Posted on July 23, 2009	print  e-mail
Deadline: August 28, 2009

Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund Invites Applications for Early Detection Programs

The Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund has released its 2010 Request for Applications.

Funding is awarded to organizations providing access to clinical breast exams, mammograms, and education for low-income, minority, underserved, underinsured, and uninsured women in the United States. All programs must utilize the three-part approach to breast cancer early detection that includes regular screening mammography, clinical breast examination, and breast self-examination. The primary objective of the fund is to ensure that medically underserved women receive annual breast screening and proper follow-up care.

This financial support will be provided to community and healthcare provider-based programs that link medically underserved women over 40 to breast cancer education and clinical screening services (mammography and clinical breast exams).

The fund seeks to support programs that recruit women for both first time screening and annual screening, develop partnerships between community-based outreach providers and local medical providers, work with healthcare providers to ensure proper clinical follow-up of abnormal screening results, and educate older women about Medicare coverage of annual screening mammograms and assist them in obtaining the service from providers who accept Medicare.

The complete RFA is available at the Avon Foundation Web site.

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Link to Complete RFP

Primary Subject: Health
Geographic Funding Area: National

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