About the Institute

The Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute provides patient navigation training and certification to individuals associated with organizations which may develop or expand patient navigation programs throughout the United States and across the world. It also has the only national database for the collection, analysis and dissemination of information regarding best navigation practices.

The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention launched the Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute in June 2007 as a result of a generous $2.5 million grant received from the Amgen Foundation.

The Institute is named in honor of the pioneer of the Patient Navigation concept, Harold P. Freeman, M.D., founder and president of the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention located in Harlem, New York. Dr. Freeman is an internationally recognized authority on the interrelationship of race, poverty and cancer. In 1990, Dr. Freeman initiated the first Patient Navigation Program in Harlem to reduce disparities in access to diagnosis and treatment of cancer particularly among poor and uninsured people.

About the Patient Navigation Certification Program

The Harold P. Freeman Patient Navigation Institute's Certification Program is the gold standard in Patient Navigation and the only certification training program that exists. The 3-day training course emphasizes the HP Freeman Model of Patient Navigation, as well as information on how participants can tailor the program to meet their organization's specific needs.

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To ensure that health care facilities which serve medically underserved communities across the country have full access to the training, the Institute will award grants selectively.

Apply to the Training and Certification Program with our Online Application.

Read the 2007 Amgen Foundation Charitable Contributions Report, featuring the Institute.

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