Fighting cancer as only business leaders can.
The American Cancer Society's CEOs Against Cancer program is the premier partnership of world leading CEOs dedicated to eliminating unnecessary deaths and suffering from cancer nationally and globally in the 21st century. Our vision is to leverage the collective knowledge, power and resources of the American Cancer Society and business community to turn the tide of this epidemic and chart a path to a world with less cancer and more birthdays for people everywhere.
American Cancer Society in the Fight Against Cancer
Cancer affects almost everyone in some way, ultimately having a major impact on the workforce. The estimated total cost of cancer is more than $219 billion per year in health care expenses and lost productivity in the US. And with an aging population, health care spending is expected to rise 25 percent by 2030, with chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, and Type 2 diabetes accounting for 75 percent of health care costs.
CEOs Against Cancer members work tirelessly to support the American Cancer Society's efforts to save lives from cancer by helping people stay well and get well, by finding cures, and by fighting back. By supporting those efforts, members will impact the course of cancer and improve employee productivity, foster a healthy corporate culture, and reduce organizational health care costs.
The American Cancer Society provides member companies with the latest information and
resources they need to help their employees stay well and get well. This includes programs that help improve employees' chances of quitting tobacco, services to help manage weight through proper nutrition and physical activity, and information on cancer prevention and early detection. The Society can also assist employees through a cancer experience by providing much-needed information and support to make informed decisions about treatment, transportation and lodging assistance, answers to financial and insurance questions and emotional support.
As a Member of CEOs Against Cancer
Your role as a CEOs Against Cancer member is to attend one meeting a year and to use your leadership to impact the course of cancer, share best practices, and leverage the experience of your peers to help your employees reduce their risk of cancer in four distinct ways:
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Stay Well: Help create a healthy corporate culture throughout your workforce and lines of business by ensuring employee health and wellness benefits include evidence-based, comprehensive cancer prevention programs and high-quality support for cancer screening and care.
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| Get Well: Ensure your employees facing cancer have access to accurate, up-to-date information to help them understand the disease and make informed decisions about their health. Incorporate information about American Cancer Society support programs and services into your health and wellness communications and offerings. |
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Find Cures: Change the future of cancer for your employees, their families, and communities by investing in groundbreaking research that will help us understand cancer's causes, determine how best to prevent it, and discover new cures.
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| Fight Back: Encourage your employees to join more than three million grassroots volunteers who support people facing cancer and their families through their cancer journey, advocate for cancer-fighting legistlation, and participate in inspiring community events that help save lives, including the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. |
Benefits to Your Company
Be a part of a group of leaders that:
- Develops diverse cancer-fighting solutions that help change the course of cancer.
- Empowers your employees to stay well and get well and fight back against cancer.
- Learns from today's foremost leaders and thinkers.
- Has access to the most recent updates, new sources of expertise, and changes in the health care environment.
- Develops program measures, assessments, and testing criteria that make a difference in the American Cancer Society Workplace Solution program outcomes.
- Creates a culture of shared responsibility with your employees, their families and your communities.
- Addresses the complex workplace challenges that have no easy answers.
- Poses the kind of insightful, provocative questions that leaders need to ponder as together we guide our organizations into the future
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