Developing and implementing a statewide breast cancer action plan.

BACKGROUND: This article describes a model used by the Kentucky Breast Cancer Task Force to develop and implement a statewide breast cancer action plan. METHODS: The authors examine the challenges encountered during different phases of plan development and the ways in which these challenges were addressed. CONCLUSIONS: To successfully move from planning to implementation, task forces must have broad-based participation, a "lead organization" to coordinate the planning process, focused work agendas, and firm commitments from cancer-related organizations and groups to spearhead activities in specific implementation areas.