ACS Basic Information

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ACS Basic Information

• Nationwide community-based voluntary health
  organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a
  major health problem by preventing cancer, saving
  lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer
  through research, education, advocacy, and
  service.
• Mission Statement 3 Goals of 2015
• -Cut deaths by half
• -Reduce rate by 25
• -Improve quality of life
• More than two million volunteers worldwide

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Our Contacts

• Plyshette Wiggins

Kamisha Thomas
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Behavior Change

• Systems Approach
• Review Company and Organization Policies
• Ethics

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Community Outreach

• Urban Initiatives
• - community talks
• - increase awareness
• - screenings
• - family services
• - community requests

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Additional ACS Programs

• Road to Recovery provides a home away from home
  for cancer patients who live far away from a
  treatment center
• Man to Man helps men and their families cope
  with prostate cancer by providing them with
  education, support, and awareness of prostate
  cancer as a major health concern for all men
• Look Good, Feel Better free service for women
  with cancer that teaches them various beauty
  techniques to help enhance their appearance and
  self-image during treatment
• Reach to Recovery trained volunteers support
  and comfort patients before, during, and after
  breast cancer treatment
• I Can Cope helps cancer patients and loved ones
  learn to cope with their cancer experience by
  increasing their knowledge, attitudes, and skills
  in a supportive environment

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ACS CHALLENGE
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Masters Program Options

• Masters of Public Health MPH
• Masters of Social Work MSW
• Masters of Psychology MS or MA

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Organizations

• The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
• The American Public Health Association (APHA)
• American Alliance for Health Physical Education
  Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)

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Emphasis on Research

• Cancer Research
• 130 million this year
• 2.6 billion since 1946
• Major advances
• Nobel Prize winners

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Benefits of Non-profit Org.

• Highly satisfying and rewarding
• Collaborate with many groups
• Strong emphasis on prevention
• Inspired by cancer patients

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Pitfalls

• Lose people to cancer
• Relying on volunteers
• Non-profit less money
• Ethics vs. Effective Measures

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Relay For Life

• 3,300 events nationwide
• Raised 245 million last year
• Brings communities together

NOTE April 21-22 Rowan University Relay For Life
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