General Toolkit

Employers can play a pivotal role in reducing cancer incidence and premature death. Healthier employees and healthier bottom lines can be achieved by providing evidence-based prevention and early detection services and encouraging employee engagement. By providing access and encouraging participation, more lives – and more money - can be saved.

Employers of all sizes, from diverse industries, and across geographies that have earned CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation are making a difference.

Are You Ready?

Access your readiness to begin the online application. Download Print version here.

Gold Standard Application Guide:

Use this guide to structure your approach to completing the online application. Download Print version here.

Application Download for Review

For reference only. The CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ application must be submitted online.

Gold Standard Organizations

About 1,685,210 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2016. About 595,690 Americans are expected to die of cancer in 2016, which translates to about 1,630 people per day.

Cancer Facts and Figures 2016

American Cancer Society

Merck is at the forefront of cancer research, and our employees are our most critical resource to transform prevention and treatment of the disease. That’s why we’re pleased to be recognized with The Gold Standard. When our employees feel their best, they can be and do their best, which is crucial to helping us achieve our mission of improving and saving lives.

Ken Frazier

CEO & President

Merck & Co., Inc.

General Best Practices

Sanofi - "A Place to Thrive"

Sanofi

Overall Wellness Programs

A Place to Thrive

To build a more healthy and productive workforce, Sanofi US is broadening its focus on employee health by creating “A Place to Thrive,” a new initiative that takes a more holistic approach to addressing employee well-being. In addition to its key focus on physical health and wellness, A Place to Thrive integrates other key dimensions of well-being like Work/Life, Financial Fitness, Diversity and Inclusion, and Making a Difference in our Communities. Each of these dimensions contributes to enhancing employees’ work/life experience...

Articles of Interest

How to get more men in breast cancer trials?

Bassett, Mike

MedPage Today

National Exercise Guidelines Now Say 'Just Move'

Lyles, Ashley

MedPage Today

Research & Evidence

Unraveling How Obesity Fuels Cancer

Azvolinsky, Anna

Oxford Academic, Journal of the National Cancer Institute

American College of Sports medicine roundtable report on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and cancer prevention and control

Patel, Alpa V.; Christine M. Friedenreich; Steven C. Moore; Sandra C. Hayes; Julie K. Silver; Kristin L. Campbell; Kerri Winters-Stone; Lynn H. Gerber; Stephanie M. George; Janet E. Fulton; Crystal Denlinger; Stephen G. Morris; Trisha Hue

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Brochures/Reference

Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Research Studies

If you have cancer, you may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Clinical trials are a treatment option for many people with cancer. This book explains cancer treatment clinical trials and gives you some things to think about when deciding whether to take part. This booklet is for people with cancer, their family, and friends.

From Evidence to Practice: Workplace Wellness that Works

Employers know that keeping employees healthy is good for both the employees themselves and for the productivity and profitability of the business. However, most employers do not know precisely how to create a healthy workplace or healthy workforce. This workplace health promotion guide for employers fills that need: using the latest scientific evidence combined with expert opinion from business leaders, this guide offers easy to use, real world recommendations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of workplace health promotion programs. Employers can use this guide to implement best and promising practices in their workplaces, thereby maximizing the impact of their program and the benefits to employees and business alike.

Prepared by: Institute for Health and Productivity Studies Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health In collaboration with Transamerica Center for Health Studies®

Manager's Kit

After you’ve told your manager about your diagnosis, it will help to have a framework for discussions about your job. Understand that your manager will probably be worried for you — and for the company. The best antidote is information, which is why we created this kit. It contains need-to-know laws relating to cancer in the workplace; successful workplace strategies; tips for dealing with your HR department; and more. We recommend detaching this page and sharing the rest of the kit with your manager. Additional resources for both you and your employer can be found at cancerandcareers.org.

External Resources

Quality Treatment & Survivorship

Your Survivorship Care Plan

The LIVESTRONG Foundation

Survivorship after treatment is an important phase of cancer care. The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report, From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition, recommends that each cancer patient receive a Survivorship Care Plan—a plan for wellness to help you continue to receive the best health care.

Navigate Your Cancer Journey

The LIVESTRONG Foundation

We have online resources available to help you at any point on your cancer journey. Select your stage and concern below to get started.

Tobacco Cessation

Tobacco-Free Living

U.S. Surgeon General

Tobacco free living means avoiding use of all types of tobacco products—such as cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, pipes and hookahs—and also living free from secondhand smoke exposure.

Be Tobacco Free

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

BeTobaccoFree.gov provides information from various Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) operating and staff divisions. Topics covered include:About Tobacco | Health Effects | Quit Now | Don't Start

Health Education & Health Promotion

Using Trusted Resources

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Health information, whether in print or online, should come from a trusted, credible source. Government agencies, hospitals, universities, and medical journals and books that provide evidence-based information are sources you can trust.

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