Cancer Forum
The APHA Cancer Forum comprises a diverse, multidisciplinary group of professionals representing academia; federal, state and local health departments; and private and nonprofit organizations engaged in cancer control efforts ranging from discovery to delivery.
Our mission is to:
- Create a focus on cancer as a public health issue within the APHA that will engage existing and new members active in cancer prevention and control activities ranging from education to practice, policy, research and surveillance.
- Enable cross-disciplinary interaction that integrates public health principles, engages researchers and practitioners and advances population-level knowledge and practice relevant to cancer prevention and control, from basic science to population science.
Current Leadership
Chair: Adana Llanos, PhD, MPH
Vice-Chair: Jessica Islam, PhD, MPH
Immediate Past Chair: Toby R. Levin, PhD, MPH, CPH, CHES, MACE
Chair Emeritus: Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH (2023), Michael Halpern, MD, PhD, MPH (2022), Adriana Babiak-Vazquez, PhD, MPH, CM (2021) Oluwaseyi Isehunwa, PhD (2020), Brad Richardson, PhD (2018 and 2019), Erika Litvin Bloom (2017), Vani Simmons (2016), Jennifer Vidrine (2015), Candace Deaton (2014), Marc Kivineimi (2013), Sona Thakkar (2012)
Secretary: Wei-Chen Lee, PhD, MSPH, Mjur
Treasurer: Ivy Ahmed, MPH, MCHES
Program Planning Chair: Marlo Vernon, PhD, MPH
Program Planning Co-Chairs: Sarah Nechuta, MPH, PhD and Michelle Shin, PhD, MPH, MSN
Communications Co-Chairs: Banafshe Sharifian, MPH, CHES and Larry Selkow, RPh, BS, Pharm, FCPhA
Policy Development Chair: Brandon Leonard, MA
Membership and Event Chair: Khushbu Balsara, DDS, MPH
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