Nearly $9 million awarded to improve access to cancer screening and connections to follow-up treatment in underserved communities

Aug. 8, 2024
Funding will leverage outreach specialists and patient navigators to conduct engagement in underserved communities to promote early cancer detection, connect people to screening services, and provide assistance accessing cancer care and treatment.

To mark National Health Center Week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded nearly $9 million to 18 HRSA-funded health centers to improve access to life-saving cancer screenings in underserved communities.

Health centers will partner directly with National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers to expedite patient access to cancer care and treatment.

Full list of the Fiscal Year 2024 Accelerating Cancer Screening awardees announced:

·        Operation Samahan, Inc., National City, CA: $500,000

·        WellSpace Health, Sacramento, CA: $500,000

·        Centro de Salud de la Comunidad de San Ysidro, Inc., San Diego, CA: $500,000

·        Denver Health and Hospitals Authority, Denver, CO:  $500,000

·        Healthlinc, Inc. , Valparaiso, IN: $500,000

·        Bronx Community Health Network, Inc., Bronx, NY: $500,000

·        Sunset Park Health Council, Inc., Brooklyn, NY: $500,000

·        The Institute for Family Health, New York, NY: $500,000

·        Lower Lights Christian Health Center, Inc., Columbus, OH: $500,000

·        Comanche County Hospital Authority, Lawton, OK: $500,000

·        Resources for Human Development, Inc., Philadelphia, PA: $491,693

·        Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center, Inc., Alvin, TX: $500,000

·        Lone Star Community Health, Conroe, TX: $499,393

·        Gulf Coast Health Center, Inc., Port Arthur, TX: $500,000

·        Midtown Community Health Center, Inc., Ogden, UT: $499,973

·        Neighborhood Health, Alexandria, VA: $500,000

·        Peninsula Community Health Services, Bremerton, WA: $500,000

·        Sea-Mar Community Health Center, Seattle, WA: $500,000

HHS release