Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University built an embedded community staff model to expand cancer prevention across rural Georgia. Since 2022, the program has supported 3 regional cancer coalitions across 101 counties, delivered more than 1 million evidence-based interventions, and strengthened tobacco cessation, HPV vaccination, screening navigation, and survivorship support.
To better reach its patients living in rural communities throughout Georgia with targeted interventions, 2026 ACCC Innovator Award winner Winship Cancer Institute developed an Embedded Community Staff model, which leverages the experiential knowledge of local community members.