Pennsylvania Cancer Education Network    

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) is pleased to announce the Pennsylvania Cancer Education Network (Network) as a new cancer control initiative in the commonwealth. The Network is designed to educate the public about colorectal, prostate, ovarian and all types of skin cancers. In 2006, colorectal, prostate, ovarian and melanoma of the skin cancers accounted for approximately 30 percent of invasive cancers diagnosed in Pennsylvania, which is why the Department has undertaken this initiative.

Free, community-based education focused on the importance of cancer prevention and early detection is now available in all 67 counties. Presentations are arranged to fit your schedule and can range from brief 20 minute lectures to expanded seminars addressing one or more of these cancers. The ultimate goal of the Network is reduce the number of people who are diagnosed with late stage cancer, and ultimately to reduce the number of deaths from colorectal, prostate, ovarian and skin cancers in Pennsylvania.

The Cancer Institute is working with the Department of Health and is available to present one or more of the Network programs in your community.

To schedule a presentation or to learn more, contact:

Patricia Lawless, MHA
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
334 Jefferson Avenue
Scranton, PA 18510
Phone: (570) 941-7984
Fax: (570) 941-7979
Email: lawlessp3@scranton.edu

The Pennsylvania Cancer Education Network is supported by state funding and through a grant the Department of Health receives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3/16/09
Pennsylvania Cancer Education Network
State-Wide Approach

Northeast
Allentown Health Bureau, MaryEllen Shiels, (610) 437-7513 shiels@allentowncity.org
Bethlehem Health Bureau, Karrie Snyder, (610) 865-4698 ksnyder@bethlehem-pa.gov
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, Pat Lawless, (570) 941-7984 lawlessp3@scranton.edu
Wilkes-Barre City Health Department, Susan Kennedy, (570) 208-4268 skennedy@wilkes-barre.pa.us

Southeast
Chester County Health Department, Katie Kuffner, (610) 344-5340 kkuffner@chesco.org
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Kim LeMaitre, (215) 214-3984 Kim.Lemaitre@fccc.edu
Montgomery County Health Department, Ashley Godshall, (610) 278-5117 ext. 6779
agodshal@montcopa.org
Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Jennifer Kroh-Tepper, (215) 685-6769
Amazed13102@aol.com

North Central
Family Health Council of Central PA, Deborah Ritchey (717) 761-7380 Ext. 3061 dritchey@fhccp.org

South Central
Penn State Cancer Institute, Betsy Aumiller, (717) 531-0003 ext. 287469 baumille@hes.hmc.psu.edu
Pennsylvania Department of Health, South Central District Office, Kaye Weiss, (717) 787-8092
kweiss@state.pa.us
York City Bureau of Health, Monica Green, (717) 846-6730 mgreen@yorkcity.org

Northwest
Erie County Health Department, Janet Vogt, (814) 451-6769 jvogt@ecdh.org
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Kim LeMaitre, (215) 214-3984 Kim.Lemaitre@fccc.edu

Southwest
Allegheny County Health Department, Jason Simonson, (412) 247-7813 jsimonson@achd.net
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Kim LeMaitre, (215) 214-3984 Kim.Lemaitre@fccc.edu