Welcome to the 5C

The Calhoun County Cancer Control Coalition (5C) is a group of individuals working together to reduce the cancer burden in Calhoun County through community collaboration.

The Priority Areas of the 5C are Tobacco/Lung Cancer Prevention, Prostate Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, and Breast Cancer.

Support the 5C by Making a Contribution.

Coming Events & Initiatives

Free Colonoscopy Program

Colon Interested in having a free colonoscopy? Do you fit the following criteria?

Live in Calhoun County?
No insurance or a very high deductible?
200% of poverty level or below?
50 years old or have a family history of colon cancer?
Have transportation to and from the medical facility?

If you, or someone you know, answered "Yes" to all of the questions, please contact Vicki Easterwood at Community Healthcare Connections at 269-425-7948 (in Battle Creek area) or 517-629-6578 (in Albion area).

3^rd Annual Get Your Colon Rollin' 5K Run/Walk

Save the Date:
The 3^rd annual Get Your Colon Rollin' 5K Run / Walk to promote colon cancer awareness will be held on June 6^th, 2015
Register now for the 3^rd annual race

Nicotine Anonymous

The 5C supports Nicotine Anonymous
Download a Flyer to learn more about this program
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Get Involved!

Volunteer to Help

The 5C uses volunteers to help with a variety of activities. Visit our Volunteer page to learn more.

If you have any questions about the Cancer Control Coalition, please visit the Contact Us page on this site.

Meetings

The 5C meets bi-monthly on the first Wednesday of February, April, June, August, October, and December at 5:30 pm in the Bronson Battle Creek Cancer Center Conference Room.

Did You Know?

Be sure to follow our Did You Know page for tidbits of information, notes on the progress of initiatives, and just useful facts.