Strategic Plan
ACS NCCRT’s 2025 Priority Areas
- Mobilize national and community-level efforts that will lead to health equity across the colorectal (CRC) continuum
- Improve timely action for early-age onset CRC signs and symptoms
- Support on-time CRC screening as soon as eligible and continued participation per screening recommendations.
- Promote timely colonoscopy follow up to positive (abnormal) non-colonoscopy tests
- Identify areas to ensure timely initiation of quality CRC treatment
A Roadmap for Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Nationwide
The 80% in Every Community Strategic Plan (2020-2024) provided a focused, action-oriented roadmap for stakeholders, collaborators, and cross-sectored partners. While the plan timeframe has passed, much of the content is evergreen and continues to provide practical, useful guides for improving colorectal cancer screening rates across many settings and communities. Learn more about 80% in Every Community.
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Blue Star Conversation: August 27, 2026
This Blue Star Conversation explored how expanded Lynch syndrome screening, including universal germline testing, could improve outcomes, increase testing rates, and identify more individuals with Lynch syndrome.
Webinar: Inside the New ACS Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines
This webinar provides an in-depth overview of the newly updated ACS CRC screening guidelines and the evidence supporting them, offering clarity on what these changes mean for screening and early detection.
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Communities: A Practical Guide
This guidebook is designed to support key community partners in understanding and overcoming the unique challenges and common barriers to CRC screening faced in rural communities.