Cancer programs at the state
Learn more about the cancer prevention and control programs at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Program
Through the Cancer Prevention and Early Detection (CPED) program, CDPHE funds organizations to implement one or more strategies to increase and sustain health equity as it relates to cancer prevention and early detection.
Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
The Colorado Comprehensive Control Program (CCCCP) funds policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches through strategies that leverage data to identify need, collaborate with partners across the state including the Colorado Cancer Coalition, implement evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to improve screening, and monitor and evaluate progress. These combined efforts are intended to work together to impact Colorado’s cancer burden as prioritized in the Colorado Cancer Plan.
Colorectal Cancer Control Program
The purpose of the Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) is to implement evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to increase and improve the quality of colorectal cancer screening and follow-up testing in primary clinics and health systems serving high-need populations.
Clinic Quality Improvement for Population Health
The Clinic Quality Improvement for Population Health initiative helps safety-net primary care health systems implement evidence-based interventions to increase cancer screening. CDPHE engages with health systems to improve health outcomes for selected focus areas.
Colorado Central Cancer Registry
The Colorado Central Cancer Registry collects and compiles data on cancer diagnoses and treatment in Colorado from hospitals, treatment centers, pathology laboratories, and physician offices. Cancer data collected are used to analyze and disseminate appropriate information regarding incidence, diagnosis, treatment, and end results in order to provide more effective cancer control for the citizens of Colorado.
Cancer, Cardiovascular, and Chronic Pulmonary Disease Grant Program
Through the competitive Cancer, Cardiovascular, and Chronic Pulmonary Disease Grant Program, CDPHE funds programs for the prevention, early detection, and treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic pulmonary disease in Colorado. The overall purpose of the program is to reduce chronic disease in Colorado by providing a comprehensive approach that aligns with the state’s strategic plans regarding cancer and chronic disease.
Women’s Wellness Connection
Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC) offers breast and cervical cancer screenings at more than 100 clinics across Colorado to those who qualify. Women’s Wellness Connection clinics also provide health navigators that will help eligible clients through the process of getting the right tests, including mammograms, Pap or HPV tests, and any needed follow-up tests. Women’s Wellness Connection is also known as the Health Navigation and Clinical Services strategy within the Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Program.