Workshops and Special Initiatives
Current Campaigns
2026
National Cancer Prevention Month
About the campaign:
Cancer Pathways is committed to sharing evidence-based strategies for reducing cancer risk through everyday lifestyle choices.
Research shows that modifiable lifestyle factors related to nutrition and physical activity represent the second-largest preventable risk factors for cancer, after tobacco use. According to the American Cancer Society, approximately one-third of the estimated 585,720 cancer deaths in the U.S. annually are linked to dietary patterns and physical activity levels.
This campaign emphasizes accessible, practical ways that individuals and families can incorporate cancer risk-reducing behaviors into their daily lives. We focus on:
- Building regular physical activity habits
- Choosing nutritious, plant-forward food options
- Understanding the connection between lifestyle choices and cancer prevention
Why it matters:
Since 2005, Cancer Pathways has collaborated with schools to educate students about cancer prevention. Our student education program provides young people with evidence-based information about how their daily choices can impact their long-term health – without judgment, and with an emphasis on sustainable, positive habits.
Recent data also shows increasing cancer incidence rates among younger adults, making education and awareness even more critical for all age groups.
Get Involved:
We’re continuously sharing tips, resources, and practical action steps through our social media channels and community partnerships. Whether you’re looking to add more movement to your day, explore new foods, or simply learn more about cancer prevention, we invite you to participate.
Resources and Events
Download our Healthy Habits Poster
Download the printable poster by completing the form below.
Workshops
Quit Tobacco – Adults
Quitting tobacco use is hard work. Wherever you’re at in the process – we’re here to support you!
We offer tobacco cessation workshops three (3) times per year using the American Lung Association’s Freedom From Smoking group program. This workshop is an 8-session, 7-week FREE curriculum that provides helpful tools, resources, and social support to help in making your quit attempt a success. Anyone (18+ years old) who uses a tobacco product (cigarette, vape/e-cig, chew/smokeless tobacco, pipes/cigars, etc.) is welcome to join!
Please visit www.cancerpathways.org/quit for current dates and times. Workshops are offered in the winter, summer, and fall. If you’re interested in joining and we’re in between workshops, let us know and we’d be happy to send you resources and add you to the waitlist for the next one.
‘Quit The Nic’ – Teens
In 2024, we’re excited to start offering much needed tobacco cessation workshops for teens who vape, smoke, or use any other tobacco product. We use the American Lung Association’s Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) curriculum, which is a 10-session, 9-week program that provides tools, resources, and social support for teens that want to quit. Learn more at www.cancerpathways.org/quit.
Pathways to Wellness
We partner with local community organizations to host day-long wellness workshops focused on cancer prevention and how to lead a healthy lifestyle. Topics include sun safety, mental health, e-cigarettes and tobacco prevention, nutrition and physical activity, and HPV immunization.
Check out and download our ‘Healthy Series’ infographics:
Healthy Lungs Infographic
Healthy Teen Infographic
Healthy Mind Infographic
Healthy Body Infographic
Healthy Skin Infographic
Special Initiatives
Campaign Archives
| 2024-2025 |
Sun Safety & Skin Cancer Prevention for People of Color
According to a study published in JAMA Dermatology, Native/Indigenous communities, and other groups of color, are disproportionately impacted by skin cancer and tend to have lower risk perceptions than the general population.
We created this curriculum because community workers in multiple BIPOC communities told us there was a need for sun safety and skin cancer prevention education specific to people of color.
The goal of this workshop is to equip health workers, navigators, and other community workers with resources to provide this information to their communities.
Acknowledgements
This curriculum was reviewed and approved by a board certified dermatologist in August 2024. Our BIPOC partners provided input on sun safety misconceptions and on cultural appropriateness.
The SUNSET (Sun Safety, Education, and Training) for BIPOC Communities Project was developed with funding and support from Fred Hutch Cancer Center’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement. The project consists of development of this curriculum as well as community outreach and awareness events.
View the workshop by clicking the photo above.
Vea el taller haciendo clic en la foto de arriba.
Sun Safety Handout English
Sun Safety Handout Spanish
| 2023-2024 |
C.H.A.M.P.S 2.0 – Improving Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction
C.H.A.M.P.S 2.0 (Cultivating HPV Awareness and Mobilizing for Prevention and Screening) is our initiative designed to connect people living in rural communities to health services (e.g. HPV vaccination and cancer screening) and resources that support healthy living/cancer risk-reduction.
About the Project:
Individuals filled out a brief survey assessing several health behaviors, like whether or not they’ve been vaccinated against HPV and if they currently use tobacco or not, among others. After completing the survey, we mailed participants a free Care Kit that contained items (like a sun hat, sunscreen, vitamin-C packet, etc.) and information (types of cancer screening, county-specific local resources, tips for talking to their provider, etc.) pertaining to cancer risk reduction and cancer screening.
Through this project, our goal is to empower individuals to access cancer screening in their community and engage in behaviors that reduce cancer risk.
| 2022-2023 |
Project C.H.A.M.P
Project C.H.A.M.P (Cultivating HPV Awareness and Mobilizing for Prevention) is our initiative created to understand the level of knowledge and awareness that teens and adults living in rural communities have about human papillomavirus (HPV) and the HPV vaccine.
To implement our survey and educational campaign, we partnered with local schools, community organizations, and hospital facilities. The data collected from the surveys allowed us to better understand what the community needs so we can provide more targeted and useful resources.
Results Infographic
Teen Guide to Risk Reduction
Parent Guide – Helping Your Teen
Contact Information
Jana Mastrogiovanni, Program Director
[email protected]