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CURRENT
PROGRAMS
Coordinating
Center of Excellence in the Social Promotion of Health Equity through
Research, Education, and Community Engagement (CCE-SPHERE)

Coordinating Center of Excellence in the Social
Promotion of Health Equity through Research, Education, and Community
Engagement (CCE-SPHERE) is the second major grant received by the
Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities (IPEHD) from
the National Institutes of Health. It will allow the University of South
Carolina, Claflin University, and the Orangeburg Community to continue
the work started in its previous Center of Excellence in Cancer and HIV
Research. Both projects focus on advancing research, education and
training, and community outreach/community engagement.
For more information please visit the website at
http://www.sc.edu/CCE-SPHERE/
The Prostate Cancer Disparities Center of Economic Excellence (CoEE)

In 2005 460 African American men died in South Carolina as a result of
prostate cancer. In fact, South Carolina ranks third in the nation for
the number of men who die from prostate cancer. For generations, African
American men have been the most impacted by this disease and are usually
diagnosed with the most aggressive form of the illness and at younger
ages. African American men are also three times more likely to die from
the illness than other populations.
In order to address cancer disparities that exist in South Carolina, the
Cancer Disparities Research Center of Economic Excellence (CoEE) was
created in 2008 by the South Carolina Legislature. The purpose of the
Center is to stimulate health disparities research as well as to
generate the most comprehensive and coordinated cancer research effort
ever conducted in the state. The Center will attract the talents of the
best cancer researchers, research institutions, and public health
professionals who will conduct clinical trials aimed at reducing
prostate cancer in South Carolina.
For the Center to be successful, researchers will network with community
leaders to bridge the gap of cancer disparities, with a focus on
prostate cancer, though efforts based on education, screenings, and
programs emphasizing proper nutrition, healthy lifestyles and timely
access to quality and affordable healthcare. Most importantly, these
efforts will ultimately change and save lives of African Americans in
South Carolina.
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