Success Stories

At a glance

NBCCEDP award recipients share their strategies for increasing cancer screenings.

A senior African American woman talks to her doctor

Background

Backed by 30 years of experience, National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) award recipients share their strategies for increasing cancer screenings.

Featured Story

Woman patient
Correct Patient Information Helps More Women Get Screened for Cancer
A program that serves American Indian and Alaska Native women increased cancer screening.

Highlights

a nurse talking to a patient
Enhancing Clinic Services for Patients
Highlights from programs that improved patient services.
a secretary talking on the telephone
Improving Provider Performance
Ways in which programs encouraged health care providers to refer patients for cancer screening.
nursing students
Providing Training and Education
Highlights from some programs that trained clinic staff and patient navigators.
a supermarket employee
Establishing Workplace Policies
Programs worked with employers to educate their workers about cancer screening.
a person measuring the height of a sign in a mammography clinic to ensure it is accessible to all patients.
Meeting the Needs of Special Populations
Programs help people with disabilities, victims of a natural disaster, and others get screened.
the mammogram van used by the Navajo Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Program
Increasing Outreach to Underserved Groups
Programs reached out to women without insurance and women who speak languages other than English.
the bus used to provide mammograms in Michigan
Offering Flexible Hours and Locations
Programs provided cancer screening services on weekends, at health fairs, and on a mammogram van.
a woman riding a bus
Removing Barriers to Care
Programs provided rides to doctor's appointments or offered cancer screening at a central location.
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Content Source:
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Division of Cancer Prevention and Control