{"id":12178,"date":"2025-10-07T05:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/?p=12178"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T18:31:53","slug":"julie-farmer-and-colleagues-provide-insights-at-national-cancer-center-community-impact-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/julie-farmer-and-colleagues-provide-insights-at-national-cancer-center-community-impact-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie Farmer and Colleagues Provide Insights at National Cancer Center Community Impact Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JulieJulie Farmer, DrPH, MHA<\/a>, Associate Chair for Administration in the Department of Urology, recently attended and presented at the annual Cancer Center Community Impact Forum (CCCIF), hosted this year in Raleigh by North Carolina\u2019s NCI-Designated Cancer Centers\u2014UNC Lineberger, Duke Cancer Institute, and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.<\/p>\n

Kicking off this year\u2019s meeting was Barbara Alvarez, DrPH, MHA, Assistant Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, and Population Sciences with the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.<\/p>\n

CCCIF is a national meeting that brings together leaders in community outreach and engagement to share strategies for reducing cancer disparities, strengthening partnerships, and advancing cancer prevention and care across the United States.<\/p>\n

As part of the program, Dr. Farmer presented her accepted abstract during the poster session: \u201cAdaptations of Intervention to Increase Prostate Cancer Risk Awareness Among Black Men in North Carolina<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(from left: Barbara Alvarez Martin, DrPH, MPH; Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH; Gene W. Matthews, JD; Julie Farmer, DrPH, MHA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>Her work, completed under the guidance of Dr. Erin Kent<\/a> at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, examined how proven awareness interventions from outside the state can be adapted in North Carolina communities through culturally relevant partnerships.<\/p>\n

The project underscored the importance of tailoring educational approaches to meet the needs of local communities\u2014such as leveraging trusted venues like churches, veterans\u2019 groups, and community sports leagues\u2014and highlighted the need for sustainable funding to extend the impact of these initiatives.<\/p>\n

Dr. Farmer\u2019s leadership at UNC Urology spans strategic and operational areas, including finance, research administration, human resources, and clinical operations. In addition to her administrative leadership, she continues to contribute to public health scholarship, with a focus on implementation science and population health improvement. She completed her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) at the Gillings School of Global Public Health in 2024, where her dissertation centered on prostate cancer risk awareness and community-engaged approaches.<\/p>\n

Her presentation at CCCIF reflects UNC Urology\u2019s broader commitment to improving urologic health in North Carolina through research, education, and meaningful community engagement.<\/p>\n