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Success Stories
Success Stories
Increasing preventive cancer screening rates in Colorado
2025
2025
CCSP Received Colorado Partner of the Year Award from the American Cancer Society
July 2025: For its success in advancing cancer prevention and early detection efforts across the state, the University of Colorado Cancer Center’s Colorado Cancer Screening Program (CCSP) has been named the American Cancer Society (ACS) 2024 Colorado State Partner of the Year.
CCSP and the Katy O. and Paul M. Rady Esophageal and Gastric Center of Excellence Honored at the Colorado State Capitol
In March, the Colorado State Senate recognized efforts across Colorado to boost colorectal cancer screening and expand cancer prevention. They highlighted work by the University of Colorado Cancer Center, CCSP, and the Rady Esophageal and Gastric Center of Excellence, celebrating a growing partnership to increase awareness, screening, and care for GI cancers statewide.
2024
2024
CCSP Honored at the Colorado State Capitol
The Colorado State Senate recognized the impact that all of the clinics and the hospitals have made for increasing colorectal cancer screening rates in Colorado and branching the success and lessons learned to other cancer prevention strategies.
The City of Denver Recognizes March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
CCSP and the Colorado Cancer Coalition Colorectal Cancer Task Force submitted a proclamation request to have March recognized as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Mayor Johnston issued the official proclamation for 2024, and CCSP and the CRC Task Force are excited to use this as an opportunity for advocacy and community education about colorectal cancer.
2023
2023
80% in Every Community
80% in Every Community
The 80% in Every Community National Achievement Awards is a program designed to recognize individuals and organizations who are dedicating their time, talent and expertise to advancing needed initiatives that support the shared goal to reach colorectal screening rates of 80% and higher in communities across the nation. The awards include one grand prize winner and four other honorees, each of whom receives a monetary award to support continued efforts to increase colorectal cancer screenings. For 2023, CCSP was recognized as an honoree. To learn more about CCSP's accomplishments and the other winners, visit the ACS website.
2022
2022
The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable has awarded the 2022 80% In Every Community National Achievement Award grand prize to CCSP's partner clinic, Pueblo Community Health Center in Pueblo Colorado.
“The improved colorectal screening rates PCHC achieved were due to teamwork and our dedication to making sure our patients are well-served. The fact that we overcame barriers unique to the pandemic is a testament to the staff’s loyalty to our mission – to provide quality primary care to those in need,” said Donald Moore, PCHC CEO. PCHC's efforts to increase colorectal cancer screening rates do not go unnoticed. To read more about their success story, click here.
2018-2019
2018-2019
The work CCSP is doing to expand patient navigation to "whole person cancer screening"
Recognizing the impact that all of the clinics and the hospitals have made for increasing colorectal cancer screening rates in Colorado and branching the success and lessons learned to other cancer prevention strategies.
Public Health WarriorsColorado School of Public Health noted accomplishments of CCSP
Status and Value of Patient Navigation
Status and Value of Patient Navigation
Catch It In Time with The University of Colorado Cancer Center partnered with national and Colorado leaders to share status and value of patient navigation in Colorado….watch here!
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