Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening Materials
Resource Kit
Dress in Blue is part of the KCP Targeted Colon Cancer Outreach Program (T-CCOP), a statewide education and outreach campaign to spread the word about the importance of colon cancer screening. KCP is working with District Cancer Councils, local and state partners to accomplish the following goals:
- increase knowledge about colon cancer risks and screening
- increase colon cancer screening rates
- improve the stage at which new colon cancers are diagnosed
To learn more about the program and how you can participate, please see the sample T-CCOP Fact Sheet. Retrieve T-CCOP Fact Sheet.
You can also reach KCP by calling 1-877-326-1134 or by emailing us at kycancer@louisville.edu
Dress in Blue Day
We hope you will use the following resources and materials to promote colon cancer screening. There are announcements, sample letters and materials available for adapting to your organization, downloading/printing and emailing to your partners, friends and family.
Dress in Blue Materials
- Sample email message - to share with your partners, contacts, friends and family. Retrieve Sample Email
- Sample letter - encouraging local businesses and organizations to observe Dress in Blue Day. Retrieve Sample Letter
Free materials while supplies last.
Complete and return the Request Form or contact your regional KCP office.
- Dress in Blue Day 2010 flyer (8.5 x 11)
- Blue Star Lapel Pins
- Blue Star Window Clings
- Blue Ribbons - display on door/windows
- Paper Stickers "Ask Me Why I'm Blue"
Media
- Press release (template) - promoting Dress in Blue Day and/or other related special events in March
- Newsletter articles (full and half page) - may be adapted for your publication
- Public service announcements for radio - text for two 30 second spots: one for Dress in Blue Day and one general colon cancer screening message
- Print Ad - horizontal (PDF, can add local information) - a 5 x 3 PSA for newspapers and other print media on colon cancer screening
- Print Ad - vertical (PDF, can add local information) - a 3 x 5 PSA for newspapers and other print media on colon cancer screening
- Proclamation - template for public officials
Awareness & Educational Materials
- Kentucky Colon Cancer Screening materials are now available. Free printed bookmarks and posters are available with space to add your organizational information, and you may print copies and/or share these files via email.
- How to utilize colon cancer materials - fact sheet
- Bookmark - with screening message
- Poster - (11 x 17) screening message featuring photographs of Kentuckians
- Poster - (8.5 x 11) version
- Church bulletin insert
- Colorectal Cancer Screening - Basic Fact Sheet (Screen for Life CDC publication #99-6949, Rev. June 2009) - download and print or order directly from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
Blue Star Champion
Would you like for your business/organization/church to be recognized as a Blue Star Champion? Tell us about your efforts to promote colon cancer screening. We want to hear from you.
