The Arkansas Cancer Community Network (AR-CCN) at the Cancer Institute is designed to facilitate the development of a collaborative infrastructure for community-based participation in cancer control.

Achieving sustainable behavioral change that will reduce or eliminate cancer disparities require interventions directly on individuals and indirectly on social, cultural, and institutional change. The Cancer Institute seeks to facilitate change in cancer control activities through three levels of change:

1. Individual change in patients and medical practitioners concerning knowledge, attitude, and behaviors.
2. Social and cultural change in the social norms and social practices of African American, Latino, and rural populations.
3. Institutional change in medical practices, medical education, and university support programs.

All of the activities of the AR-CCN program contribute to supporting this change. We invite you to learn more about cancer control and outreach at the Cancer Institute and get involved in your community!