Mountains of Hope selects priorities on an annual basis. The 2008-2009 priority areas include:

• Improve healthy dietary habits
• Promote physical activity
• Improve access to evidence-based screening
• Address early detection barriers to breast, colorectal, cervical, and prostate cancers (tentative) 
• Coordinate a statewide effort to address major needs of under or uninsured cancer patients and survivors
• Promote access to high quality cancer resources