Community-Participatory Feasibility Assessment for Cancer Study, Flint MI Grant

The Community-Participatory Feasibility Assessment for Cancer Study in Flint, MI, aims to address local concerns about cancer and pollution through community involvement. This project assesses the feasibility of studying cancer cases linked to environmental factors post-Flint water crisis. By engaging residents to prioritize their health inquiries and ensuring their participation in research, the initiative strives to develop a sensitive research plan that reflects the community's unique circumstances and health needs.

Welcome to the MDHHS Feasibility Assessment for the Flint Cancer Study website! We’ve heard concerns about cancer and pollution in Flint. This project aims to look into these concerns with the help of the community. Our goal is to involve everyone in Flint to see if studying cancer and the environment is possible.
The MDHHS Flint Feasibility Assessment for Epidemiology Cancer Study is super important for dealing with health worries after the Flint water problem. This project looks into whether it’s doable to study cancer cases related to the water issues in Flint.
Objective
This program is a team effort involving different groups, including the Flint community, to deal with ongoing environmental worries. By focusing on involving the community, using good science, and communicating well, the program aims to make real progress toward figuring out if future studies on cancer and the environment are possible based on a final report.
The main goals of this program are:
Finding out what questions are most important to the people of Flint, including what they’re worried about when it comes to exposures and pollution sources.Getting the people of Flint involved in the research, making sure they’re actively taking part and their voices are heard throughout the process.Doing a careful check to see if it’s possible and okay to do a study on how the environment might be linked to cancer in the area.Looking at the information we already have about the environment, differences in health, and what might be putting certain groups at a higher risk for cancer, especially focusing on how this affects minority communities.Making a research plan that listens to the community, is clear and includes everyone, and is sensitive to the special situation in Flint.