Tuesday, March 28, 2023
3/28/2023
Gaston Family Health Services (HRSA H80 Grant # H80CS00293), NC's largest federally qualified health center, will partner with the University of NC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to provide outreach, education, and connection to services to increase the rate of cervical cancer screenings in the organization from 45.15% to 50%. Strategies include: replicating a successful pilot of dedicated cervical cancer screening clinic days at family practice sites with rates of screening below 50% via a newly developed INSPIRE (INcreasing Screenings & Preventions wIth Resources & Education) program for cervical cancer, partnering with NCI-designated UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to provide outreach, education, and navigation services to women who need cervical cancer screening, reducing barriers to screening by providing needed supports including but not limited to transportation, and connecting women who need additional screenings and treatment to Gaston Family Health Services' internal colposcopy clinic and/or NC Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (NC BCCCP). Gaston Family Health Services is a NC BCCCP provider and can connect uninsured patients with a finding of breast and/or cervical cancer to NC BCCCP Medicaid to pay for needed diagnostic and treatment services.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
