Sunday, June 15, 2025
6/15/2025
Accelerating Cancer Screening - Applicant Name: Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. dba Family Health Centers Family Health Centers at NYU Langone (FHC-NYUL) Address: 150 55th Street, 1st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220 Project Director Name: Ramiro Jervis, MD Contact Phone Numbers (Voice, Fax): 718-630-7095 Email Address: Ramiro.Jervis@nyulangone.org Website Address: https://nyulangone.org/locations/family-health-centers-at-nyu-langone List all grant program funds requested in the application, if applicable: $500,000 FHC-NYUL, situated in high-need sectors that are overburdened with cancer, chronic diseases, and major obstacles related to social determinants of health, in the southwest area of the Borough of Brooklyn, proposes to increase breast and colorectal cancer screening and enhanced pathways to treatment access in underserved, under-resourced, and marginalized patient populations, including underhoused, in shelters, and homeless. The overarching goal of the proposed initiative aligns with the intent of the FY 2022 Accelerating Cancer Screening (AxCS) program, which is to: a.) measurably increase equitable access to cancer screening; and b.) increase referral connections with essential, timely treatment and recovery opportunities focused on economically, circumstantially, socially, ethnically, and culturally responsive and accessible continuums of care that include supportive and enabling services. In keeping with this purpose, FHC-NYUL will partner with a well-established NCI-designated Cancer Center to maximize the effectiveness of Community Health Worker navigators, who will cooperatively facilitate a seamless path from screening to treatment linked to support services and community resources. The AxCS initiative will increase equitable access to cancer screening and referral for care and treatment and measurable objectives, 1: Increase from 70% to 72%, patients screened for breast cancer by the end of the project. 2: Increase from 55.8% to 58%, patients screened for colorectal cancer by the end of the project. 3: Increase from 46.1% to 52.9%, patients receiving follow-up care within 30 days of an abnormal breast cancer screening test result by the end of the project. 4: Increase from 14.5% to 27.6%, patients receiving follow-up care within 30 days of an abnormal colorectal cancer screening test result by the end of the project. FHC-NYUL will reduce inequitable burdens of cancer for at-risk, high-need, and economically disadvantaged populations through better managed referral loops between screening and treatment options, increasing data collection tools and methodologies to inform clinical and patient-based research, enhance and broaden connections with community stakeholders through integrative, and effective, relevant continuum focused training and education for health care providers. Through the deployment of Community Health Workers at FHC-NYUL and the AxCS NCI partner, Perlmutter Cancer Center, patients will be provided culturally appropriate health education, healthcare system navigation, social and moral support, and resource linkages to increase their access to cancer screening and referral to care and treatment. Community Health Workers are trained frontline health workers who serve as a bridge between communities and healthcare systems with a close understanding of the communities they serve. To support access to enabling services, along with community partners, FHC-NYUL’ s Department of Community-based Programs will further strengthen and support the patient-centered continuum of care to be accomplished through advocacy, health literacy education, case management, and culturally responsive and enabling services and resources. The Family Support Center is a multi-service site designed to offer an array of family strengthening services under one roof. These include family support and case management; a biweekly food pantry; adult education; home visiting to support parenting and school readiness; and workforce readiness.
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