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How the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Supports Patient Navigation

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The ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ (ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ) believes that patient navigation is critical to improving access to care for everyone. Navigation can remove barriers and improve access to care through patient-centered support from screening through survivorship. ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ has led and funded efforts to build navigation programs, supported public policy to support navigation, and studies the role and benefits of navigation.

ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ supports navigation through:

  • ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ CARESTM (Community Access to Resources, Education, and Support), that connects people with cancer and caregivers to information and resources chosen for each person¡¯s needs through the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ CARESTM app, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ team members, or ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ volunteer support.
  • , which shares research and best practices that support patient navigation, helps define navigator roles, and provides resources to help cancer navigation programs continue.
  • ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Patient Navigation Initiative, giving grants, education and support to 20 health systems with that provide care to historically excluded populations.
  • ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Global BEACON Initiative, that provides training, support, and grants for patient navigation in low- and middle ¨C income countries.
  • policy priorities to support navigation with a multi-year campaign to get Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance coverage and payment for patient navigators.
  • ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Health Equity Ambassadors work in their local communities to provide education for African American/Black, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, Native American and rural populations on cancer prevention and early detection.
  • ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ LION (Leadership In Oncology Navigation), that? provides patient navigation training and credentialing to support the professional patient navigation workforce.

The ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ medical and editorial content team

Our team is made up of doctors and oncology certified nurses with deep knowledge of cancer care as well as editors and translators with extensive experience in medical writing.

Last Revised: June 18, 2024

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