LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health’s Louisiana Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan 2017-2021 provides a roadmap to reduce cancer deaths in Louisiana over the next five years. The plan, created by LSU Health New Orleans’ Louisiana Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and its partner organizations, is available at here.
The plan presents Louisiana-specific cancer information, describes the state’s goals and objectives around cancer, identifies and describes initiatives and strategies to achieve the goals and objectives, and coordinates the efforts and resources of the leading cancer organizations. The success of the cancer plan will be evaluated by analyzing the progress towards and achievement of each goal and objective.