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CSC Receives 6 Honors for Outstanding Online Resources

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Cancer Support Community earned 6 wins in the annual Digital Health Awards competition, organized by the Health Information Resource Center to honor excellence in digital health resources. 

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Digital Health Awards crowns the very best in online health resources. In this year’s competition, CSC was featured among other organizations such as AARP, GoodRx Health, Cigna Healthcare, and more. 

In previous years, CSC has been honored with multiple awards for our resources that educate, inspire, and even entertain. This year, its e-book series Frankly Speaking About Cancer was honored with a gold award for the second time. The winning booklet focuses on ovarian cancer in the Black and African American communities.

CSC's YouTube channel won a gold award for the third time in a row. Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Cancer™, a web-based educational program that aims to ease the transition from treatment to survivorship, earned a bronze award. 

 

Explore the full list of CSC's honors for the 2023 Digital Health Awards awards:

Gold Award | Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Ovarian Cancer in the Black and African American Communities
Digital Health Media/Publications – Booklet/Brochure

Gold Award | YouTube Channel: Cancer Support Community
Digital Health – Social Media: YouTube

Silver Award | “Six Things You Should Know After the State of the Union Address”
Digital Health Media/Publications – Newsletter

Bronze Award | LinkedIn Page: Cancer Support Community 
Digital Health – Social Media: LinkedIn

Bronze Award | Cancer Transitions: Moving Beyond Cancer
Web-Based Digital Health – Web-based resources/tool

 

About the Cancer Support Community

As the largest professionally led nonprofit network of cancer support worldwide, the Cancer Support Community (CSC), including its Gilda’s Club network partners, is dedicated to ensuring that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by community. CSC achieves its mission through three areas: direct service delivery, research, and advocacy. The organization’s Institute for Excellence in Psychosocial Care includes an international network that offers the highest quality social and emotional support for people impacted by cancer, as well as a community of support available online and over the phone. The Research and Training Institute conducts cutting-edge psychosocial, behavioral, and survivorship research. CSC furthers its focus on patient advocacy through its Cancer Policy Institute, informing public policy in Washington, D.C., and across the nation. For more information, please call the toll-free Cancer Support Helpline at 888-793-9355.