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Mission
The Pennsylvania Cancer Coalition’s (PCC) mission is to engage organizations and key partners in the implementation of the goals of the 2023-2033 Pennsylvania Cancer Control Plan to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality while improving the quality of all lives touched by cancer.
The PCC is responsible for ensuring the goals of the plan are being implemented, evaluated, and communicated to the citizens of Pennsylvania.
The objective of the 2023-2033 Pennsylvania Cancer Control Plan is to reduce the cancer burden through a collaborative process where partners strategically leverage resources across the cancer care continuum to reduce cancer risk, find cancers earlier, improve treatments, and optimize survivorship.
and Community Outreach & Engagement
University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Robertson is the current co-chair of the Pennsylvania Cancer Coalition overall, the Colorectal Cancer workgroup and the Clinical Trials Task Force. Prior to retirement, Dr. Robertson served as Associate Director for Health Equity and Community Outreach and Engagement at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, where she provided leadership that focused on health inequities across 29 counties. Her expertise includes addressing access to care, decreasing cancer burden and improving health outcomes through the implementation of evidence-based interventions. Dr. Robertson has an extensive background in oncology, possessing both clinical and administrative experience. She has substantial community-based research experience and has served as principal investigator on several funded research studies. Dr. Robertson held several faculty positions in the School of Medicine, School of Nursing and Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests include cancer-related health inequities and decision making related to vaccines.
Dr. Robertson holds a master’s degree in nursing and PhD in Public Health, Community and Behavioral Health, from the University of Pittsburgh. She completed undergraduate studies in nursing at Carlow College.
Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement
Fox Chase Cancer Center (Philadelphia, PA)
Dr. Charnita Zeigler-Johnson is a cancer epidemiologist, Associate Professor of Cancer Prevention and Control and Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on defining cancer risk factors and better understanding cancer disparities in the U.S. and international settings. Currently, she is principal investigator of two multi-institutional, mixed-methods studies focused on examining the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and prostate cancer outcomes. She is a member of the leadership team for the African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium (AC3) and co-chair of the Pennsylvania Cancer Coalition.
