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Eastern Washington: Community Action Network of Eastern Washington (CANEW)

The Community Action Network of Eastern Washington (CANEW) started in 2022 and is a group of individuals representing community-based organizations working together to improve cancer health outcomes for residents in Eastern Washington.
CANEW is facilitated by The Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium’s (Consortium) Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (OCOE), based in Spokane.
Members provide insight from their lived experiences and organizational roles to facilitate understanding of community-specific cancer prevention and control needs. As a group, CANEW highlights community feedback and priorities, shares resources, collaborates on projects to support sustainable health and cancer care programs, and builds capacity for community-driven research collaborations.
Interested in joining CANEW?
We meet quarterly. Meetings are hybrid, held in-person in the Spokane area and on Zoom.
2025 Thursday Meeting Dates:
- February 27, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
- May 22, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
- July 24, 10:00–11:30 a.m. (in-person event)
- August 28, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
- November 13, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
Contact Daniel Padron at dpadron@fredhutch.org for more information about CANEW.
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Reports
2024 Year in Review: Community Action Network of Eastern Washington (CANEW) [Download PDF]
Report from the 2024 meetings of our Community Action Network of Eastern Washington (CANEW).
2023 Year in Review: Community Action Network of Eastern Washington (CANEW) [Download PDF]
Report from the 2023 meetings of our Community Action Network of Eastern Washington (CANEW).