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Claudia M. Hardy, MPA, of Birmingham, Ala., is program manager for the Deep South Network for Cancer Control, a five-year funded National Cancer Institute Community Network Program to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center. Claudia provides the administrative and programmatic leadership for the initiative aimed at eliminating the disparity in cancer death rates between blacks and white in the Deep South by conducting community-based participatory education, training and research. Claudia served as coordinator for Community Outreach for UAB's Comprehensive Cancer Center division of Cancer Control and Population Science, assisting in identifying cancer issues and problems within the community and region and developed outreach prevention and control programs to address specific needs. Previously, Claudia worked as the Program Manager/Outreach Coordinator for the UAB Continence Program in the Division of Gerontology. Claudia holds a BA in Communication Arts/Public Relations and Master of Public Administration (MPA) specializing in organizational management and behavior UAB. She has over ten years experience training over 1,000 Community Health Advisors. | 