Dr. Sumedha Penheiter

So I think HPV cancer vaccination and awareness of the HPV cancers has been a very successful aspect of it. I also think tobacco use in general, we've presented several times and advocated for statewide legislation for raising the age of tobacco to 21. And that was passed into a law in 2020. We also advocated for 2019 legislative session to ban e-cigarette use indoors.

So I think HPV cancer vaccination and awareness of the HPV cancers has been a very successful aspect of it. I also think tobacco use in general, we've presented several times and advocated for statewide legislation for raising the age of tobacco to 21. And that was passed into a law in 2020. We also advocated for 2019 legislative session to ban e-cigarette use indoors.

And so I think tobacco has always been kind of like a favorite spot of the policy committee and also ours in general. But like I would say, the success has been weaving in health inequities as a premise in every single objective. We have come away from not only focusing on the greatest, but for the greatest number of all, but also for those that are not in the greatest number.

And so I think tobacco has always been kind of like a favorite spot of the policy committee and also ours in general. But like I would say, the success has been weaving in health inequities as a premise in every single objective. We have come away from not only focusing on the greatest, but for the greatest number of all, but also for those that are not in the greatest number.

And I think that just the understanding of health inequities and the availability of clinical care, as well as survivorship, and how differently it impacts some community versus the other and making sure that that's kept in mind. I think that's been the biggest success. It's just increasing awareness and focus on health inequities in addition to overall cancer care.

And I think that just the understanding of health inequities and the availability of clinical care, as well as survivorship, and how differently it impacts some community versus the other and making sure that that's kept in mind. I think that's been the biggest success. It's just increasing awareness and focus on health inequities in addition to overall cancer care.

I think when it comes down to it, it's the Minnesota Department of Health that is the center point of receiving funding and reallocating funding for the work we do is the one that sends these reports. But we definitely have input on that and we definitely review that. And we have an evaluation committee within our alliance as well where we have evaluation scientists that

I think when it comes down to it, it's the Minnesota Department of Health that is the center point of receiving funding and reallocating funding for the work we do is the one that sends these reports. But we definitely have input on that and we definitely review that. And we have an evaluation committee within our alliance as well where we have evaluation scientists that

continuously review and evaluate on how we're doing in terms of, you know, indicators, the success, the effort put in, and the barriers addressed. And so the answer is it's MDH, Minnesota Department of Health, that sends the progress reports on a regular basis. But definitely it's not something that we do just for reporting purposes.

continuously review and evaluate on how we're doing in terms of, you know, indicators, the success, the effort put in, and the barriers addressed. And so the answer is it's MDH, Minnesota Department of Health, that sends the progress reports on a regular basis. But definitely it's not something that we do just for reporting purposes.

We constantly review our strategies and tactics and the efforts that have gone in and how much we've done.

We constantly review our strategies and tactics and the efforts that have gone in and how much we've done.

So the plan, the leadership team for the plan is already in place and they've done a lot of great work already. Heather Keene is leading the actual plan team, formed an advisory team. And what we have done is we've really used, we've gone within our alliance and used the equity portion to inform us on the cancer health, through the Cancer Health Equity Network, which is again, one of the

So the plan, the leadership team for the plan is already in place and they've done a lot of great work already. Heather Keene is leading the actual plan team, formed an advisory team. And what we have done is we've really used, we've gone within our alliance and used the equity portion to inform us on the cancer health, through the Cancer Health Equity Network, which is again, one of the

within the alliance that focuses on health equity. We have brought the policy committee in, the evaluation committee in, and then we have the community listening sessions that we have started with our partners. We had a summit not too long ago where we did some listening sessions to understand the burden. We are looking at the Minnesota cancer reporting systems to see what our current burden is.

within the alliance that focuses on health equity. We have brought the policy committee in, the evaluation committee in, and then we have the community listening sessions that we have started with our partners. We had a summit not too long ago where we did some listening sessions to understand the burden. We are looking at the Minnesota cancer reporting systems to see what our current burden is.

And then also the commission on cancer network for the practice aspect of it. So we are looking at the playbook from other cancer plans that we feel have similar burdens and dynamics as the state of Minnesota. We are looking at the last plan as really some of the things that were very successful in establishing that plan, the lessons from that playbook.

And then also the commission on cancer network for the practice aspect of it. So we are looking at the playbook from other cancer plans that we feel have similar burdens and dynamics as the state of Minnesota. We are looking at the last plan as really some of the things that were very successful in establishing that plan, the lessons from that playbook.

But like I said, we are using a multi-pronged approach with equity policy evaluation community data and practice to make sure that we form this plan. So although it will be a similar framework, I think it will be very current and informed based on the recent concerns and burdens of cancer and making sure that every objective has health equity embedded, like I said, to eliminate health equity.

But like I said, we are using a multi-pronged approach with equity policy evaluation community data and practice to make sure that we form this plan. So although it will be a similar framework, I think it will be very current and informed based on the recent concerns and burdens of cancer and making sure that every objective has health equity embedded, like I said, to eliminate health equity.