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