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Colorectal Cancer Screening Project for Alaska's Community Health Centers

Award Number: NU58DP006751
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/30/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/29/2025

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Colorectal Cancer Screening Project for Alaska's Community Health Centers - The geographic area covered by this colorectal cancer screening project is the state of Alaska in which 66% of the population lives in urban areas and 33.98% lives in rural/remote/frontier areas (US Census Bureau: 2010 Census Urban and Rural Classification and Urban Area Criteria). The target population of this project are the 18,769 patients ages 50-75 of the 13 Alaska Community Health Centers (CHCs) in Alaska’s Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN), the Alaska Quality Improvement Network (AQuIN). There are 61,199 patients who receive their primary care at these clinics, 86% of whom have incomes under 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL), and 45% have incomes under 100% FPL. More than 29% of these patients are beneficiaries of the Alaska Medicaid Program. The 13 CHCs in the HCCN are far-flung across Alaska; therefore, the patients are a rich mix of ethnic and racial backgrounds and heritage. With that diversity comes a degree of health disparities, as well. Current colorectal cancer screening rates (CY2018 UDS) in Alaska CHCs for this patient population is 34.18% compared to 44.11% in the rest of the nation. Through this project, the Alaska Primary Care Association (APCA) – HRSA grant recipient of both the PCA and HCCN programs - intends to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates in Alaska CHCs that provide clinical services to populations with low CRC screening by implementing clinic-appropriate evidence-based interventions (EBIs). APCA will build on and maximize the infrastructure developed and realized over the past five years which has equipped 13 CHCs with a uniform, powerful population health and data analytics platform called the Data Reporting and Visualization System, or DRVS (“drives”). APCA will establish partnerships with health system and primary care clinics; use APCA Quality Improvement (QI) experts to support implementation of evidence-based interventions (EBIs); conduct QI readiness assessments of partner primary care clinics; implement EBIs shown to increase screening rates; facilitate patients' linkage to follow-up colonoscopy; and provide training on and encourage data quality for effective program monitoring and evaluation. Through assessment, EBI identification and customized action plans, trained clinic staff, and additional educational and testing resources, Alaska CHCs will increase CRC screening rates among our state’s most vulnerable Alaskans. As a result of this project, APCA expects to measure an increase in colorectal cancer screening rates among the CHC project participants as identified in individual clinic’s action plans and aim statements, achieving a minimum 10% increase per year over the five years in each clinic. According to the November 2018 edition of the GastroJournal.org, initiation of organized CRC screening (annual fecal immunochemical testing and colonoscopy) increased the up to date status of screening, from 38.9% in 2000 to 82.7% in 2015, and was associated with a 25.5% reduction in annual CRC incidence and a 52.4% reduction in cancer mortality. A baseline CRC screening rate and early CRC diagnosis rate at participating health centers will be calculated using DRVS as each one is onboarded to the project. It is anticipated that, over time, better screening will result in increased detection and removal of suspicious lesions, diagnosis of early stage CRC, and the long-term outcome of decreased CRC incidence and mortality among the population reached by program activities. To sustain these positive outcomes of increased screening and decreased late-stage disease, APCA is committed to working with CHC staff and leadership to establish and entrench long-term policies and procedures that make the practice of screening permanent.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	ALASKA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, INC.	3111 C ST	ANCHORAGE	AK	99503	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	02	5	6/23/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2025	2024	ALASKA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, INC.	3111 C ST	ANCHORAGE	AK	99503	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	01	5	10/11/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $261,450 )
2024	2024	ALASKA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, INC.	3111 C ST	ANCHORAGE	AK	99503	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	00	5	6/11/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$261,450
2024	2023	ALASKA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, INC.	3111 C ST	ANCHORAGE	AK	99503	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	01	4	4/16/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $261,450

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $461,450 )
2023	2023	ALASKA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, INC.	3111 C ST	ANCHORAGE	AK	99503	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	00	4	5/19/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$461,450
														Subtotal = $461,450

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $469,726 )
2022	2022	Alaska Primary Care Association, Inc.	3111 C St Ste 500	Anchorage	AK	99503	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	01	3	8/11/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2022	Alaska Primary Care Association, Inc.	3111 C St Ste 500	Anchorage	AK	99503	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	00	3	5/19/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$469,726
														Subtotal = $469,726

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $461,450 )
2021	2021	Alaska Primary Care Association, Inc.	3111 C St Ste 500	ANCHORAGE	AK	99503	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	01	2	9/17/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2021	Alaska Primary Care Association, Inc.	3111 C St Ste 500	ANCHORAGE	AK	99503	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	00	2	5/12/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$461,450
2021	2020	Alaska Primary Care Association, Inc.	3111 C St Ste 500	ANCHORAGE	AK	99503	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	01	2	9/17/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	Alaska Primary Care Association, Inc.	3111 C St Ste 500	ANCHORAGE	AK	99503	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	00	2	5/12/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $461,450

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $461,450 )
2020	2020	APCA Inc	1231 GAMBELL ST STE 200	ANCHORAGE	AK	99501	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	00	1	6/10/2020	NEW	$461,450
2020	2020	Apca Inc	1231 GAMBELL ST STE 200	ANCHORAGE	AK	99501	ANCHORAGE	USA	Organized Approaches to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening	01	1	8/10/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $461,450

Grand Total All Awards = $2,115,526

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Colorectal Cancer Screening Project for Alaska's Community Health Centers

Award Number: NU58DP006751

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/30/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/29/2025

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