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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? 

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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

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HPV vaccination substantially reduced vaccine-type oral HPV infection prevalence among young adults.
Impact of HPV vaccination on oral HPV infections among young adults in the U.S.
Maura L. Gillison, Tatevik Broutian, Barry Graubard, Robert Pickard, Zhen-Yue Tong, Weihong Xiao, Lisa Kahle, Anil Chaturvedi; Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD; The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Informat
Meeting Library, ASCO University

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General Best Practices

Wellness Walking Path
Northern Westchester Hospital
Prevention, Physical Activity

Wellness Walking Path 

Staff are encouraged to take a break and walk our outdoor, quarter mile Wellness Walking Path.  This short loop is close enough that staff can step away from work when they need to re-charge, yet it is short and on campus so that they can easily return to their Department if the need arises.  Inspirational quotes are posted along the way to encourage and enlighten.

"Happiness is when you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." - Mahtma Gandhi

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Articles of Interest

To Avoid the Big C, Stay Small
The Economist
Increased Physical Activity Associated with Lower Risk of 13 Types of Cancer
NCI Press Release
NIH: National Cancer Institute

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Research & Evidence

Changing organizational culture: using the CEO cancer Gold Standard policy initiatives to promote health and wellness at a school of public health
Towne, Samuel D. Jr., PhD, MPH, CPH, Kelsey E. Anderson, Matthew Lee Smith, Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Debra Kellstedt, Ninfa Pena Purcell and Marcia G. Ory
BMC Public Health
Tobacco Control in the Obama Era — Substantial Progress, Remaining Challenges
Michael C. Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA
New England Journal of Medicine

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Brochures/Reference

Workplace Wellness
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
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. 

Taking Part in Cancer Treatment Research Studies
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. 

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External Resources

Tobacco Cessation

ex program - Personal quit support. A digital experience.
truth initiative

Give your smokers a better quitting experience.

Health Education & Health Promotion

Cancer Trends Progress Report
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

The Cancer Trends Progress Report, continually updated since its first issue in 2001, summarizes our nation's advances against cancer in relation to Healthy People(link is external) targets set forth by the Department of Health and Human Services. The report, intended for policy makers, researchers, and public health professionals, includes key measures of progress along the cancer control continuum and uses national trend data to illustrate where improvements have been made.

Quality Treatment & Survivorship

Facing Forward: When Someone You Love Has Completed Cancer Treatment
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

When Someone You Love Has Completed Cancer Treatment is for friends and family members of a person who has finished cancer treatment. Until now, many caregivers have focused on getting the patient through treatment. But once treatment is over, many changes and shifts take place for everyone.

Cancer in the Workplace: What Employers Can Do
Workplace Transitions for People Touched by Cancer eToolkit

Free resource to help managers support employees touched by cancer. Provides front-line managers with practical guidance from a practical psychosocial, and legal perspective.

Vaccines

Cancer Vaccines
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Cancer preventive vaccines target infectious agents that cause or contribute to the development of cancer.

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