KOMEN DETROIT RACE FOR THE CUREŽ 2009 GRANTS
Komen Detroit Race for the CureŽ is committed to funding a diverse group of organizations that share our desire to save lives and end breast cancer forever. This year, we received a total of 15 proposals requesting more than $2.5 million in funding. Competition for grant dollars was intense, as needs in the tri-county area far outpace our resources. We hope you share our pride being able to make $1.5 million in local program grants.
As with all events in the Komen Race for the Cure series, up to seventy-five percent
of the proceeds from the Susan G. Komen Detroit Race for the CureŽ remain in the local
community. Funds support breast health education and breast cancer screening and
treatment programs for the medically underserved in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. The remaining monies, approximately twenty-five percent fund breast cancer research and project grants awarded through Komen for the Cure.
The local grants, made to breast cancer serving Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties, are detailed below.
Abstracts of Grants Funded
by the
18th Annual Komen Detroit Race for the CureŽ
Extend and Enhance: Providing BCCCP Services to More Women in Wayne County/$784,731
Robert Burack, MD, Wayne State University Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
The Wayne County Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) provides breast screening, follow up and treatment at no out-of-pocket cost to uninsured women in the Detroit region. Since its inception, the program has provided nearly 60,000 "free" screenings and potentially curative breast cancer treatment to nearly 700 women. Without this program most (if not all) of these women would have faced the adverse outcomes that accompany delayed (or even absent) diagnosis. And without the support of the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and Komen Race for the Cure there would be no BCCCP.
This proposal has two aims -- "extend" the BCCCP to more women and "enhance" the services it provides. The project will "extend" the BCCCP to an additional 600 women this year (from the current MDCH assigned caseload of 7,700 to the proposed 8,300). The project will "enhance" the program by covering its unfortunate but real gaps - MDCH cannot provide coverage for any breast biopsy facility fee (women face these bills) nor for treatment of breast cancer among women denied Medicaid. The breast cancer control needs of Wayne County's uninsured women can only be addressed by the complementary support provided by MDCH and the Komen foundation. Contact for the Wayne County BCCCP - (888) 242-2702
ACCESS Breast Cancer Outreach Project/ $115,000
Adnan Hammad, Ph.D. - ACCESS Community Health Research Center
The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) was awarded funds to continue the current program: Breast Cancer Outreach Project. ACCESS engages in an extensive breast cancer education, outreach, and screening program in the low-income Arab American community of Southeastern Michigan. Through the program, 1,500 women will receive comprehensive one-on-one health education through in-home visits, and 1,000 women with no previous history of breast cancer screening will receive a free mammogram and clinical breast exam. The program will include public services announcements (PSA) in Arabic and English on media with local and regional audiences. In addition, articles will be published in local print media and the ACCESS newsletter. The project will produce 3,000 bilingual and bicultural breast cancer educational booklets that will be distributed widely throughout the local community. Project staff will conduct 12 seminars through ESL classes, health fairs, community based associations and centers such as mosques or churches. Additionally, the project will invest in the existing ACCESS Wise Women, Kin Keeper and Tell A Friend outreach programs to target 100 potential women educators and enhance fulfillment of these activities. Contact for the ACCESS Breast Cancer Outreach Project - (313) 216-2200
Project to Cover Breast Diagnostic and Limited Services Treatment to Low Income/Uninsured Patients at the Alexander J. Walt Breast Center / $465,643
Laura Zubeck, RN, BSN, MBA - Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
The Karmanos Cancer Institute's Alexander J. Walt Breast Center was awarded funds to cover breast diagnostic and limited breast cancer treatment for women and men who are uninsured or underinsured and are not eligible for other community support due to program restrictions. Karmanos' care is performed by specially-trained practitioners in an organized practice setting within a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center (one of 40 in the nation, and the only one in metropolitan Detroit). Additionally, the grant will assist with service gaps for patients currently enrolled in the Wayne County BCCCP. Grant-supported staff at Karmanos evaluate all requests for financial assistance, provide Komen for the Cure educational material, assist with system navigation, encourage follow-up, and help with transportation and outpatient prescription needs. Additionally, the program works within the established community healthcare networks to provide continuity of care for all patients who need breast care services.
For the last 16 years, Komen funding has provided a way for Karmanos to reduce barriers of socio-economics, language and access in providing breast care to at-risk and minority populations in metropolitan Detroit and the tri-county area. Contact Alexander J. Walt Breast Center - (313) 576-8906
Sister & Sister Program / $15,842
Teresa Rodges, MSA Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital Riley Foundation
The Sister & Sister Program will expand outreach efforts to increase mammogram screening and survival rates among hard-to-reach uninsured and underinsured African-American women through church-based health and education programs. Mammogram screening rates will be increased by changing breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and beliefs through culturally sensitive outreach programs presented at low-income Oakland County churches. Breast cancer survivors will teach other African-American women about the importance of early detection by "witnessing" or talking about their cancer experiences. The health coordinator will train each church's Health Outreach Ministry Leader who will carry the message to over 300 African-American women. More than 100 African-American women will receive access to free mammogram screenings at POH Regional Medical Center (POHRMC). The program will be promoted during church services, through church bulletins and newsletters, on church websites, and at community health fairs/events. The Health Coordinator will distribute pre- and post-breast cancer knowledge tests at each church outreach program. Additionally, the Health Coordinator will act as a navigator for those who need follow-up care, providing satisfaction surveys to those who have participated in the program. POHRMC will provide program statistics. This program will increase screening practices among African-American women by changing previously held attitudes/misconceptions about breast cancer.
Contact the Sister to Sister Program at (248) 338-5608.
Because We Care / $100,000
LaJuana Fuller, B.A.S., M.A., St. John Health System Van Elslander Cancer Center
St. John Health System's "Because We Care" program will provide breast screening opportunities in Macomb, Wayne, and Oakland Counties to 750 women under age 40 who have been identified by their physician as being at high risk for developing breast cancer, and who are uninsured or underinsured. A cadre of 30-40 St. John Health System (SJHS) physicians will participate in the program by identifying qualifying participants and providing referrals to one of SJHS's seven digital mammography centers in the tri-county area. Program Manager LaJuana Fuller has worked for SJHS for 23 years, holds an M.A. in Health Care Administration and currently manages SJHS's breast imaging centers.
The need for the SJHS's "Because We Care" program is evidenced by the increasing rate of younger women being diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in young women ages 15-34 and younger women's cancers are generally more aggressive and result in lower survival rates. "Because We Care" is a unique initiative that fulfills a vital need in the community.
Contact LaJuana Fuller at: lajuana.fuller@stjohn.org
No Women Left Behind: Breast Cancer Screening Clinics for At-Risk Women / $10,870
Amy Kirby MD, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland was awarded funds to continue and expand a series of free mammogram screening clinics for 150 low-income and at-risk women in Pontiac and surrounding communities. Currently the breast screening clinics are conducted quarterly and this program will increase them to every other month. The two additional clinics will target women in homeless shelters or abuse treatment programs. Women who are participating in the breast screening clinics will have psycho-social support through the SJMO breast cancer nurse navigator program to ensure follow-up and access to additional breast cancer services if needed. SJMO's Director of Breast Health Services will participate in the screening clinics to answer questions and provide education at the time of screening. The program addresses the Susan G. Komen priority, increased delivery of mammography screening to those most in need.
Contact Dr. Kirby at: kirbya@trinity-health.org
Thank you to Chris Fontichiaro, Grants Chair, and the Grant Review Panel.
Grant Information
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