Project Description

The multifaceted purposes of this project are to : 1) examine geographic disparities in breast cancer screening among Medicaid insured women aged 40 to 64 years; 2) describe factors (personal, county, and state level) associated with low breast cancer screening rates among this population; 3) develop benchmarks to evaluate county level screening compliance ; 4) identify counties (or regions) that might benefit from coordinated interventions to increase breast cancer screening; and 5) provide recommendations- on addressing area-based screening disparities and promoting regional collaboration - to organizations and programs (including Comprehensive Cancer Control) that support breast cancer screening in vulnerable populations.

Project Partners

Center for Disease Control National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health

Project Open

Closed

Project Services

Countries