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Working and Learing Together
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Most of us know the toll that cancer takes on our community.
Much remains to be done to reduce the risk of cancer, find it early and ensure that people have all the information they need when facing a cancer diagnosis. Even more pressing, we need to reduce health disparities among those groups and individuals that have less access, more barriers or limited resources to take the actions required to protect their health. Fortunately, there are many efective ways to address health disparities and empower patients and the public to improve their health.
The Health Communications and Health Disparities Department at Fox Chase is dedicated to reaching beyond our walls to bring state-of-the-science prevention, screening and treatment programs to the many communities we serve. We do this through initiatives that utilize both traditional and “new media” approaches, and we target both the public and the many diverse organizations that serve them. Our programs are sponsored by a variety of sources, including Fox Chase Cancer Center as well as state and federal agencies and non-governmental organizations. The programs show the breadth of our approach:
- We work with well-respected, local community, regional, state and national level organizations.
- We train organizations to implement proven approaches to cancer education and screening in their communities.
- We address the needs of many groups— from rural populations to racial and ethnic minority populations to patients—through many settings—from health care institutions to the Internet.
- We provide educational and cancer screening programs right in the community.
Building Organizational Capacity
We can help your organization tailor information for your group members or employees, providing resources such as Body and Soul, a wellness program for African American churches that empowers
church members to eat healthier and be more physically active.
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Community Education and Outreach
We are partners with many organizations, religious institutions and health ministries in the Philadelphia area. These partnerships enhance efforts to reach a large community audience where our trained staff can provide educational and screening programs.
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Research and Evaluation
In addition to providing high-quality, state-of-the art cancer prevention and education services to the community, the Health Communications and Health Disparities
program is committed to defining tomorrow’s state-of-the-art programs.
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Partnership Development and Community Relations
Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Health Communications and Health Disparities Department creates and maintains close relationships with other healthcare providers, community-based human service organizations, religious groups, business organizations, elected offcials and community boards. The Partnership Development & Community Relations Program creates an opportunity for community organizations to embrace Fox Chase’s mission of reducing the burden of human cancer and assures the good health and well-being of the community at large by "working and learning together."
All of our programs are based on the attributes recommended by the US Healthy People 2010 goals—accuracy, accessibility, balance, cultural competency, evidence base, reach, and under- standability. And, we believe that we can be successful only when we work closely with the community and develop strong collaborative partnerships. I am honored to lead an energetic and diverse staf dedicated to reaching our goal of addressing a broad range of complex issues that impact the health of the communities we serve. We will not solve these problems alone, but hope to make a signifcant impact in partnership with the community. Learn more about our programs and initiatives—and contact us to learn how we might work together to reduce the burden of cancer.
Sincerely,
Linda Fleisher
Assistant Vice President
Health Communications
and Health Disparities