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Susan G. Komen Grant Award - Dorn
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The Peoria Memorial Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation awarded the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center $25,000 in grant funding on February 17, 2017. The grant will fund screening mammograms for uninsured Lake County women. Based on current prices, LCHD/CHC is projecting that at least 176 women will receive a screening mammogram using Komen funds.
Services will be coordinated and provided by staff working in the Lake County Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer program (IBCCP). LCHD/CHC is currently on priority for IBCCP funds which means that IBCCP funds are available for women over 50 and women with a need for diagnostic mammograms. Komen funding allows the Lake County IBCCP program to broaden its population served by providing screening mammograms for women between the ages of 40 and 49.
LCHD/CHC has received financial support from the Susan G. Komen foundation since 2005. Since 2014, 100% of Komen funds have been dedicated to screening mammograms. The grant period for the award is January 1, 2017-December 31, 2017.
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To approve the grant funding of $25,000 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.