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Past Grants
2009 GRANTS
Access Community Health Centers
Breast Cancer Prevention Services for Low-income Women in Dane County
The goal of the Breast Cancer Prevention Services for Low-Income Women in Dane County project is to help ACHC increase the number of low-income women in Dane County who are receiving recommended mammogram screening through the use of a quality improvement processes and increased case management and outreach services. ACHC serves an at-risk, low-income and racially and ethnically diverse patient population. In 2008, ACHC service 1,891 women age 40 and over. One-half of ACHC’s female medical patients over the age of 40 were uninsured and 64% were racial and ethnic minorities.
Dr. Ken Loving, Medical Director
Tammy Quall, (608) 443-5517
tammy.quall@uwmf.wisc.edu
3434 East Washington Ave., Madison, WI 53704
www.accesscommunityhealthcenters.org
Allied Wellness Center
Allied Community Breast Cancer Training and Awareness Program
The Allied Wellness Center will conduct a multifaceted breast education and training program for residents of the Allied Drive neighborhood in Dane County. This project will capitalize on the existing Welcomers program, in which a resident of each apartment building has volunteered to serve as a source of information about area resources for the building residents. We will conduct trainings for Welcomers, patterned after community health outreach worker models. Trainings will include basic information about breast health, breast cancer screenings, and health promoting behaviors. Each welcome/community health outreach worker will then host an educational event for the residents in their building. These events will be informal and social, offering building residents a healthy meal while they learn about optimizing breast health and breast cancer screening and resources in the Allied and Madison Area. For both the health worker training and the educational events, success will be measured by pre and post knowledge tests.
In addition to the educational events in each apartment building, one large outreach program will be offered at the monthly mobile food pantry, which serves approximately 200 people. Culturally sensitive breast health reference materials will also be offered on an ongoing basis at the Allied Wellness Center, which provides Parish Nurse Services and health and wellness programs to neighborhood residents.
Sharon Younkin, Project Director
(608) 262-4204
Susan Corrado, Staff Nurse
susan.corrado@oakwoodvillage.net
2225 Allied Drive, #2, Madison, WI 53711
(608) 274-7006
www.alliedwellnesscenter.org
Breast Cancer Recovery
Sharing the Knowledge
Breast Cancer Recovery plans to sponsor the tenth annual Sharing the Knowledge: Resources for Recovery Conference, November 14, 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin. The day-long conference features experts sharing information on recent breast cancer research, new breast cancer management techniques and survivorship resources. The Sharing the Knowledge Conference is designed for breast cancer survivors, caregivers, and health care professionals to stay connected, educated and empowered. Registration fee is $35 and scholarships are available upon request.
Claire Herbst
claire@bcrecovery.org
2800 Royal Ave. Suite 306, Madison, WI 53713
(608) 661-4178
www.bcrecovery.org
Gilda’s Club of Madison
Resource Library
The Gilda’s Club Program is an important part of follow-up care for those affected
directly by breast cancer. The philosophy of Gilda’s Club is to live with cancer whatever the outcome. The relationships that develop among members of Gilda’s Club provide the support to complete a course of chemotherapy, to return for regular physicians and screening visits, and to come to the clubhouse for family night or a social event. For significant others, and our child and teen members, our program provides a place to express themselves and receive understanding.
Marcia Whittington, CEO
marciawhittington@gildasclubmadison.org
7907 UW Health Court, Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 828-8808
www.gildasclubmadison.org
Treatment Access Fund
Public Health- Madison and Dane County Wisconsin Well Woman Program
The Treatment Access Fund (TAF) provides access to breast cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment services for individuals in Dane County who are unable to afford them. Individuals in need of breast related services that are not covered by the WI Well Woman Program, WI Well Woman Medicaid or other indigent care programs may submit their medical bills to the Treatment Access fund for financial assistance. Based on available funds, breast related medical expenses, for eligible individuals, are paid directly to the healthcare provider. The Treatment Access Fund, solely funded by the Madison Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has assisted approximately 200 women and distributed approximately $150,000 toward their medical bills since 2000.
