Abstract
For the past six years, the Chicago-area faith-based Reach Out Consortium has mobilized low-income uninsured and underinsured African American women and Latinas to seek screening for breast and cervical cancer. The funding history for this program illustrates how funds for a small community-based program were leveraged into a broader program, and that grew to serve low-income women across the state. Further, as the program reached more and more uninsured women, community activism led to a further state investment in services for the uninsured. Program sustainability and expansion depended on a combination of public and private competitive grants and grassroots advocacy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 20-30 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of health care for the poor and underserved |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 2 SUPPL. |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2006 |
Keywords
- Breast cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Community health center
- Early detection
- Faith-based health program
- Racial and ethnic disparities
- Sustainability
- Women's health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health