Member Resources

Webinars and Info Sessions

CPCRN Community Mini-Grants Lunch & Learn Panel, August 30, 2021

The CPCRN Coordinating Center held a virtual Community Mini-Grants Lunch & Learn panel event on Monday, August 30, 2021. Broadcasted live and open to the public, the 1-hr interactive session saw a total of 60 attendees, and featured an expert panel of CPCRN investigators and affiliates who spoke about their experiences with, and best practices for organizing and administering community-based mini-grants. The event concluded with a Q&A session.

Panelists: Cam Escoffery, PhD;  Cyndi Thomson, PhD;  James Hébert, ScD;  Jackilen Shannon, PhD
Moderators: Dr. Stephanie Wheeler, PhD;  Betsy Risendal, PhD

Download Slides |  Watch Recording

Network Overview Slides

CPCRN Cycle 5 Overview Presentations

CPCRN Orientation and Network Overview Presentations, CPCRN5 Year 3 Virtual Winter Meeting, January 2022

The CPCRN Coordinating Center team at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, delivered two CPCRN introductory presentations to Network members in attendance at the CPCRN5 Year 3 Virtual Winter Meeting, held on January 27, 2022. The presentations may be viewed and downloaded at the links below:

Download CPCRN Orientation & Becoming More Involved in the Network Slides
Presenters: Dr. Stephanie Wheeler; Becky Lee; Dr. Rebecca Williams; and Alexa Young

Download CPCRN Welcome & Network Progress Slides
Presenter: Dr. Stephanie Wheeler

CPCRN Overview and Orientation Presentations, CPCRN5 Year 2 Virtual Annual Meeting, January 2021

In January 2021, Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, PI of the UNC Coordinating Center, delivered CPCRN Overview and CPCRN Orientation presentations at the Year 2 Virtual Annual Meeting. The presentations may be downloaded as slide decks through the links below:

Download CPCRN Overview and Network Progress Presentation Slides

Download CPCRN Investigator Orientation Presentation Slides

CPCRN Overview Presentation, Implementation Science Consortium in Cancer (ISCC), September 2020

In September 2020, Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, PI of the UNC Coordinating Center, delivered the presentation, Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) Overview, at the 2020 virtual Implementation Science Consortium in Cancer (ISCC). The presentation may be viewed as a recording, or downloaded as a slide deck through the links below:

Download CPCRN Overview Presentation Slides
Watch CPCRN Overview Presentation Recording

CPCRN Overview and Orientation Presentations, CPCRN5 Kickoff Meeting, January 2020

In January 2020, Stephanie Wheeler, PhD, MPH, PI of the UNC Coordinating Center, delivered CPCRN Overview and CPCRN Orientation presentations at the CPCRN Cycle 5 Kickoff Meeting, held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The presentations may be downloaded as slide decks through the links below:

Download CPCRN Overview Presentation Slides
Download CPCRN Orientation Presentation Slides

Notable Publications of Use to CPCRN Members

An application of the Science Impact Framework to the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network from 2014-2018.

Ko, L. K., Jang, S. H., Friedman, D. B., Glanz, K., Leeman, J., Hannon, P. A., Shannon, J., Cole, A., Williams, R., & Vu, T. (2019). An application of the Science Impact Framework to the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network from 2014-2018. Preventive medicine129S, 105821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105821

The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN): Advancing public health and implementation science.

White, A., Sabatino, S. A., Vinson, C., Chambers, D., & White, M. C. (2019). The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN): Advancing public health and implementation science. Preventive medicine129S, 105824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105824

Impact of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network: Accelerating the Translation of Research Into Practice

Ribisl KM, Fernandez ME, Friedman DB, et al. Impact of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network: Accelerating the Translation of Research Into Practice. Am J Prev Med. 2017;52(3 Suppl 3):S233–S240. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2016.08.026

The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network: An Interactive Systems Approach to Advancing Cancer Control Implementation Research and Practice

Fernández ME, Melvin CL, Leeman J, et al. The cancer prevention and control research network: An interactive systems approach to advancing cancer control implementation research and practice. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014;23(11):2512–2521. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0097

The Promise and Pitfalls of Systematic Reviews

Mullen PD, Ramirez G. Annual Review of Public Health. 2006;27:81-102. (Reprinted, with permission, from the Annual Review of Public Health, Volume 27 (c)2006 by Annual Reviews www.annualreviews.org)

The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network

Harris JR, Brown PK, Coughlin S, Fernandez ME, Hebert JR, Kerner J, et al. Prev Chronic Dis [serial online] 2005 Jan [date cited]. Available from: URL: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jan/04_0059.htm.

Partnership synergy: a practical framework for studying and strengthening the collaborative advantage

Lasker RD, Weiss ES, Miller R. Milbank Quarterly. 2001;79(2):179-205, III-IV.