AZ Cancer Care Alliance

We at the Alliance @cancercarealli have developed policy considerations for improving access to #CancerCare for underserved populations. Read all about it on our website cancercarealliance.org/2021/11/02/imp…

An #OncologyNavigation intervention from @AZCancerAlli is working to reduce barriers to care for underserved patients. Watch @everhoeve30's presentation from #SBM2021 right here. 📽️Characterizing Pre- and Post-intervention Barriers to Care Among Underserved Cancer Patients.

@AZCancerAlli's community partner @ElRioHealth has been honored with the highest recognition awarded by the Mexican government to those who assist Mexican communities. It's the first time that an organization, not a person, received the Ohtli Award: ow.ly/T0oW50EU2bk

.@AZCancerAlli's community partner @ElRioHealth has been honored with the highest recognition awarded by the Mexican government to those who assist Mexican communities. It's the first time that an organization, not a person, received the Ohtli Award: ow.ly/T0oW50EU2bk

A look back at our webinar on the University of Arizona’s @AZCancerAlli work with El Rio Health, one of the largest federally qualified health centers in the country. Their interventions deliver long-lasting community impact: youtu.be/KG4ueQAstCg #HealthEquity

What does it mean to be a Promotora de Salud in Southern Arizona? Martha Ochoa from @Az_CHOW explains her central role in the Un Abrazo Para La Familia intervention. bit.ly/31PNIyg @AZCancerAlli @UAZEducation #HealthEquity #OncologyNavigation

Supporting a great cause. @AmericanCancer @SU2C @BidenCancer @TheVFoundation @theNCI @HHSGov @AZCancerAlli @drcarachrist @asuhealth @UofAZSurgery @LatinoNurses @DignityHealthAZ @BannerUnivMed @BCBSAZ @AbrazoHealth @HonorHealth @UHC @UArizonaPres @michaelcrow @LatinasHealth

It's not too late to sign up for our webinar on #ImplicitBias and #TreatmentDisparities with Dr. @cardismith of @MountSinaiNYC and Dr. Jeff Stone of @AZCancerAlli. Learn more about our event here: ow.ly/T9gK50BWg5Y #HealthEquity #CancerCare

Active learning workshops for first-year #MedStudents can reduce implicit stereotyping of Hispanic/Latinx as medically noncompliant - Learn more about our speaker Dr. Jeff Stone of @AZCancerAlli: dx.doi.org/10.1037/sah000… Sing up for our webinar here: bit.ly/AlliWebImplicit

This Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week, get the facts on hereditary #BreastCancer so you can take action to learn and lower your risk. bit.ly/3gdJYO0 #HBOC #HBOCWeek

Shared decision-making was one of the topics discussed during our most recent webinar, "Cancer Care and Health Equity in the COVID-19 Era: Strategies to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care". Learn more about shared decision-making with this free online series.

Learn why BIPOC can experience significant issues accessing hospice care, adequate pain management and how verbal and non-verbal behavior affects patient-provider communication. With Dr. @cardismith of @MountSinaiNYC and Dr. Jeff Stone of @AZCancerAlli ow.ly/DZAr50BmeTS

New publication from @AZCancerAlli. Learn more about Dr. Catherine Marshall's journey to developing her intervention Un Abrazo Para La Familia, a labor of love borne out of her own experience caring for her father, who passed away from #ProstateCancer doi.org/10.1007/s13187…

It means meeting patients where they are, both physically and emotionally. Embracing/engaging with them and their support system every step of the way. @AZCancerAlli

We recently partnered with @ElRioHealth and @AZCancerAlli on the webinar Advancing Health Equity with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs): An Oncology Perspective. You can view the webinar here: youtu.be/KG4ueQAstCg

@cancercarealli @UAZCancer

How can we bridge the gap between research and community health centers? We explored what it means to work with FQHCs on pragmatic cancer-based interventions, bridging the gap between academic research and the needs of community health centers. youtube.com/watch?v=KG4ueQ…

Assessment of #FinancialToxicity in cancer care- including post-treatment #survivorship- should be a priority! Many thanks @cancercarealli for recognizing the importance of #FinancialToxicity in patient-centered care & developing this cool #TwitterPoster to display our results!

New research from @AZCancerAlli and @everhoeve30 examines how patient-reported #FinancialToxicity can be a meaningful predictor of poor psychological and physical functioning. The study focused on #CancerSurvivors with health insurance. ow.ly/q1ei50AmR5c #VisualAbstract

What Are Patient Navigators Doing, For Whom, and Where? National survey shows providing basic PN services is a core competency; Tasks are frequently performed for underserved, vulnerable patients populations and those who lack insurance. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…