The Prevention and Early Detection Work Group workgroup has:

• Collaborated in the successful application for a $3.5 million grant awarded in 2009 to Dartmouth-Hitchcock to address colorectal cancer screening.
• The New Hampshire Colorectal Cancer Screening Program developed a short video, Colonoscopy Prep: Tips and Tricks to assist people to complete a successful colonoscopy prep,
• Increased the percent of adults, age 50 and older, who are screened for colorectal cancer using sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy to 71.7% from a baseline of 62.2%.
• Partnered with key community representatives to form the New Hampshire Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Community Advisory Board to ensure integration, collaboration and communication among stakeholders
• Provided mini-grant funding to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center that contributed toward the development of the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry (NHCR). The NHCR collects information about colonoscopies in New Hampshire with the goal of improving the understanding of best practices for the use of colonoscopies in the prevention and early detection of colorectal cancer.
• Provided financial support to Capital Region Health Care in Concord that resulted in an increase in the rate of colorectal cancer screening to 75.0
• Worked with the NH Department of Health and Human Services to develop new questions about colon and prostate cancer for the New Hampshire Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey.
• Supported the development of the New Hampshire Prostate Cancer Coalition. This organization engages in educational and awareness-building campaigns, provides leadership and guidance to prostate cancer support groups across the state, publishes a monthly newsletter, and has developed public service announcements that appeared on local TV channels.