{"id":169,"date":"2017-04-21T14:32:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T18:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cancercarealliance.org\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2019-10-28T10:55:48","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T14:55:48","slug":"university-of-arizona","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cancercarealliance.org\/participating-sites\/university-of-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, AZ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Expanding Patient-Centered Cancer Care for Underserved Patients in Southern Arizona<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"\"As a member of the Alliance, the University of Arizona Cancer Center<\/a> (UACC) will work with two community partners to improve access to high-quality cancer care for underserved patients in Southern Arizona. Community partner El Rio Community Health Center<\/a> (El Rio) will help train and integrate community (lay) patient navigators into UACC\u2019s navigation program. Arizona Community Health Workers Association<\/a> (AzCHOW) will collaborate with UACC to position community health workers to deliver family-focused supportive care for vulnerable cancer patients. UACC aims to expand and strengthen its current programs to improve: coordination of cancer care, provider and patient communication, and psychosocial and supportive care.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t