Our first post! Where to start? We’re a regional (Los Angeles County) Adam Spangler-sponsored coalition that’s bridging the gap between planning and implementation to improve equitable access to #lungcancer screening + care through multi-institutional collaboration. Time to break down

👇Check out resolution ACR-196 authored by Assembly member Assemblyman Tri Ta, declaring November as #lungcancerawareness month in California. It just passed in July with flying 🪽 colors (i.e. strong bipartisan support🤝)!!! We’re excited to support this work by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and #CDOC and

We’re so excited to be working with the South Central Prevention Coalition South Central Prevention + Aziza! Our chair Amy L. Cummings, MD PhD will be getting to know community members and raising #lungcancerawareness with Chanita Halbert, UCLA Surgery and USC + UCLA ALCSI chapters

Did you know that #California has a state cancer plan? And increasing #lungcancer screening is an explicit state priority! #CDOC, a collaborative @CDC and Adam Spangler-sponsored initiative housed in Kelli Morgan, continually revises this plan. Who are the implementers? You and all CA

We are so proud of our coalition members. #Cancer develops through complex interactions between #genes and the #environment. Loretta Erhunmwunsee, MD, FACS is doing invaluable research demonstrating how #somatic mutations leading to cancer development are accelerated by environmental factors. Where

Did you know that lung cancer can run in families? If you have multiple family members with lung cancer, learn more about the INHERIT Study at go2.org/inherit #LungCancerResearch #GeneticResearch #INHERITStudy

MCP, MSO, RBO, FQHC, IPA, IDTF (🦁🐯🐻, oh my!) There are so many contractual layers and players in healthcare (and especially multi-disciplinary cancer care). If you want a great summary of CA's healthcare system- payers, providers + middlemen- check out CHCF! Did you

Do you know Zul Surani ? If you’re involved in cancer screening, you should. He has made community engagement and uptake of evidence-based interventions his life’s work through National Cancer Institute, CDOC (California Department of Public Health), Keck Medicine of USC, UCLA Health, and now Cancer at Cedars-Sinai He first

Access to downstream specialist care after an abnormal lung cancer screen is a central concern for primary care providers and systems working in the safety-net setting. If we want to improve screening rates, we need to legitimately address these concerns! We’re so glad Emma

Had an inspiring time at the NCNW community event last Saturday, raising awareness about the importance of #LungCancerScreening. Grateful to be part of this meaningful initiative and to connect with others committed to improving health outcomes. #LungCancerAwareness #NCNW

Prop 35 would secure dedicated funding to help hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices stay open and support care for 15 million Californians on Medi-Cal. That’s why we encourage you to vote #YESon35 to protect Medi-Cal and access to health care for all Californians. Yes On Prop 35

Come visit us at California’s largest family medicine conference #CAFPPOP tomorrow and Saturday! CA Family Physicians

🫁 Lung cancer stigmas: not very cutesy, not very demure, not very mindful. ANYONE with lungs can get lung cancer. Knowledge on this subject, along with early detection can save lives. Learn more 👉🏻 go2.org/what-is-lung-c…