David McLean is a professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and president of the Cancer Prevention Institute of Canada. Dan Williams is head of Research and Writing at H. Krueger & Associates Inc., a health care consultancy. Hans Krueger is an adjunct professor in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia and president of H. Krueger & Associates Inc. Sonia Lamont is an independent scholar and provincial director for Prevention Programs at the British Columbia Cancer Agency.

• Part A: Purpose and Context 1. Introduction: Mastering the Surge in Chronic Diseases2. Cancer, Chronic Disease, and the Relevance of CPEs3. Prevention Educational Leaders in British ColumbiaPart B: Other Models Of Community-Based Prevention Educators 4. Identifying Models of Prevention Coordination in the Community5. North Karelia: Field Office Staff6. Northern Ireland: Health Promotion Officers7. Kentucky: Cooperative Extension Agents & Cancer Control Specialists8. North Carolina: Community Health Ambassadors9. Manitoba: Health Promotion CoordinatorsPart C: A Strategic Pattern for Prevention Educators 10. Important Elements of a CPE-Like Program11. Establishing a Foundation: Conceptual Frameworks12. Tracking Outcomes: Evaluation Matters13. Conclusion: Sustained Investment in PreventionAppendix I: Key InformantsInternational and Canadian Leaders in Comparable ProgramsBritish Columbia Cancer Agency – Prevention ProgramsCPEs Appendix II: Cancer Prevention Program Standards in Canada

David McLean is a professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and president of the Cancer Prevention Institute of Canada. Dan Williams is head of Research and Writing at H. Krueger & Associates Inc., a health care consultancy. Hans Krueger is an adjunct professor in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia and president of H. Krueger & Associates Inc. Sonia Lamont is an independent scholar and provincial director for Prevention Programs at the British Columbia Cancer Agency.

• Part A: Purpose and Context 1. Introduction: Mastering the Surge in Chronic Diseases2. Cancer, Chronic Disease, and the Relevance of CPEs3. Prevention Educational Leaders in British ColumbiaPart B: Other Models Of Community-Based Prevention Educators 4. Identifying Models of Prevention Coordination in the Community5. North Karelia: Field Office Staff6. Northern Ireland: Health Promotion Officers7. Kentucky: Cooperative Extension Agents & Cancer Control Specialists8. North Carolina: Community Health Ambassadors9. Manitoba: Health Promotion CoordinatorsPart C: A Strategic Pattern for Prevention Educators 10. Important Elements of a CPE-Like Program11. Establishing a Foundation: Conceptual Frameworks12. Tracking Outcomes: Evaluation Matters13. Conclusion: Sustained Investment in PreventionAppendix I: Key InformantsInternational and Canadian Leaders in Comparable ProgramsBritish Columbia Cancer Agency – Prevention ProgramsCPEs Appendix II: Cancer Prevention Program Standards in Canada