Financial Toxicity and Health Literacy Toolkit Available

The CoC is pleased to announce the release of its Health Equity Toolkit. This resource for CoC Programs includes the following features:

• Overview of the impact of financial toxicity and health equity on patients with cancer
• Links to available resources to aid cancer programs in addressing financial toxicity and health equity for their patients
• A list of CoC Standards where health equity or financial toxicity may be the focus of standard compliance

This resource may be accessed by CoC-accredited programs in the Resources section of QPort.

The CoC thanks the members of the Health Equity Taskforce for their dedication to this project:

• Eucharia Borden, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
• Susan Hedlund, LCSW, FAOSW (Chair)
• Laurie J. Kirstein, MD, FACS
• Ana Maria Lopez, MD, MPH, MACP, FRCP
• Ruta Rangel, MS, MPH
• Erin Reuter, JD, MS
• Maggie A. Smith, DNP, MSN/Ed, RN, OCN
• Patricia Sylla, MD, FACS