Cooking for a Lifetime

of Cancer Prevention
Paige Scheipe
Gwinnett Newton Rockdale Health
Department
• Vision
• A Healthy, Protected, and Prepared Community
• Mission
• To protect and improve the health of our community by
monitoring and preventing disease; promoting health
and well being; and preparing for disasters.
• Values
• Availability
• Affability
• Ability
• Accountability
• Adaptability
Problem 1 in 3 people will be
diagnosed with cancer in
Cancer is among the leading
causes of death worldwide
their lifetime

By 2040, the number of

In 2018, there were 18.1
million new cases and 9.5
million cancer related
deaths
new cancer cases per year is
expected to rise to 29.5
million and the number of
cancer-related deaths to
16.4 million

Over time, experts have

noticed a strong correlation
between cancer and the
foods that you consume.
 Educate the community on
the prevalence of cancer and
how to prevent various types

Objectives
Make a difference in the
community and positively
impact the lives of those
around me
 • BCCP is a program provided by the
Department of Public Health.
• This program provides breast and cervical
Breast and cancer screening to uninsured women in the
state of Georgia
Cervical
• Women that fall below 200% of the federal
Cancer poverty level are eligible
Program • Cervical cancer screening is available to
women aged 21-64
(BCCP)
• Breast cancer screening is available to
women aged 40-64
 • Introduced by the Breast and Cervical Cancer
Program to improve the health of those at
the Gwinnett Newton Rockdale Health
Healthier You Department
• Introduced because BCCP wants employees
Series to live their healthiest possible life
• Offered to all employees of GNR
711 Budget
• Funding Source: State
• Funding Expiration: June 30, 2022
• Purpose: to develop or enhance policies that increase access to cancer screening at
worksites in Georgia
• Mandatory deliverables:
• 1- establish and maintain point of contact at each participating worksite
• 2- administer employer- level and employee- level worksite assessments provided by
DPH
• 3- collaborate with worksite staff to develop or enhance wellness policy at worksite
• 4- communicate with DPH and participate in conference calls, meetings, training and
technical support provided by DPH
 • Plan and execute second part of the
Healthier You Series
My task • The second part of the Healthier You Series
will be a cooking class to prevent cancer!
Planning • People that I worked with
• Pamela Austin - Breast and Cervical
Cancer Program Operation
Coordinator
• Gwen Gustavson – Director of District
Programs
• Carolyn Calloway – Client Navigator
• Nicole Brown – Administrative
Assistant
• Michele Kehler – Communications
Specialist
• Tamara Crawford – Administrative
Operations Coordinator
• Ines Beltran – Family and Consumer
Sciences Agent
RSVP Email
Flyer
Incentives
We provided incentives to participants so that they can
continue a healthier lifestyle at home.

Process:
File for requisition
Develop plan Discuss plan Finalize plan Order Incentives
(signatures)
Lunchbox
Food Container
Exercise
Band &
Exercise
Guide
Cookbook
28 healthy recipes!
 Host cooking class

Event will be recorded so that individuals can watch

at a later date if they cannot attend in person event
Individuals will sign in

Final Plan PowerPoint

Survey

Healthy meal given

 • GNR partnered with UGA Extension to put
on the event
• What is the UGA Extension?
• The University of Georgia has made it a priority
to provide free, reliable, research- based
information based on the latest scientific
Partnership research in language that anyone can
understand
with UGA • The deliver information via:
Extension •
•
Programs and workshops
Field days
• Blogs, newsletters, mass media
• Phone calls & in person consultations
• Print and online publications