Cancer Care Accelerator: An Innovative Transdisciplinary Approach to Redress Cancer Disparities in Harlem

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v8i3.2060

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Nina A. Bickell
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Mount Sinai, Tisch Cancer Institute; Mount Sinai, Center for Health Equity and Community Engaged Research
Rhaisili Rosario
Mount Sinai, Tisch Cancer Institute
Theresa Mack
Harlem Docs, NY
Arniella Guedy
The In stitute for Family Health, NYC, NY
Diane Blum
National Executive Services Corps
Lina Jandorf
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Mount Sinai, Tisch Cancer Institute
Zorina Costello
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Center for Spirituality and Health

Abstract

Accelerators, an innovation in trans-disciplinary team science, are a new model to spark ideas and approaches to redress disparities.  We describe the Cancer Care Accelerator, a cross-sector collaboration comprising cancer advocates, patients, clinicians, researchers, public health leaders and funders charged to reduce disparities and the cancer burden in Harlem.  We describe the process and early initiatives of this Accelerator which began its focus on key risk factors for cancers with undue burden in Harlem, namely, access and insurance. First, the group helped design a project connecting patients with social distress to a community organization that can address social needs.  Plans to expand research and educational in-reach and outreach for cancers that are highly prevalent with disparate outcomes are underway. Early projects focus on discrete achievable outcomes of treatment, screening and education.  Subsequent works will utilize community-based cancer needs assessment findings to stimulate new projects. The Accelerator may serve as a model to aid with priority setting, idea generation and implementation for endeavors addressing population-level cancer disparities.

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BICKELL, Nina A. et al. Cancer Care Accelerator: An Innovative Transdisciplinary Approach to Redress Cancer Disparities in Harlem. Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 3, mar. 2020. ISSN 2375-1924. Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/2060>. Date accessed: 20 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v8i3.2060.
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