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Highlighting the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program

As we head into October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to share form information about the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program.

This program is a comprehensive public health program that​ helps low-income, uninsured or underinsured women gain access to breast and cervical cancer screening services.

Their goal is to ensure everyone has the same opportunities for healthcare.


Vision

The purpose​ of the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (BCCSP) is to decrease cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality by focusing on populations who are underserved and who have increased cancer risk due to health inequities. 


Priority Populations and Eligibility

The BCCSP eligible population includes those who are:

  • Uninsured or underinsured, at or below 250% of the federal poverty level

  • Aged 40 to 64 years for breast cancer services, and aged 21-64 years for cervical cancer services.

  • Those who are symptomatic or high-risk under the age of 40 years

  • Those over the age of 64 who do not have Medicare Part B may also receive services through the program. 

Those who are underinsured have out-of-pocket cost sharing required by their health insurance plans that they cannot afford. This is often a barrier for getting appropriate testing. These persons may be eligible to receive support from BCCSP to cover their out-of-pocket expenses.


WVBCCSP seeks to achieve health equity by targeting efforts to populations disproportionately affected by cancer such as having higher mortality or rate of late-stage disease.​


BCCSP Focus

The focus of the BCCSP is to increase breast and cervical cancer screening. The program provides direct screening and diagnostic services for breast and cervical cancer, assists with implementation of evidence-based interventions to increase screening within partner clinics, and works with community partners to actively outreach and link women to clinical services.

For BCCSP, this emphasis is reflected within 5 strategies:

  1. Use of cancer and surveillance data to identify program-eligible populations and specific populations of focus who experience health disparities.

  2. Support partnerships with community-based organizations, community health workers, cancer coalitions, and other chronic disease programs to reach populations of focus and maximize access to screening.

  3. Deliver breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services with a prioritization on populations that experience high mortality and rates of late-stage disease at diagnosis. Also assist individuals into and through the screening and diagnostic continuum using community health workers, patient navigators, and local partners to overcome barriers and address social determinants of health.

  4. Work with partner clinics providing screening and diagnostic services to implement evidence-based interventions which increase access to, delivery of, and demand for breast and cervical cancer screening.​

  5. Monitor program efforts and evaluate outcomes to assess program effectiveness​.



Program Providers who participate in Berkeley County:


Program Providers who participate in Morgan County:


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