For Immediate Release: April
15, 2013
For More Information, Contact:
Nicolle Racey (614) 297-8155 ext. 203
OU-HCOM Community
Health Programs Awarded Funding from Komen Columbus
By Caroline Dreyer
(COLUMBUS, OH) –The
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM) Community Health
Programs (CHP)
was recently awarded
$80,309
from the Columbus Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to
provide breast
cancer screenings to
women in 15
counties of Southeastern Ohio.
CHP
was one of 20
breast health programs to receive more than $1.4
million in funding from Komen Columbus.
“The need is great in our community and we are happy to partner with
twenty programs in our 30-county area to help provide vital breast
health services to thousands of women and men in our communities,”
said Katie Carter, executive director of Komen Columbus. “It’s
exciting to see the potential impact that these grantees will have
in delivering life-saving breast health services to the uninsured
and underinsured in our area.”
In 2011, all
Komen Columbus funded programs provided nearly 20,000 women in our
30-county service area with life-saving breast cancer screenings,
treatment and education. From the mammograms funded by Komen
Columbus last year alone, breast cancer was detected in more than 92
women. Early detection is the key to reducing breast cancer
mortality in Ohio- which ranks fourth in the nation in breast cancer
mortality. When treated early, the five-year survival rate is 98
percent.
CHP
plans to use the Komen funds to continue
breast cancer screenings
for uninsured and underinsured women
at Ohio University’s Heritage Community Clinic in Athens, Ohio.
A mobile clinic also serves Athens, Hocking, Perry, Vinton, Meigs,
Morgan, Washington, Jackson, Lawrence, Gallia, Ross, Scioto, Pike,
Noble and Monroe Counties.
"Community Health Programs Healthy Adult Project: Breast Screening
Program is very appreciative of receiving grant funding from the
Columbus Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure for the
thirteenth consecutive year,” said Missy
Kemper, assistant director of Community Health Programs. “This
funding has made it possible for thousands of Southeastern Ohio
women to have access to clinical breast exams, screening mammograms
and other breast health related services. Over the past year,
we have been able to assist 542 Southeastern Ohio women with breast
screening services because of our 2012 Susan G. Komen grant award.
These screenings are crucial
in breast cancer detection and prevention."
The funds that make
the breast screening program
possible are due to the generosity of Komen Columbus supporters –
notably the more than 45,000
people who participated in the 2012
Komen Columbus Race for the Cure
last May.
Komen Columbus has raised more than
$25 million since it began in 1993; 75
percent of that money stays in its 30-county service area and is
used to conduct breast cancer education, screening and treatment
programs. The other 25 percent goes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure
®
to fund global
breast cancer research programs. For more information, please visit
www.komencolumbus.org or call the Komen Columbus office
at (614) 297-8155. |