. The atypical presentation for LS in her family highlights why capturing an entire family cancer history is so important. […]

2021 Presentations

October 14-15, 2021 (virtual format)Inaugural Western CRC Consortium ConferenceAccess the recordings here C4 presenters: Drs. Anderson, Hitchcock, Allison, Goetz, Greif, Idos, Potter, May, Donahue, Gupta, Day, and Ogden-Smith  July 27, 2021, 9am – noon (virtual format).California Colorectal Cancer Screening Engagement Meeting: Building Collaborative Efforts to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening in California’s Medi-Cal Patients. C4 presenters: Drs. […]

2020 Community Grants

For 2020, the C4 Board of Directors released a Request for Proposals that was distributed throughout California. The Board agreed to distribute $95,000 for grants that met the competitive review criteria. The projects propose to build upon resources available for Californians to ambitiously raise screening rates for colorectal cancer and improve patient outcomes. The project […]

2020 Presentations

June 30, 2020 (virtual format).Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Overview of Evidence-Based Resources. C4 Presenter: Dr. Samir Gupta. PowerPoint presentation available upon request.

2019 Community Grants

For 2019, the C4 Board of Directors released a Request for Proposals that was distributed throughout California. The Board agreed to distribute $139,000 for grants that met the competitive review criteria. The projects propose to build upon resources available for Californians to ambitiously raise screening rates for colorectal cancer and improve patient outcomes. The project […]