About Us
Our Mission
To meaningfully engage the community in UNC Lineberger cancer research, clinical care and programmatic efforts to better understand and serve the population’s needs.
Our Vision
To develop and sustain a community that actively partners with UNC Lineberger to reduce the burden of cancer and improve cancer outcomes in North Carolina and beyond.
Goals and Guiding Principles
Our Goals
Monitoring the cancer burden and identifying differences throughout North Carolina
Amplify cancer outreach and supportive care efforts with different stakeholders
Synergize institutional and community efforts and engage different stakeholders in addressing the cancer burden and improve cancer outcomes in North Carolina
Facilitate impactful cancer research in North Carolina and beyondGuiding Principles
Compassion: every person deserves to be seen, heard, understood, valued, and appreciated.
Respect: for community, science & scientific process, internally for each other, how we do our work, acknowledging other’s assets/value/opinions
Collaboration: nurturing relationships, bridging internal & external partners
Communication: bidirectional, transparent, clear
Accountability: to NC citizens, UNC Lineberger Cancer Center faculty researcher-members, partners, Community Advisory Board, our office; & responsive to needs
Empowerment: amplifying the voice of the patients and communities we serve