New tools aim to help volunteers and staff apply the health equity lens to their work
A new collection of multimedia resources is now available to help volunteers advance health equity through their work. The tools are available on Brand Toolkit and on cancer.org and include:
- A short, animated video – called Divergent Paths: A Health Equity Story – and discussion guide. The video informs audiences about cancer disparities and health equity through the story of two women with breast cancer, while the accompanying discussion guide will help viewers think critically about how they can apply the health equity lens to their work.
- A series of videos featuring ACS and ACS CAN Health Equity Champions discussing why health equity matters to mission delivery.
- A "Collections" pod on Brand Toolkit that places all Health Equity resources in an easy-to-navigate one-stop shop and features cross-cutting materials from OCMSO, ACS CAN, and Diversity and Inclusion.
"This newest collection of resources lends an authentic and relatable voice to the stories we want to share about health equity," said Ashley Brown, director, health equity – stakeholder engagement. "Now more than ever, we must uplift and center the voices of people who are marginalized and their experiences with cancer."
One of the central goals of the Health Equity team is to shift social norms around health equity within ACS and ACS CAN so that health equity principles are integrated into the work we do.
"While ACS and ACS CAN have been working on health disparities for some time, our health equity work is evolving. We can and must do more to tackle the underlying systemic issues impacting someone's ability to prevent, find, treat, and survive cancer. We hope that with this timely release of new health equity materials, volunteers and staff feel empowered to inform decision-making and take action to advance the health equity principles in their daily work." said Tracy Wiedt, managing director, healthy communities.
For more information about our health equity work, visit cancer.org/healthequity.
*Shared from MySocietySource.
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