Ashley Smith, RN works as the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center’s Rural Outreach Specialist. She is on the Cancer Health Disparities Initiative (CHDI) team working on reducing barriers to rural cancer care. Through community education on cancer screening and prevention, the hope is to improve cancer screening and early detection rates in northern WI. Her current work is an initiative funded through the National Cancer Institute (NCI) called the “Screen to Save” project, which is focused on improving colorectal cancer rates in rural and underserved communities.