The ACS Health Equity Ambassador Program Training

The Health Equity Ambassador (HEA) program aims to promote cancer health equity and reduce cancer screening disparities through community outreach and education. The American Cancer Society (ACS), in collaboration with Black Women's Policy Center, will mobilize a volunteer workforce of trained community health equity advisors, known as Health Equity Ambassadors, to educate, mobilize, and engage diverse communities in cancer risk reduction and related activities.  These members of the community will strengthen trust and the delivery of critical information and resources. The program aims to:

• Train Health Equity Ambassadors to deliver cancer prevention and early detection messages in community

• Increase awareness of the importance of breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer screening and clinical trials through one-on-one and group education sessions

• Inform communities on nutrition and physical activity in cancer risk reduction

Stipends will be available for those who participate in outreach opportunities.