Project REACH
Breast and Cervical Cancer Activity Planning Guide and Resources
Project REACH is an activity planning package designed by and for school employees to help them educate others in their school community on educate them about strategies for cancer prevention and the benefits of cancer screening and early detection. Focusing initially on breast and cervical cancer, these materials are helpful in thinking about cancer prevention and screening in general, and how to plan programs in a local school setting or community.
School employees face barriers unique to the school work setting that may prevent them from getting early detection screening exams. Barriers most often cited by school employees include lack of privacy, insufficient or no health care benefits (especially for part time employees), insufficient vacation/sick days for preventive care visits to their doctor, and lack of an identified resource person on campus (such as a school nurse, wellness coordinator, etc). While all school employees face barriers to getting mammograms and Pap tests, there a certain priority populations within the school setting that have characteristics that increase their need for early detection information and services. And often, they do not get the same information and resources as those provided to others about health.
Project REACH materials were developed over the last decade with funding from the CDC Division of Cancer Control and Prevention with the assistance of many state and local NEA affiliates to help school employees address barriers to screening and early detection.
Using the Project REACH Guide
This guide is designed to be an easy-to-use tool for educational employees interested in spreading the message of early detection. It was designed by and for school employees to work specifically with the structure of schools and education associations. Because school employees have varying amounts of time available, this Guide provides ideas and examples ranging from 10-minute awareness activities to an ongoing education campaign enabling you to tailor a program to the amount of time you are able to commit. Association members and local school employees have successfully implemented every example provided in this manual.
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The complete Guide is available as a series of downloadable PDF documents (requiring the free Adobe Acrobat Reader) divided by chapter.
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Related Resources:
- HIN Products
- Visit the Links and Resources section for additional information on all forms of cancer, including risk factors, prevention and education strategies, and frequently asked questions. (links to master hotlinks page)
Technical Assistance
To talk with an HIN staff person about using this guide to implement local cancer education activities in your school community, contact Rena Large at 202-822-7783 or [email protected].
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The Project REACH Activity Planning Guide is the property of the NEA Health Information Network (NEA HIN) and funded through a Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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