C-Change Jobs in Maryland

Company:

C-Change
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Company Website

Location(s):

1776 Eye Street, NW
Suite 900
DC
20006
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Phone:

(202) 756-1600

Fax:

(202) 756-1512

Industry:

Non-Profit

Size:

6-10

Company Overview

WHO WE ARE:

C-Change is comprised of the nation's key cancer leaders from government, business, and nonprofit sectors. These cancer leaders share the vision of a future where cancer is prevented, detected early, and cured or is managed successfully as a chronic illness.

One of the underlying principles of C-Change is to leverage the leadership and expertise of all sectors of society to eliminate cancer as a major public health problem at the earliest possible time. C-Change is both a forum and a catalyst for identifying issues and major challenges facing the cancer community and for initiating collaborative actions to complement the efforts of individual C-Change Members.

Former President George Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush are Co-chairs of C-Change; Senator Dianne Feinstein serves as Vice Chair. Currently, there are about 130 C-Change participants, all of whom are central figures from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

WHAT WE DO:

C-Change shares information; helps identify barriers, gaps, and opportunities related to its mission; seeks agreement on critical national priorities and supportive actions; and facilitates independent and collaborative efforts to achieve common goals.

C-Change is committed to seven underlying principles:

* To reenergize the national effort to control cancer
* To promote research as the "engine" that drives the understanding of cancer
* To close the gap between knowledge produced by research and the application of that information in the community for the benefit of all
* To help Members work together on issues that cannot be addressed as effectively by individual participants alone
* To reach all people, particularly those at greater risk, including ethnic minorities and the medically underserved
* To promote primary cancer prevention and early detection, to provide access to high-quality care, and to enhance quality of life for cancer patients
* To end tobacco use among youths and young adults

SHORT-TERM GOAL:

The current short-term goal of C-Change is to prevent an additional 1 million new cancer cases and 500,000 cancer deaths (over and above projected downward trends in incidence and mortality) by the year 2010.