RESOURCES
Mississippi Network for cancer control & Prevention (MNCCP)
To meet the needs of the African-American community in Mississippi, The University of Southern Mississippi has formed the MNCCP in order to eliminate cancer health disparities by conducting community-based participatory education, training and research.
The Mississippi Partnership for Comprehensive Cancer Control
The Mississippi Partnership for Comprehensive Cancer Control (MPC3) is a group of individuals and organizations joining to make a difference in the lives of Mississippians.
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research institute
PCORI funds research studies that can help patients and those who care for them make better-informed healthcare choices.
The National Cancer Institute
NCI is the nation’s leader in cancer research. Find information and resources that fit your needs as a patient, caregiver, or other visitor.
American Cancer Society
Breakthrough research. Free lodging near treatment. A 24/7/365 live helpline. Rides to treatment. This is far from a complete list, but it makes one thing clear. When it comes to cancer, the American Cancer Society is attacking from every angle.
American CHILDHOOD Cancer ORGANIZATION
The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) was founded in 1970 by parents of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer. Formerly known as Candlelighters, ACCO is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots organization dedicated to childhood cancer.
Prostate Cancer Foundation
The Prostate Cancer Foundation, headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, funds research into the prevention and cure of prostate cancer. The organization offers free prostate cancer guides, prostate cancer news and helpful resources for patients and their families.
MS Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
The Mississippi Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program strives for early detection of cancer in those women at highest risk. With federal and matching funds, MSDH/BCCP offers exam screening services at selected health department clinics, Community Health Centers and private providers to uninsured women between the ages of 40 and 64.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
PhRMA member companies are committed to helping patients make more informed health care decisions by providing more transparency about medicine costs. ... PhRMA’s Medicine Assistance Tool (MAT) is a search engine designed to provide patients and caregivers the information they need to make more educated health care decisions.
Vocational Rehabilitation
MDRS is the largest state agency committed solely to helping people with disabilities achieve independence through employment. Services include vocational evaluation, counseling and guidance, educational assistance, job training, job placement, and assistive technology.
Patient Advocate Foundation
PAF case managers advocate and mediate on behalf of patients to provide avenues of access for therapies, therapeutic agents, and devices deemed medically efficacious by the medical and scientific communities. In addition, the organizations works to find sources of reimbursement to pay for care.
Simmons Hanly Conroy
As one of the nation’s leading mesothelioma law firms, Simmons Hanly Conroy has a proven track record. Every mesothelioma lawyer at the firm is committed to helping families affected by mesothelioma and asbestos-related illnesses.
Essie B. & William Earl Glenn foundation for better Living
The Glenn Foundation endeavors to improve life outcomes for children, youth and families in the Mississippi Delta, by erasing health inequities, and working with like-minded community partners to advance the life chances of dispossessed families and communities.
Peer Plus Education and Training Advocates
Peer Plus Education and Training Advocates is a 501(c)3 that identifies underserved populations in the Midwest area and provides culturally sensitive programs that address the multifaceted issues of people in need of essential health, educational, and psychosocial services.
American Addiction Centers
American Addiction Centers, founded in 2007, is a nationwide network of addiction rehab facilities. The organization is staffed by addiction professionals using research-based treatments to help clients through addiction as well as mental and behavioral health issues. With a success rate more than double the national average, AAC we has been featured in Forbes, Fortune, Fox News, Daily Mail, Bustle, and USA Today.