A Handbook for Enhancing Community Health Worker Programs: Guidance from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: Part 1

by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990 authorized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to start a national program to help prevent deaths from breast and cervical cancer. This program ensures that women receive regular screening for breast and cervical cancer, prompt followup if needed, and assurance that the tests are performed according to current recommendations for quality assurance. CDC carries out many of these activities through partnerships with State and Territorial health agencies, American Indian/Alaska Native organizations, and other national organizations. In 1997, CDC began the seventh year of this landmark national program. The program continues to bring critical screening services for breast and cervical cancer to older medically underserved women, including women who have low income, are uninsured or underinsured, or belong to a racial/ethnic minority group.

58 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2014