Health Equity

By integrating patient navigators into healthcare systems, expanding workforce training, and fostering meaningful partnerships, we can move closer to a future where health equity is not just an ideal but a reality.

Since its inception more than 3 decades ago, patient navigation has evolved to include multiple disciplines such as nursing, social work, financial services, genetic counseling, and nutrition, all working to address health equity through patient-centered care.

During last year’s AONN+ Midyear Conference, Carol Evans, CEO and executive director of SHARE Cancer Support, discussed how the organization serves diverse patients diagnosed with cancer.

Representatives from Black, Hispanic, and Asian communities discuss key takeaways for addressing health disparities through patient navigation.

Health equity—not to be confused with equality—can be achieved through effective navigation. What’s the difference? And how is navigation making an impact? Click here to find out.

The American Cancer Society aims to implement navigation programs abroad through the BEACON Initiative.

As the cost of cancer care continues to rise, it’s not just the patients’ finances that are affected. Recent research has linked high out-of-pocket costs to nonadherence and early discontinuation of treatment.