NATIONAL COALITION FOR CANCER SURVIVORSHIP

PUBLIC POLICY NCCS ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC POLICY CHANGE TO ENSURE CANCER SURVIVORS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, EVIDENCE-BASED CANCER CARE. NCCS REPRESENTS THE PERSPECTIVE OF CANCER SURVIVORS IN PUBLIC POLICY DISCUSSIONS. WE CONVENE THOUGHT LEADERS, POLICYMAKERS, ADVOCATES, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR AT THE NCCS CANCER POLICY ROUNDTABLES TO EXCHANGE IDEAS ABOUT THE MOST PRESSING POLICY ISSUES. OUR POLICY EFFORTS FOCUS ON QUALITY CANCER CARE, ACCESS TO CARE, AND HEALTH EQUITY.

CANCER POLICY & ADVOCACY TEAM (CPAT):THE CANCER POLICY & ADVOCACY TEAM (CPAT) ENGAGES MORE THAN 1200 CANCER SURVIVORS AND CAREGIVERS FROM NEARLY ALL 50 STATES TO LEARN ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THAT AFFECT QUALITY CANCER CARE. CPAT PROVIDES MEMBERS TOOLS AND TRAINING TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES AN IN-PERSON SYMPOSIUM, WITH TRAINING ON POLICY ISSUES AND ADVOCACY SKILLS, AND HILL DAY, AS WELL AS A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, WEBINAR SERIES, MEMBERS-ONLY FACEBOOK GROUP, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. NCCS MATCHES CPAT MEMBERS WITH ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, MEDIA INTERVIEWS, RESEARCH REVIEW, AND PARTICIPATION ON COMMITTEES AND PROJECTS.THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO TRAIN, USING A VARIETY OF METHODS, PATIENT ADVOCATES ON THE MOST PRESSING POLICY ISSUES FACING QUALITY CANCER CARE IN AN EFFORT TO FACILITATE THEIR ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY TO ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE. THE WEBINARS, E-NEWSLETTERS, ONLINE FORUM, AND IN-PERSON CONFERENCES FOR CPAT MEMBERS OFFER ADVOCATES DIFFERENT WAYS TO LEARN AND TO DISCUSS CURRENT ISSUES, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES THAT AFFECT THE CANCER COMMUNITY AND TO TAKE ACTION AS APPROPRIATE. THE INTERACTIVE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THOSE POLICY AND ADVOCACY ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE NEEDS OF CANCER SURVIVORS FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT AND THROUGH LONG-TERM SURVIVORSHIP CARE AND WILL CONSIDER POLICY ACTIVITIES THAT MAY FOSTER REFORMS TO MAKE THE CANCER CARE SYSTEM MORE RESPONSIVE TO SURVIVORS' NEEDS.