August Cancer
Prevention Toolkit
Healthy Living
The August Cancer Prevention Toolkit is focused on Healthy Living.

The August Cancer Prevention Toolkit is focused on Healthy Living. Scroll down to find posters, videos, handouts, and more for using at your worksite.

May we each inspire others to make one small change that helps us to live healthier, for ourselves and for those we love. 

The toolkit is meant as a resource for leaders in wellness, businesses, and organizations. We hope you will be able to share at least one item from this toolkit. Our goal is that individuals and families within a community will get a consistent message each month on a specific topic.

We welcome your ideas on how to keep this toolkit useful and practical for you. Thank you for sharing this message of health with those around you.

The Defender

It takes only 3 minutes to answer the questions on the Cancer Risk Assessment Tool. The NFL + American Cancer Society have teamed up to provide you an easy way to assess your cancer risk factors. 

Walk. Run. Dance. Play.
What's Your Move?
Everyone needs physical activity to stay healthy. But it can be hard to find the time in your busy routine. The Move Your Way tools, videos, and fact sheets have tips to make it easier to get a little more active. And small changes can add up to big health benefits!
Cancer Prevention Tips for Your Diet

Did you know you can reduce your risk of cancer by eating a nutritious diet? Research shows that as many as one-third of all cancer deaths are linked to lifestyle behaviors including diet and physical activity.

E ating well can help you prevent and beat cancer in a variety of ways.  If you have cancer, eating well can positively support treatment. This may help you live well for years to come after treatment.

Here are some general guidelines to help reduce your cancer risk through eating right.

Tip #1: Keep a Healthy Weight One in five people who die from cancer have an overweight or obese  body mass index . But, exactly how weight affects cancer risk is unclear. Excess weight increases your risk by 50 percent for endometrial cancer and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Also, a higher number of postmenopausal women who are overweight develop breast cancer. Weight in the belly area is most closely connected with an increased risk of certain cancers.



You can quit smoking! This inspiring video features three people who successfully quit smoking after many years. They share their practical tips on how to quit for good.
In this episode of One Minute with the AICR Dietitian one of the biggest nutrition questions is tackled - does sugar feed cancer? AICR dietitian Alice Bender, MS, RDN answers this question and explains the science behind sugar and cancer.
Take Action to Reduce
Your Cancer Risk
Did you know that eating healthy and moving more can help you reduce your cancer risk? Get your 30 Day Cancer Prevention Checklist to help you eat smarter and be more active and more!
Cancer Prevention Overview  
What is Prevention?

Cancer   prevention  is action taken to lower the chance of getting cancer. In 2019, more than 1.7 million people will be  diagnosed  with cancer in the United States. In addition to the physical problems and emotional  distress caused by cancer, the high costs of care are also a burden to patients, their families, and to the public. By preventing cancer, the number of new cases of cancer is lowered. Hopefully, this will reduce the burden of cancer and lower the number of deaths caused by cancer.

Cancer is not a single disease but a group of related diseases. Many things in our  genes , our lifestyle, and the environment around us may increase or decrease our risk of getting cancer.


Don't Let Cancer Rock Your Business:
Be a rock-star business for those with cancer
Four Corners is hosting this workshop on August 20, 2019. A cancer diagnosis and all that follows can be devastating for a person and their family. While working, it also can have a great impact on the workplace. Learn what you can do as an employer, manager, wellness staff, and others to better address the needs of employees going through cancer treatment and then living as a survivor. 

Key topics:
  • Learn more about cancer treatment and its side effects, along with the psychosocial side of cancer.
  • Understand the multiple losses along the cancer journey that a person will experience and how it may impact them as an employee.
  • Hear the story of those who have lived through cancer treatment while working.
  • Enjoy a final session focused on finding your personal serenity.

Attendees will be equipped with sample policies and other resources that can be used to better support employees with a cancer diagnosis.
Each worksite also will receive at least one free copy of the workbook:
“Living and Working with Cancer”.
Four Corners Health Department
2101 N Lincoln Avenue
York, NE 68467
Toll Free: (877) 337-3573
Local: (402) 362-2621