Sunday, September 15, 2024
9/15/2024
Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program The Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) offers free breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services, inclusive of mammograms, breast exams, pelvic exams and Pap tests. Eligible participants are uninsured or underinsured and have incomes at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level. For breast cancer screenings, the individual must be between the ages of 40 and 64; for cervical cancer screenings, the individual must be between the ages of 21 and 64. Younger, symptomatic individuals may be determined eligible on a case-by-case basis. To date, IBCCP has provided approximately 705,000 high quality screening services to 216,901 clients and have referred 7,225 clients to treatment in a timely manner, which is demonstrated by IBCCP’s ability to successfully meet its Core Indicators and MDE requirements annually. In federal project year 2023 the IBCCP plans to provide 20,500 screening services. In addition to screening and diagnostic services, the IBCCP works with health system clinic partners to implement evidence based interventions and lead agencies to deploy community navigators to assist with barrier reduction for program clients. Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Program The overarching mission for the Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Program is to reduce cancer risk; decrease cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality; reduce cancer disparities; and increase quality of life among cancer survivors. Health disparities exist for racial and ethnic minorities, medically underserved and the rural poor populations in Illinois, with higher rates of cancer in rural and poor counties in Illinois. The proposed project will enhance Illinois’ current momentum around cancer prevention and early detection, support an updated Illinois State Cancer Plan, and build capacity to strengthen partnerships with multi-sector stakeholders through the utilization of community health workers/patient navigators to increase the level and reach of cancer prevention and control strategies to reach the entire population of Illinois and the health disparities population. The ICCCP works in collaboration with the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) and the Illinois State Cancer Registry (ISCR), along with our community partners in the Illinois Cancer Partnership (ICP) coalition, to address the burden of cancer throughout Illinois. The 2022-2027 Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan will serve as our roadmap for prevention, screening and early detection, and diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and palliative care strategies and activities throughout Illinois. The National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program funding will allow the ICCCP to facilitate collaborative programs across Illinois to address the burden of cancer and the social determinants of health impacting cancer prevention, screening and early detection, and diagnosis, treatment survivorship, and palliative care. Illinois State Cancer Registry The Illinois State Cancer Registry (ISCR) is targeting specific National Program of Cancer Registries requirements that will expand cancer data collection and assure all program standards for timely, complete, and high-quality data are met. Through collaboration with other programs within the Illinois Department of Public Health, other state agencies, cancer standard-setting organizations, and academic researchers, ISCR will expand the distribution and utilization of cancer data to assist in the evaluation of demographic, gender, racial or ethnic health disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. ISCR will also continue to provide high quality data for targeting cancer interventions and for evaluating the results of those interventions.
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).
