Reimagining Community Engagement and Equity in Cancer

ACCC Resources:

• The Importance of Developing Health Equity Initiatives
• For a great example of community engagement, read Health Info on the Go! Community Outreach at the Farmer’s Market
• The 2024-2025 ACCC President's Theme: Reimagining Community Engagement and Equity in Cancer
• Implementing an e-Advisory Council in the COVID-19 Era
• Read how 2 historically Black colleges and universities are making inroads to feed the pipeline of Black medical health care professionals in Workforce Diversity: African Americans in Healthcare
• The Just ASK™ Training Program and ASCO-ACCC Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Research Site Self-Assessment are available free-of-charge to help cancer programs address barriers to participation in cancer clinical trials among racial and ethnic populations that have been historically underrepresented.
• Population Health Navigators: An Innovative Approach for Supporting Underserved Patients
• Learn how ACCC is working to improve care in rural Appalachia
• Developing a Health Literacy and Clear Communication e-Course
• Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Louisiana is a model for community engagement. Bridging the Gap: Early Detection of Cancer for the Medically Underserved
• A Rural Healthcare System Expands Cancer Care with a “Hub and Spoke” Model
• Implementing a Transportation Hub: A Holistic Approach to a Systemic Problem
• Addressing Inequitable Access to Clinical Trials in Cancer Research
• Talk to Me: Improve Patient Engagement, Improve Your Cancer Program
• Genetic Cancer Screening and Testing in a Medically Underserved Community
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Will Pay for Patient Navigation—Now What
• The Community Health Worker: A Cancer Program’s Role in Population Health Efforts
• A Look at the Emerging Role of Health Equity Institutes
• Social Drivers of Health: The Role of Representation in the Healthcare Workforce
• Real-World Lessons from COVID-19: Driving Oncology Care Forward

AACI Resources:

• Dr. Robert A. Winn’s AACI Presidential Initiative: Inclusive Excellence
• AACI was incorporated in 1959. Learn more about AACI’s history in 1959 – 2021: The History of the  Association of American Cancer Institutes.
• Over 100 academic cancer centers in North America are AACI members: AACI Membership Directory
• AACI held its second Leadership Diversity and Development Workshop in March 2024
• The Urgency of Now: Improving Cancer Outcomes Through Professional and Reimbursable Oncology Navigation (March 2024 AACI Commentary)
• Assessing the Coverage of US Cancer Center Primary Catchment Areas Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2022) 31 (5): 955–964