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Our goal is to provide support and assistance to Nevadans affected by cancer, and we’d appreciate feedback on our program from those we've worked with. Please take a few moments to share your thoughts with us. Thank you in advance for helping us measure and improve ThriveNV.
Sun Smart Schools has made strides throughout its more than eight years of programming and continues to do so, now with the pilot of a shade structure grant program.
This fall, Nevada Cancer Coalition piloted a Sun Smart Schools Shade Structure Grant Program to add another opportunity for Nevada schools to help students practice sun safety. Three schools have been awarded the first shade structure grants: Spring Creek elementary and middle schools and Wells Combined School.
People in the LGBTQ+ community have increased cancer risks because of health differences linked to economic, social, and environmental disadvantages. For year
Nevada Cancer Coalition, each year, distributes a survey to its members to gather feedback on who are members are and what's important to them. We ask for feedback on how they participate with the coalition, and what barriers they may have to participating in NCC's work.
This toolkit is designed to assist health systems in building, maintaining, and increasing patient uptake of a lung cancer screening program using low dose computed tomography (LDCT) as recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
More than a year ago—September 2022 to be more precise—Gina Billino reached out to ThriveNV to see if she could make a donation. She needed a full year of lead time to pull the donation together. In October 2023 she finally finished and delivered her donation: 188 Women’s Empowerment Journals and 30 more just for cancer survivors.
Lung cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer and is estimated to claim the lives of over 127,000 Americans this year. Did you know that even though survival rates can be improved significantly by screening, only a small percentage of eligible individuals get screened for lung cancer?
The Nevada Advisory Council on Palliative Care and Quality of Life (PCQL) hosts Palliative Care Awareness & Education Day, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year’s event will be entirely virtual so attendees can participate from home, office or elsewhere.
ThriveNV navigators Jorge and Valerie recently joined Marines Linera from Valley Oaks Medical for a conversation about cancer in the Hispanic community and the support they provide to people diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers. The talk was part of Viva La Vida, a show on La Voz de Nevada 1460 am radio.