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