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Funding Priorities
Programs Funded
Based on our community needs assessment, the Komen Houston Affiliate has identified the following funding priorities:
1. Identify and fund evidence-based programs to increase breast cancer education and reduce cultural barriers for underserved, minority and high risk populations to increase breast cancer screening rates.
2. Identify and fund evidence-based programs to increase education about risk assessment, screening options and screening recommendations for providers and women at greater risk of developing breast cancer before age 40.*
*Women who are diagnosed at a younger age are more likely to have a mutated BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. Having a mother, father, daughter or sister who has had breast cancer also increases a young woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.
3. Identify and fund programs to increase patient navigation services from initial screening to treatment in order to increase screening rates, reduced time from abnormal results to treatment and increase the number of women who complete treatment.
4. Identify and fund programs to increase knowledge about breast health resources for underserved, minority and high risk populations by developing a patient navigators’ network for navigators employed in breast health services.
5. Identify and fund programs to increase access to and quality of breast cancer screening, diagnostic and treatment services to underserved women, especially in rural areas.
6. Identify and fund programs to increase quality of and access to follow up medical care, support services, transportation services, end of life services and other services to decrease the burden of illness and increase quality of life for underserved breast cancer survivors.
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