Kari Sievert
ksievert@publichealthmdc.com
Public Health-Department of Health and Family Services
1202 Northport Drive, Madison, WI 53704
(608) 242-6392
www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/womenshealth/wwwp
UW Center for Patient Partnerships (UW Law School)
Komen Self Advocacy Program
The Center for Patient Partnerships, a unique transdisciplinary, academic advocacy center, will launch an exciting new Komen Self-Advocacy Project. This project will provide training to Dane County breast cancer survivors in need of skills and impetus to: advocate for themselves at critical junctures that impact health care outcomes; and to fully take advantage of available information about diagnosis, treatment, support and aftercare. This new program will build upon three successful years of the Center’s Komen Advocates Training and Survivorship Care Planning (SCP) Programs. It will provide a free, accessible, online self-advocacy curriculum for Dane County breast cancer survivors. The curriculum will pay particular attention to cultural competency for African American and Latina breast cancer survivors and will also be available in Spanish. We will pilot this curriculum locally and work with the Madison Affiliate to reach out to Komen National and other Komen affiliates for further dissemination.
Komen Survivorship Care Program
The Center for Patient Partnership has locally piloted a comprehensive Survivorship Care Planning (SCP) curriculum for breast cancer survivors. Building on the strengths of Komen Advocates direct service advocacy and the creation of a survivorship care planning tool, the Center will continue this collaboration to refine and prepare a truly comprehensive patient centered model of survivorship planning for broader paper and online dissemination. Integral to this effort we will reach out to African American and Latina women to learn more about needs and priorities of this particular segment of the
Breast cancer survivor community and to ensure the cultural competences of out SCP content and process. This refinement effort will benefit from the opportunity to facilitate an additional cycle of improved SCP workshops. During this process, Komen Advocates will continue to work on individuals in need of individual case advocacy.
Martha (Meg) Gaines
mgaines@wisc.edu
UW Law School
975 Bascom Mall, Suite 4311, Madison, WI 53706
(608) 265-6267
www.patientpartnerships.org
UW Hospital and Clinics
Breast Cancer Treatment Services
UWHC currently offers breast care and breast cancer services including: screening, diagnosis, treatment, education and counseling. The funding from the Madison Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will provide additional breast cancer screening, treatment, support services and outreach educational services for low income women or women who lack means to pay privately. The UWHC programs will include: genetic counseling/testing for women with suspected increased hereditary risk of breast cancer, establishment of a high-risk breast cancer clinic, rehabilitation service integration into treatment plans for breast cancer patients, complementary and alternative medicine services, availability of Care Wear products, enhancements of counseling/supportive services, temporary post-operative prosthesis, expanded cosmetology/wig services, and outreach into rural hospital and clinics within the county to educate nursing personnel on the current diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. All of the above services will increase the women’s ability to care for her own self, reduce her emotional stress, improve her self-image, provide high risk patients options, and increase cancer treatment awareness in the county.
Stephanie Orzechowski, Director Oncology Services
sorzechowski@uwhealth.org
UWHC 600 Highland Ave., G3/124-1840, Madison, WI 53792
(608) 261-0965
Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation
B-SMART and STAY SMART Program
Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation has served the palliative care needs of patients and families in south central Wisconsin for 30 years. We strive to serve all patients who need us, regardless of insurance coverage or funding. Unfortunately, psychological services are typically available only to those who have the ability to pay. We are applying to the Madison Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure for grant funding to provide counseling/supportive/didactic services to women with breast cancer, who are unable to pay for services. We seek funding to offer an empirically validated 10-week intervention called Breast Cancer Stress Management and Relaxation Training (B-SMART) to women with any stage of breast cancer. B-SMART teaches women skills for identifying and managing their own unique patterns of stress so that they may intervene with cognitive and behavioral approaches and, ultimately, reduce their stress reaction. We also seek funding to offer a pilot “Stay-SMART) two-day intensive retreat with 15 former B-SMART participants. During this retreat, women will review and enhance stress-management skills while building support from one another.
Terri Woods, Ph.D.
tewoods123@gmail.com
2503 Todd Drive, Madison, WI 53713
(608) 251-1675
www.wwhf.org