Health-e-NC, which stands for "Health for Everyone in North Carolina," is a statewide effort to improve cancer outcomes for the diseases that hit North Carolina's citizens the hardest. Cancer is the leading cause of death in NC and there are things we can do to lower risk. Sponsored by the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University Cancer Research Fund, Health-e-NC is aimed at finding out what really works in the areas of cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship and sharing those solutions across the state.
Health-e-NC aims to develop a state-of-the-art way to deliver and test interventions that:
- Reduces cancer risk factors (tobacco use, dietary behavior, physical activity, obesity)
- Increases cancer screening and referrals
- Helps people make more informed decisions about prevention and treatment options
- Increases uptake and maintenance of proven prevention, treatment and survivorship programs and strategies
Health-e-NC has two major components. A pilot research funding mechanism aims to support novel research proposals that focus on the development, implementation, evaluation or dissemination of interventions that will reduce the cancer burden in North Carolina.
The second component of Health-e-NC is a web portal, which serves as a venue for evaluating state-of-the-art health promotion and cancer prevention programs as well as for sharing evidence-based tools and materials. Over time we will add to this web-based system and also develop mobile apps and resources to support optimizing cancer prevention, control, care and survivorship in our state. This web portal is currently under development.
