Tag Archives: Underserved

CDC Announces $2.25 Billion to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities in Communities that are at High-Risk and Underserved

CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the easy choice by putting science and prevention into action. CDC works to help people live longer, healthier and more productive lives.

Millions of Underserved Women in the U.S. Have Benefited from CDC's Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program

More than 4.3 million women with limited access to health care received breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services in the first 20 years of the CDC’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).

Journal Supplement: "National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: Two Decades of Service to Underserved Women"

The Cancer supplement contains 13 new papers evaluating aspects of the NBCCEDP. They describe outreach, education, and health care collaboration activities, as well as data quality, evaluation, cost estimates, and suggestions for future programming.