The SelfMade Health Network is operated by the Patient Advocate Foundation. It is funded by the Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) within the CDC, distributed through the CDC-RFA-DP18-1808 “Networking2Save”-National Network Approach to Preventing and Controlling Tobacco-related Cancers in Special Populations Agreement.
The SelfMade Health Network specifically focuses on reducing and eliminating tobacco-related and cancer health disparities in documented populations with low socioeconomic status (SES) characteristics. Its website features infographics, fact sheets, sharable graphics, and archived webinars. Below is a selected sample of resources.
COMPENDIUM
Bridging Sectors to Improve Health Equity Outcomes Among Low-Income Populations (PDF)
FACT SHEETS
Enhancing Community-Clinical Linkages: Breast Cancer and Transportation Barriers (PDF)
Enhancing Community-Clinical Linkages: Reducing Lung Cancer Risks with Food Insecurity Among Low-Income Populations (PDF)
Enhancing Community-Clinical Linkages to Improve Cancer Health Outcomes Among Low-Income Populations, Including Veterans, Active-Duty Service Members, Reservists, and Military Families (PDF)
Healthier Nation Fact Sheets
Men’s Health and Colorectal Cancer: The Importance of Prevention and Screening with Follow Up (PDF)
Road to Cancer Survivorship: Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Improve Prostate and Colorectal Cancer Survivorship (PDF)
Road to Survivorship: Emergency Preparedness for Low-Income Populations Along the Cancer Continuum (PDF)
Supporting Cancer Patients and Survivors Through the Medicaid Unwinding/Redetermination Process (PDF)
INFOGRAPHICS
The Road to Cancer Survivorship: Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Improve Breast Cancer Survivorship (PDF)
TOOLKIT
Commercial Tobacco Cessation Messaging Toolkit for Medicaid Healthcare Providers and Multi-Disciplinary Teams, Including Community Health Workers and Patient Navigators (PDF)
WEBINARS
Enhancing Emergency Preparedness Approaches for Low-Income Populations Along the Cancer Continuum: Free Cancer Support Services Available (Year-Round) for Your State, Patients, Employees, and Communities (Part 1)
Enhancing Emergency Preparedness Approaches for Low-Income Populations Along the Cancer Continuum: Free Cancer Support Services Available (Year-Round) for Your State, Patients, Employees, and Communities (Part 2)
Healthier Nation Webinar Series: A Blueprint for Cultivating Healthier Counties and Communities to Improve the Health of Low-Income Populations by Reducing Cancer Risks (Part 1)
Healthier Nation Webinar Series: A Blueprint for Cultivating Healthier Counties and Communities to Improve the Health of Low-Income Populations by Reducing Cancer Risks (Part 2)
