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- Wolters Kluwer Health
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- © 2023 Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy, APTA.
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- 2168-3808
- eISSN
- 2381-2427
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.reo.0000000000000336
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Abstract
PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE Laura Sheridan, PT, DPT, CLT President, Academy of Oncology Physical Therapy Achieving health equity is a universal goal that at care disparities in the prevention and treatment of cancer. times can feel unattainable. Disparities in health care and We can easily introduce creative, feasible ways to exercise particularly cancer are multifactorial and require signif- to the public at large by participating in community well- icant time, research, and hard work to make effective ness initiatives, online offerings, advocacy through letters, change. According to the National Center for Chronic and meetings within the medical community and govern- Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), ment. It is up to all of us to find ways to prioritize health health equity is achieved when every person has the op- equity into our daily practice. portunity to “attain his or her full health potential” and As an individual, I challenge myself every day to do no one is “disadvantaged from achieving this potential what I can to move the needle closer to equity. This is our because of social position or other socially determined responsibility—from clinicians to researchers—we must circumstances.” For cancer, the NCCDPHP indicates eq- address ongoing inequalities so that all individuals have uity is achieved when everyone has an equal opportunity equitable access to our care. to prevent cancer, find it early, and get proper treatment Best regards, and follow-up after treatment is completed. So where to Laura Sheridan, PT, DPT, CLT begin? I was recently reminded that one of the best ways to make immediate, effective change is to work on things REFERENCES within our control. As physical therapists and physical 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health equity. https:// therapy assistants, we have several tools at our disposal www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/healthequity/index.htm. Published to influence equity including, but not limited to, educa- March 3, 2022. Accessed November 1, 2022. tion, access, and exercise. Evidence points to exercise as 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Equity in cancer pre- vention and control. https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/health-equity/equity. an effective and important intervention to reduce the risk htm. Published December 16, 2021. Accessed November 1, 2022. of cancer and improve treatment outcomes and quality of 3. Patel AV, Friedenreich CM, Moore SC, et al. American College of life. Finding ways to increase access to our expertise as Sports Medicine roundtable report on physical activity, sedentary be- exercise specialists is one pathway we as individuals and a havior, and cancer prevention and control. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019; larger collective can directly influence eliminating health 51(11):2391-2402. Rehabilitation Oncology Copyright © 2023 Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy, APTA. The author declares no conflicts of interest. Correspondence: Laura Sheridan, PT, DPT, CLT, Memorial Sloan Ket- tering Cancer Center, 515 Madison Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (laurasheridanpt@gmail.com). DOI: 10.1097/01.REO.0000000000000336 Rehabilitation Oncology, Vol. 41, No. 2 Prioritizing Health Equity 65 Copyright © 2023 Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy, APTA. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited.
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Rehabilitation Oncology – Wolters Kluwer Health
Published: Apr 17, 2023