美洲印地安人癌症基金會為一非營利機構，成立是為了解決美洲印地安人和阿拉斯加原住民的社區在面對癌症待遇上的極度不平等。該基金會的使命是經由教育，預防疾病管道的改善、早期發現和治療，以及對病人的精神支持，來降低癌症對美洲印地安家庭的衝擊。該基金會的願景是：雖然癌症無止境，期盼癌症不再是美洲印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民的主要死亡的原因。經由辛勤的工作，提供文化上合適於社區基礎的方案以及政策上的改變，將使原住民族能得到最好的預防與治療策略，相信有一天，美洲印第安人社區不再有癌症的負擔。
The American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) is non-profit organization that was established to address the tremendous cancer inequities faced by American Indian and Alaska Native communities. AICAF’s mission: to reduce cancer and its impact on American Indian families through education, improved access to prevention, early detection, treatment and survivor support. AICAF’s vision: Cancer knows no boundaries. Our vision is a world where cancer is no longer the leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Natives. Through hard work, culturally appropriate community-based programs, and policy change that affords Native people access to the best prevention and treatment strategies we see a day where American Indian communities are free of the burdens of cancer. |
