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Two Cancer Corners Open in The Boeing Company - St. Louis, MO

Cancer Corner Station - Boeing-STL, Bldg 270

 

     St. Louis, MO, 17 April, 2012.  Employees of The Boeing Company in St. Louis, Missouri can now visit Hope Light Cancer Corners in two company cafeterias to obtain all-cancers information for their family and friends.  The Cancer Corners are conveniently located in Buildings 101 and 270 cafeterias that are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

     Each Cancer Corner contains information on all cancers in the form of booklets, pamphlets, brochures, CDs and DVDs that employees can take with them at no cost.  The topics of information includes cancer specific signs and symptoms, cancer prevention, how to cope with cancer, how to support people with cancer, how to manage pain, how to manage chemotherapy side effects, healthy eating, finding help for financial matters, clinical trials and much more.     

     The Boeing hosted Cancer Corners are the first ones established in a large company.  Currently, 12 other Cancer Corners are located in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.

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Hope Light 'Cancer Corners'

 

The Hope Light Project has employed a new strategy to work with public libraries/library systems, health departments, hospitals and universities in rural areas to establish Cancer Corners.  This strategy will bring cancer information closer to people in rural communities that they live, work and learn.  Most of these communities are typified by having high and rising cancer death rates, high poverty rates, high uninsured rates, high unemployment rates, and being medically underserved with health professional shortage areas.   

The 'Cancer Corner' normally consists of a 3' to 6' wide library table and Hope Light Foundation provided 33" wide mobile display rack for displaying cancer related brochures, booklets, pamphlets, DVDs/CDs that are provided to visitors at no charge.   

   

Click on above to view/print a  larger image in PDF format.

 

Cancer Corner material is obtained by The Hope Light Foundation from well known and respected national cancer related organizations to include National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Gynecologic Cancer Foundation, Prostate Cancer Foundation, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, National Children's Cancer Society, St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness, UsToo, and Lance Armstrong Foundation.

 

The first Cancer Corner was established in the Metropolis Public Library in Metropolis, Illinois followed by Cancer Corners in Cairo, Mounds, Harrisburg, Norris City and Rosiclare Illinois Public Libraries, Southern Seven Health Department in Ullin, Illinois, Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, McCreary County Public Library in Whitley City, Kentucky, Iron County Health Department in Ironton, Missouri and Scott Memorial Hospital in Scottsburg, Indiana.   

 

 

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Hope Light Cancer Information and Education Centers

Hope Light Cancer Information and Education Centers (CIEC) will be established in selected libraries based on regional needs and library space available.  In some cases, CIECs will be an expansion of Hope Light Cancer Corners to include the following:

  • Audio and videotapes/DVDs

  • Brochures, pamphlets and books

  • Cancer education programs

  • Cancer information workshops and guest speaker events

  • Cancer screening events

  • Healthy lifestyle events

  • Nutrition events

  • Internet searches

  • One-on-one support

  • Local resource information: support groups and healthcare, financial and transportation services

The CIECs will be staffed by Hope Light Cancer Resource Navigator (CRN) volunteers that will be trained to help visitors become knowledgeable of all-cancers publications and local and on-line resources available to help them become better prepared to prevent, detect and cope with cancer.  Click on the following logo to see the CRN Training Guide:

A CRN volunteer could be a librarian, nurse, cancer survivor, healthcare provider, educator, physician or local resident with an interest in helping people in the fight against cancer.

The CRN will be working with local schools, colleges and universities libraries to share cancer information/material and collaborate on workshops and educational events related to childhood and young adult cancers.

The Hope Light Mission

The Hope Light Project Mission will be accomplished by employing innovative strategies to impact survivorship and save lives by communicating all-cancers information through a 24/7/365, multi-venue, multi-media, high visibility, integrated, collaborative, state-of-the-art technology campaign. 

The Hope Light Project

The Project employs the basic principles of evidence-based public health to develop strategies, goals, objectives, plans and programs used in the fight against cancer.  The Project begins by researching current cancer incidence and death rate trend data in state cancer registry's and major cancer organization information systems to determine the problem and identify at-risk for cancer communities and populations.   This data is then compared with community related behavioral risk factors, scientific studies, socioeconomic data, environmental data, etc. to determine strategies, goals and objectives and to develop cancer awareness communications, evidence-based intervention programs and outcomes measures.

The Hope Light Foundation is active in developing working-together relationships with state agencies, universities and stakeholders to help in evaluating cancer data, performing community needs analysis, and developing intervention programs.  

 

aNEW - See below for current US, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee Cancer Statistics 2011/2012

 

 

Hope Light Cancer Corners

  • Cairo, IL - Cairo Public Library 
  • Carbondale, IL - Southern Illinois University Carbondale-Student Center
  • Carbondale, IL - Southern Illinois University Carbondale-Student Health Center
  • Harrisburg, IL - Harrisburg Public Library District 
  • Ironton, MO - Iron County Health Department
  • Whitley City, KY - McCreary County Public Library District
  • Metropolis, IL - Metropolis Public Library
  • Mounds, IL -  Mounds Public Library
  • Norris City, IL - Norris City Memorial Public Library
  • Rosiclare, IL - Rosiclare Memorial Public Library

  • St. Louis, MO - The Boeing Company-Bldg 101 Cafeteria

  • St. Louis, MO - The Boeing Company-Bldg 270 Cafeteria

  • Scottsburg, IN - Scott Memorial Hospital

  • Ullin, IL - Southern Seven Health Department

Bring a friend - Help save lives!

 

 

 

 

The Metropolis Hope Light Project needs your help.  The Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. 

All donations are tax deductible.  Please send your donation to:

The Metropolis Hope Light Project

c/o City National Bank

P.O. Box 380

Metropolis, Illinois 62960

 

 

US, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee Cancer Statistics 2011/2012

 

The following cancer data sheets were compiled by The Hope Light Foundation using the most-current 2011/2012 cancer death and incidence (new case) rates released by National Cancer Institute (NCI)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in their website at http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/.  Click on the following Data Stats Sheets to view/download a printable 8 1/2" x 11" copy of each states all-cancers data summary sheet in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.  You can also click on the US Chart to obtain a printable 8 1/2" x 11" copy in PDF format.

 

US All-Cancers Death and Incidence Rates - 2011:

Arkansas Cancer Data Stats 2011:

Illinois Cancer Data Stats 2011:

Indiana Cancer Data Stats 2011:

Kentucky Cancer Data Stats 2011:

Missouri Cancer Data Stats 2011:

Tennessee Cancer Data Stats 2011: