TOOL KIT FOR THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED

Find out about free screening programs for women in your area.

The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, administered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, helps low-income, uninsured and under-served women gain access to lifesaving early detection programs for breast and cervical cancers. Pap tests and mammography can help identify these cancers at early stages. Services are provided either free-of-charge or on a sliding scale based on your income. For more information about this program in your area, call: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) or log onto: www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp.

A program called WISEWOMAN (Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation), funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides screening tests, including blood pressure, blood cholesterol and diabetes testing, as well as referral services, aimed at reducing the risk for heart disease and other chronic diseases, among 40 to 64 year-old uninsured and under-insured women in 15 states who are enrolled in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.. For more information, call 1-888-CDC-4NRG
(1-888-232-4674), or visit this Web site: www.cdc.gov/wisewoman/project_locations.