Karmanos Cancer Institute MAIN MENU SECTION MENU Connecting Communities To Science Tackling racial disparities Read the essay in The Cancer Letter. Karmanos Cancer InstituteResearchKarmanos Research ProgramsOffice of Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement About Us Karmanos Cancer Institute is the largest cancer research and care network in the state of Michigan (MI). Headquartered in Detroit, the Karmanos catchment area covers 46 of MI’s 83 counties, an area that is home to 6.7 million residents. Karmanos Cancer Institute’s mission is to lead in transformative cancer care, research and education through courage, commitment and compassion. In support of this mission, Karmanos has expanded its Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) efforts through the Office of Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement (OCHECE). OCHECE’s activities are guided by a cancer surveillance strategy that captures data across four distinct catchment area regions that are diverse across race, ethnicity and rurality. Activities are further guided by a participatory research approach in which community stakeholders are actively engaged in research prioritization, implementation, and dissemination. In 2016, OCHECE worked with range of community partners to establish Michigan Cancer HealthLink (formerly Detroit HealthLink for Equity in Cancer Care), an academic-community partnership created to build community capacity to collaborate in cancer-related research. HealthLink convenes Cancer Action Councils (CACs), neighborhood-based and population-driven groups of cancer survivors, caregivers and advocates who have been historically excluded from meaningful research collaborations. Groups of cancer survivors, caregivers, and advocates who use their local knowledge and expertise to reduce the burden of cancer. There are currently eight CACs across six cities in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Genesee counties with racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse membership. OCHECE has also established a Research and Advocacy Consortium (RAC), a growing network that currently includes faith-based, social service, and public health organizations throughout Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Genesee counties as formal members and partners. The specific aims of Karmanos’ community outreach and engagement efforts are as follows: Aim 1: Monitor cancer burden, disparities, and needs throughout the Karmanos catchment area. Aim 2: Facilitate community stakeholder engagement in all phases of cancer research and control efforts. Aim 3: Link community outreach and engagement efforts to the development and implementation of research across basic, clinical and population sciences. Aim 4: Promote and implement strategies and policies to reduce cancer burden in the Karmanos catchment area. Meet our Staff Meet the advocates aiming to eliminate cancer health disparities and reduce the burden of cancer. Learn More The Latest From Karmanos Cancer Institute News Videos Awards Podcasts NOVEMBER 19, 2021 Karmanos Cancer Institute receives multi-million dollar grant to determine why advanced cancer treatment fails African Americans The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University recently received a $2,997,215 federal grant to help determine why African Am... Read More OCTOBER 29, 2021 Karmanos Cancer Institute presents 11th annual Cancer Symposium on Saturday, November 13, 2021 The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute will present its eleventh annual Cancer Symposium – Addressing Common Cancer Concerns and Myths on Satur... Read More SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 Lung Disease: Risk and Prevention The average person breathes about 2,000 gallons of air a day. It is probably something you forget that you are doing, but healthy breathing is cru... Read More View All News About Karmanos Audience Navigator HEADQUARTERS Karmanos Cancer Institute 4100 John R Detroit, Michigan 48201 Contact Us © 2021 All rights reserved. McLaren Health Care and/or its related entity