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Approval of Primary Care Services Grants - Ang
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Approval of $25,040 in funding from the Peoria Memorial Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Inc.
On January 5, 2015, the Peoria Memorial Affiliate of the Susan B. Komen Foundation awarded the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center $25,040 in grant funding. The grant will fund screening mammograms for uninsured Lake County women between the ages of 40-49. Based on current prices, LCHD/CHC is projecting that 176 women will receive services using Komen funds. Services will be provided through the Lake County Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer program (IBCCP) which is part of the Primary Care Service Area of the LCHD/CHC.
Currently, the Lake County IBCCP program has a high demand for services. Given this demand, the program is on priority funding which means the majority of its dollars can only be expended for women over the age of 50. Funding from the Komen foundation therefore allows the program to also provide services to uninsured women between the age of 40 and 49. Per Komen requirements, 100% of funds are used to provide screening mammogram services.
LCHD/CHC has received financial support from the Susan G. Komen foundation since 2005. From 2014 to 2015, LCHD/CHC received a 46% increase in funding. The total amount received increased from $17,100 to $25,040.
The grant period for the award is January 1, 2015-December 31, 2015.
Approval of $10,000 in additional grant funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health for the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has provided the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) with $10,000 in additional funding. This funding will be used to add a part-time position to the Lake IBCCP team for the remainder of the grant period.
The need for additional staff is based on the current demand for IBCCP services exceeding the capacity of existing personnel. The Lake IBCCP program currently has 673 women on its waitlist for services. The part-time employee will assist the team in processing applications and following-up with clients. This will have a positive impact on both the wait-time for services and on the total number of women residing on the waitlist. Increased staffing will also be used to ensure that the Lake IBCCP team is able to expend its full allotment of clinical dollars. The IBCCP grant budget currently includes $381,597 in dollars dedicated to clinical services. Each client needs to work with a member of the Lake IBCCP team in order to receive payment for their clinical services. Increased staffing will therefore increase the capacity of the team to spend the full allotment of grant dollars. This will ensure that resources are maximized and that Lake County residents benefit from the program to the greatest extent possible.
The proposed increase in staffing is being done in consultation with the program manager at the Illinois Department of Public Health. By providing cancer screenings and follow-up, the IBCCP program addresses the "Emphasis on prevention/access to prevention and wellness" strategic priority area on the 2013-2016 LCHD/CHC strategic plan.
Suggested Motion
To approve total grant funding of $35,040 ($25,040 from the Peoria Memorial Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation allocated to the breast and cervical cancer services program within the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center to be used to provide screening mammograms to uninsured Lake County women between the ages of 40 and 49 and $10,000 in additional funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health to support the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP)).