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Yeah, great. So, you know, a lot, there's like 19 objectives in the plan that I see. And a bunch of them. focus on prevention. So, and, you know, maybe we can kind of encapsulate them all, because I'm sure they all have some kind of a risk factor aspect to it. But, you know, like tobacco, obesity, vaccinations, radon, sunburn, and inboard tanning, salons, etc. So can you kind of

encapsulate, I guess is the best way of saying this, the prevention-oriented objectives and how it is that the plan hopes to engage the public more in prevention?

encapsulate, I guess is the best way of saying this, the prevention-oriented objectives and how it is that the plan hopes to engage the public more in prevention?

Yeah. You know, it's interesting. I can't help but think that for most people, it's a major shock when you are diagnosed with cancer. I mean, it's just like, you know, if all of a sudden somebody, you know, a health care provider says, unfortunately, you have cancer, whatever cancer it may be.

Yeah. You know, it's interesting. I can't help but think that for most people, it's a major shock when you are diagnosed with cancer. I mean, it's just like, you know, if all of a sudden somebody, you know, a health care provider says, unfortunately, you have cancer, whatever cancer it may be.

And I was struck by the objectives that focused on help or assistance, like support services or patient navigation or financial and legal burdens, those types of things. So can you touch on that a little bit to help people who are All of a sudden, they're recently diagnosed with it or they're in the midst of it. I'm impressed, frankly, by the objectives that focus on assistance.

And I was struck by the objectives that focused on help or assistance, like support services or patient navigation or financial and legal burdens, those types of things. So can you touch on that a little bit to help people who are All of a sudden, they're recently diagnosed with it or they're in the midst of it. I'm impressed, frankly, by the objectives that focus on assistance.

You know, one thing that I've noticed, because I've been involved in creating plans, you know, these big, all-encompassing plans, and you don't want to forget something. That's one thing, you know, no matter how complicated the, in this case, the chronic disease might be, you don't want to forget some aspect of it. And so you're always assessing and reassessing in the developments. of the plan.

You know, one thing that I've noticed, because I've been involved in creating plans, you know, these big, all-encompassing plans, and you don't want to forget something. That's one thing, you know, no matter how complicated the, in this case, the chronic disease might be, you don't want to forget some aspect of it. And so you're always assessing and reassessing in the developments. of the plan.

One thing that we had Dr. Nico Prang from Health Partners on who was the co-chair in the development of the Healthy People 2030 objectives for the nation that were developed basically in 2020, okay?

One thing that we had Dr. Nico Prang from Health Partners on who was the co-chair in the development of the Healthy People 2030 objectives for the nation that were developed basically in 2020, okay?

And so this particular plan, this state plan in cancer was already five years into it, even though there was kind of a, shall we say, a holding pattern on many of the objectives given COVID and what COVID did for a lot of the public health oriented things. So let me ask you, when you developed the 2015 plan,

And so this particular plan, this state plan in cancer was already five years into it, even though there was kind of a, shall we say, a holding pattern on many of the objectives given COVID and what COVID did for a lot of the public health oriented things. So let me ask you, when you developed the 2015 plan,

Was there a connection made with Healthy People 2020 to see if there was overlap between the objectives that you're developing and the objectives for the nation? So there's some sinking going on.

Was there a connection made with Healthy People 2020 to see if there was overlap between the objectives that you're developing and the objectives for the nation? So there's some sinking going on.

Yeah. Yeah. And I'm sure it will be going, going forward in the, in the, in the development of, uh, of a new plan. So, um, talk to us a little bit about the, um, the Minnesota Cancer Alliance overall, you know, who, who are, who's part of that, um, What's their particular goal, et cetera, as it relates to the plan itself?

Yeah. Yeah. And I'm sure it will be going, going forward in the, in the, in the development of, uh, of a new plan. So, um, talk to us a little bit about the, um, the Minnesota Cancer Alliance overall, you know, who, who are, who's part of that, um, What's their particular goal, et cetera, as it relates to the plan itself?

So it's interesting that you say how CDC requires it as far as a grant. to develop, to have, first of all, have an alliance. And then second of all, to develop a plan. It's interesting in the cardiovascular, you know, they did that, they required that as well for years.

So it's interesting that you say how CDC requires it as far as a grant. to develop, to have, first of all, have an alliance. And then second of all, to develop a plan. It's interesting in the cardiovascular, you know, they did that, they required that as well for years.

And then most recently they did not require it, but it was interesting because we had a cardiovascular alliance and we asked the very question, well, should we continue doing a plan, making a plan? And the answer from the partners was absolutely yes. And I'm sure the same thing is true in the cancer arena as well, because they felt that a plan provides a framework.