- Principal Investigator(s): Greg A. Talavera, MD MPH
- Project Funding Period: 09/01/2010-08/31/2015
- Project Funding Source: National Cancer Institute
Summary
Redes En Acción: The National Latino Cancer Research Network is a network of more than 2,000 community leaders, researchers, governmental officials and public advocates dedicated to fighting cancer among Latinos through research, training, and education. The network is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with regional sites in San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago and New York City.
The network:
1. Generates research on Latino cancer issues
2. Promotes training and research and
3. Supports cancer awareness and education in Latino communities.
Partners
Cancer Care Access Partnership (C-CAP)Members:
American Cancer Society
California Dialogue on Cancer (CDOC)
California Health Collaborative
Chula Vista Community Collaborative
County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency
Council of Community Clinics
Graduate School of Public Health
California Dept. of Public Health, California Office of Binational Border Health
Logan Heights Family Health Center
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society San Diego/Hawaii Chapter
San Diego County Medical Society
San Diego State University
SDSU/UCSD Cancer Center Comprehensive Partnership
San Ysidro Health Center
Southern Indian Health Council
Susan G. Komen San Diego
Project Concern International
UC San Diego, Moore’s Cancer Center
Vista Community Clinic
Project Web Address
https://www.redesenaccion.org/
Contact Information
Sheila Castañeda, PhD
T: (619) 594-0526
E: scastaneda@mail.sdsu.edu