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Encore for Women's Health: Screening Navigation Program
Grant Award Amount: $71,510
| Institution: Encore for Women's Health
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THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS FOUR PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITIES BY THE ARKANSAS AFFILIATE. THE FIRST IS THE COST BARRIER THAT LIMITS UNDERSERVED WOMEN'S ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT AS WELL AS REGULAR YEARLY SCREENING MAMMOGRAMS AND CLINICAL BREAST EXAMS. THE SECOND IS THE NEED FOR EDUCATION ABOUT BREAST CANCER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION. THE THIRD IS LACK OF ACCESS AND TRANSPORTATION TO BREAST MEDICAL CARE, INCLUDING ALSO SURVIVORS’ ACCESS TO TREATMENT AND SUBSEQUENT EXAMS. THE FOURTH IS THE NEED FOR SURVIVORS TO HAVE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PROJECT PROVIDES BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, HELPS WOMEN GET REPEAT YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS AND CLINICAL BREAST EXAMS, HELPS THOSE WHO HAVE SYMPTOMS THAT COULD BE BREAST CANCER OBTAIN DIAGNOSIS, AND HELPS THOSE DIAGNOSED TO ACCESS TREATMENT WITHOUT DELAY. FOLLOW-ALONG SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO SURVIVORS. SERVICE METHODS INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL SCREENING REMINDERS, REFERRAL TO OUTSIDE SOURCES FOR TRANSPORTATION AND FINANCIAL HELP, AND REFERRAL TO REDUCED COST AND FREE MEDICAL PROVIDERS.
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