CLINIC AND PATIENT:
Resources
Two sets of materials below can help you improve your clinic’s colorectal screening program. Use the clinic resources to support improvements at your clinic and share the patient resources with your patients.
Clinic resources
Many of these materials are from the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable website, specifically the Resource Center and Clinician Hub, as well as the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network (ORPRN) and Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (KPCHR).
Design a cancer screening outreach program that works for your organization
The Colorectal Cancer Screening Outreach for Rural Populations Facilitation Guide is intended to be used by health care or community organizations to design and implement a CRC screening program using a population outreach approach. Although this guide is meant to accompany an ECHO program, it is a fantastic resource on its own. The Facilitation Guide was created as part of SMARTER CRC, a collaborative study between the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network and the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research.
This Mailed FIT Online Course: “…is a self-paced training that helps you design and implement a successful mailed FIT outreach program.” Available on the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors: Program Area – Cancer website.
Steps for Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates: A Manual for Primary Care Practices was created by the American Cancer Society’s National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.
Clinician resources
The Clinician’s Reference for Stool Based Tests for Colorectal Cancer Screening is produced by the American Cancer Society’s National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
For Clinicians: The Do’s and Don’ts of Colorectal Cancer Screening is produced by the American Cancer Society’s National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
This provider handout is for recommending the right test for patients. Created by KPCHR in partnership with ORPRN as part of the collaborative SMARTER CRC study.
Reaching specific communities
The American Cancer Society’s National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable has many resources that helps reach specific communities, including the Tailoring Colorectal Cancer Screening Messaging Guide. On page 18 of the guide, there are links to other guides that give information to increasing colorectal cancer screening for the unscreened, and people who are Black and African American, Asian American, Latino/a, and LGBTQIA2S+. There is also a Messaging Guidebook to encourage on-time screening.
Patient resources
Videos
The Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (KPCHR) Mailed FIT Outreach page contains culturally-tailored, patient-friendly, and live-action videos and flyers – they regularly add more content, so be sure to check the "Materials” section of their site often.
Print materials
See Oregon Health Authority’s Basic Colorectal Cancer Screening Fact Sheet produced with assistance from KPCHR.
Multiple patient handouts are available from the KPCHR Mailed FIT Outreach for Colorectal Cancer Screening page, including ones tailored for diverse communities. They regularly add more content, so be sure to check back often.
Patient flyer: Colorectal cancer: Catch it early and reduce your risk, provided on the American Cancer Society’s Colorectal Cancer’s website.