General application guidelines can be found at this link.
Resources of particular interest to Hopsital and Health System Employers are shared below.
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General application guidelines can be found at this link.
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A randomized controlled trial of 24 weeks of varenicline for tobacco use among cancer patients: Efficacy, safety, and adherence
Psycho‐Oncology
At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, we truly value our CEO Gold Standard accreditation. The Gold Standard accreditation recognizes that MSK is as committed to reducing the risk of cancer among those who work within our walls as we are to helping people with cancer around the world.
Craig B. Thompson
President and CEO
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Hospital Best Practices
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Quality Treatment & Survivorship
Patient and Family Advisory Council
Many employees who are also cancer survivors have been diagnosed and treated at MD Anderson, choosing our clinicians to manage their cancer journey. These employee-patients are in a unique position to provide insight to us about their patient and survivorship experience. Patient and family centered care has been an approach long advocated the by American Hospital Association. Planning, delivering and evaluating health care through partnerships among patients, families, and health care practitioners yields superior outcomes. In...
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National Cancer Institute
Med Page Today
Research & Evidence
External Resources
Tobacco-Free Workplace
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
People with mental and substance use disorders:
- Are approximately twice as likely as the general population to smoke cigarettes
- Are more likely to die from smoking-related illness than from their mental and substance use disorders (i.e. behavioral health conditions) and
- Want to quit smoking and are able to do so successfully, which both reduces their risk of developing smoking-related diseases and may also improve their behavioral health outcomes.
Nutrition & Healthy Weight
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
In light of the growing burden of preventable chronic diseases, such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes, hospital leadership and champions can promote the health of employees, patients, and communities by considering policies and practices that ensure that the healthier choice is the easier choice. This tool kit provides guidance to hospital nutritionists, human resources and employee health staff, and others who wish to promote and support healthy food, beverage, and physical activity options in hospitals.