UICC WORLD CONFERENCE

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Reducing Cancer Risk through Diet, Activity and
Weight Control What are Cancer Societies to do?

• UICC WORLD CONFERENCE
• 19 NOVEMBER 2004 DUBLIN
• SYMPOSIUM 18
• Morten Strunge Meyer
• Danish Cancer Society

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Strategy questionnaire

• E-mailed to all cancer societies

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Only 9 replies came in

• Strategy policy documents from 3 countries were
  analyzed
• New ZealandAustraliaDenmark
• Find them all on www.epbh.org/nz

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Strategies to share
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Five key strategies

• Communication / Education
• Partnerships
• Environmental change
• Advocacy
• Research efforts

Capacity building, Creativity and Outrage
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Campaigning

• Hear or see your message
• Understand your message
• Weigh pro and con
• Build an intention to change behavior
• Make it practically possible
• Changed behavior

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Physical Activity - NZ
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Nutrition New Zealand
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Physical Activity - Au
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Workgroup assignment

• Timetable
• Introduction 5 minutes
• Group work 20 minutes
• Plenum 15 minutes

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Most bang for the buck
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Your current priorities
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Discussion

• Compare and discuss your estimates of
  effectiveness (A)
• Are your current allocation of resources in line
  with what you think is most effective? (ABC)
• Extra assignment sharing bad and good program
  experiences

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Plenum

• Share one example of how your discussion on
  effectiveness, the 5 key strategies, and your
  current priorities was useful for you

Mention a negative program experience that is
important to learn from
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Time for reflection
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Strategic advice service

• We have set up a mailing list. Any mail to
  cancer_at_epbh.org will automatically be forwarded
  to all participants of this meeting.
• Use this list for getting strategic advice from
  your peers when developing cancer prevention
  strategy papers.
• Sign up to get on the list.

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Thank you for your attention
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