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9/30/14 Public Health Champions Honored for Cancer-Fighting Efforts
September 30, 2014
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Public Health Champions Honored for Cancer-Fighting Efforts
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Honors
SUNY’s Upstate Medical University Dr. Gregory Eastwood and
Sanofi’s Edward Greissing
NEW YORK CITY, NY (SEPTEMBER 18, 2014) – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is honoring two public health leaders for their significant efforts to reduce the burden of cancer. The Donald A. Gemson Cancer Prevention Public Policy Award is being presented to Edward Greissing of Sanofi US and to Dr. Gregory Eastwood of SUNY Upstate Medical University. The Gemson award highlights the importance of leadership for broad-based policy change in the fight against cancer.
“Advocacy efforts and broad policy changes can result in huge, swift progress and our two honorees fully understand how to use the power of change to reduce the burden of cancer,” said Dr. Clare Bradley, president of the Society’s Eastern Division Board of Directors. “Dr. Eastwood and Mr. Greissing are public health champions for their work to ensure smoke-free spaces and promote cancer prevention through increased physical activity and good nutrition.”
Dr. Gregory Eastwood is the Interim President for SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Dr. Eastwood has led the effort to create smoke-free campuses across the state. In 2005 Upstate became the first smoke-free hospital in New York State, and the first SUNY site to establish an entirely smoke-free campus. In partnership with ACS CAN, Upstate has led policy change in all 64-campus sites of the State University of New York. In both the clinical mission and the research strategic plan, cancer is the highest priority at Upstate.
“The term ‘public health champion’ accurately describes the body of work of Dr. Eastwood,” said, Dr. Bradley. “His ability to understand the power of advocacy and dedication to making an impact on the lives of New Yorkers has resulted in significant progress in the war against tobacco. Upstate is an academic medical center that leads by example in their cancer fighting efforts.”
Edward Greissing is the Senior Vice President, N.A. Corporate Affairs for Sanofi US Throughout his tenure in the pharmaceutical industry, Mr. Greissing has demonstrated continuous commitment to building ideas and solutions for improving patient health. He has helped to advance the healthcare ecosystem though policy efforts focused on sustaining bioscience innovation through open collaboration, encouraging access to available treatments appropriate to meeting each patient’s needs and embedding health into all areas of society.
Putting the patient at the center is a focus for Mr. Greissing and was the inspiration for his work in transforming the way Sanofi US focuses on patient advocacy. In creating an approach called “Partners in Patient Health”, Sanofi establishes partnerships and collaboration with patient advocates to focus on common policy interests to help make a difference for patients.
“Edward Greissing is a powerful example of a leader who is active in affecting policy change,” Bradley said. “His advocacy efforts and reach have positively impacted the oncology medical and patient community by pushing the boundaries that impact health, wellness and prevention.”
The ACS CAN Donald A. Gemson Cancer Prevention Public Policy Awards will be held:
When: Thursday, October 2, 2014, 6-8 PM
Where: 132 West 32nd Street, New York, New York
Tickets: $100 per person. To purchase tickets please visit https://www.fightcancer.org/donald-h-gemson-cancer-prevention-public-policy-award
ACS CAN’s Donald A .Gemson Cancer Prevention Public Policy Award highlights the importance of leadership for broad-based policy change in the fight against cancer, a cause that Don Gemson, MD, MPH, an American Cancer Society board member, physician, public health advocate, Columbia University professor and corporate health leader, embraced throughout his vibrant career. The award allows ACS CAN to honor the memory of Don Gemson, a man who gave his all to the American Cancer Society and to the fight against cancer. Through the award, leaders are recognized who work, every day, for change in the corporate, government and health care arenas around the cancer burden.
For more information about the ACS CAN Donald A. Gemson Cancer Prevention Public Policy Awards, contact Marc Kaplan at (518) 796-1038..
About ACS CAN
ACS CAN is the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate organization of the American Cancer Society, dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage lawmakers, candidates and government officials to support laws and policies that will make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people extraordinary power to fight cancer. For more information, visit www.fightcancer.org.
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