Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, provides no-cost breast screenings, diagnostic services, education, and patient navigation to underserved individuals to reduce barriers to timely breast health care. Novant Health Cancer Prevention, Education, and Early Detection team members offer services at regional clinics and on two mobile units that travel throughout Greater Charlotte to provide mammograms at breast screening events and provide education about good breast health practices.
Community partners sponsoring screening and education events include county health departments, free clinics, nonprofit organizations, and houses of worship. In collaboration with partners, the team qualifies individuals for state-funded or private charity care programs, if the individual meets eligibility requirements. Support funds enable more individuals to obtain breast health services leading to early breast cancer diagnoses, higher survival rates, and better health outcomes.
“Novant Health Cancer Prevention, Education and Early Detection team members are grateful to National Breast Cancer Foundation for the recent grant to support breast health services in the Charlotte region. National Breast Cancer Foundation funds provide our most at-risk patients with resources to facilitate early detection of breast cancer, which can lead to higher survival rates, and support the Novant Health mission to improve the health of our communities, one person at a time.” — Maria Kuklinski-Long, Manager, Novant Health Cancer Prevention, Education and Early Detection
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