Local Resources

Thanks to the generosity of donors and sponsors, Komen Columbus is able to fund many breast-health and breast cancer-related programs in this area. Please see the resources below for the program that will work for you.

Aquatic Exercise for the Breast Cancer Survivor
Organization: Genesis HealthCare System
Counties Served: Muskingum & Perry
800 Forest Avenue
Zanesville, OH 43701
Phone: 740-455-5151
E-mail: kbarker@genesishcs.org
Description:  This program will focus on lymphedema prevention and Survivors' physical fitness with bi-weekly aquatic classes taught by a licensed physical therapist. Underserved and low-income women will be recruited.
Eligible Participants: Breast Cancer survivors in Muskingum and Perry Counties.
 
Aquatic Exercise/ Survivor Arm Clinics for Lymphedema Prevention and Treatment
Organization: Mt. Carmel HealthSystem Foundation: Women's Health Center
Counties Served: Franklin+
5965 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43213
Phone: 614-234-8124
E-mail: sinzetta@mchs.com
Description:  This grant seeks to offer breast cancer survivors options for finding help with diagnosing, treating and developing prevention strategies for lymphedema through the use of an aquatic aerobic exercise program and Survivor Arm Clinics.
Eligible Participants: Breast Cancer survivors in Central Ohio.

Asian Women Think Pink (AWTP)
Organization: Asian American Community Services
Counties Served:  Franklin+
4100 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43214
Phone: 614-220-4023 x226
E-mail: gothai@aacsohio.org
Description:  This project provides culturally sensitive outreach and breast health education for Asian American women, and will refer women to existing mammogram services.
Eligible Participants: Asian American women of any ethnicity in Central Ohio.

BEAP (Breast Education & Awareness Project)
Organization: Vinton County Health Department
Counties Served:  Vinton, Hocking
31927 State Route 93
McArthur, OH 45651
Phone: 740-596-5233
E-mail: mbguthrie@vintonohhealth.org
Description:   The goal of this program is to educate underserved/low-income women regarding health issues, to raise breast cancer awareness and provide mammograms.
Eligible Participants: Women over 30 with limited financial resources in Vinton or Hocking Counties.

BEST (Breast Education & Screening Together)
Organization: American Cancer Society
Counties Served: Franklin+
870 Michigan Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 888-227-6446 x3100
E-mail: sarah.wells@cancer.org
Description:   The BEST Program for Women was developed and implemented in 1992 to provide screening mammograms and early breast cancer detection opportunities for low income, uninsured women.
Eligible Participants: Women <64 years old, at or below 250% of the federal poverty level in Central Ohio.

BHESAW II  (Breast Health Education & Screening of Asian Women)
Organization: US Together
Counties Served:  Franklin+
2021 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., Suite 190
Columbus, OH 43229
Phone: 614-402-3384; 614-236-6382
E-mail: msankarappa@yahoo.com; professormunoz@yahoo.com
Description:   This project targets Asian Women, using community health advocates to serve as community liaisons and interpreters during breast health education and mammograms.
Eligible Participants: Asian American and Pacific Islander women of any ethnicity in Central Ohio.

 
Breast Cancer Exercise Program
Organization: Mt. Carmel HealthSystem Foundation: Women's Health Center
Counties Served: Franklin+
750 Mount Carmel Mall, Suite 160
Columbus, OH 43222
Phone: 614-234-3310
E-mail: lkeller@mchs.com
Description:   This program assists women with breast cancer to incorporate exercise into their lifestyle, so that they may experience the many benefits fitness has to offer. This project will target women with breast cancer, at least four weeks after breast cancer surgery. Eligible Participants: Breast Cancer survivors, at least 4 weeks post-operation, in Central Ohio.
For registration and information call Amanda Putnam, 614-234-4006.

 
Breast Health for Uninsured People of Madison County
Organization: Madison County  Health Partners, Inc.
Counties Served:  Madison
210 North Main Street
London, OH 43140
Phone: 740-845-7286
E-mail: mcanney@mch-ohio.org
Description:   The Madison County Health Partners Free Clinic will provide mammograms and breast health education to uninsured women in Madison County.
Eligible Participants: Women <64 years old, at or below 200% of the federal poverty level in Madison County.

Breast Health Project
Organization: Selby General Hospital
Counties Served: Washington
1106 Colegate Drive
Marietta, OH 45750
Phone: 740-568-2254
E-mail: wnewlon@selbygeneral.org
Description:   Selby General Hospital Breast Health Project is to increase screening
mammograms to uninsured women ages 40 and older in Appalachian Washington County. Eligible Participants: Women >40 years old, under- or uninsured in Washington County.
 
BRIDGES on the PATH to Wellness
Organization: OhioHealth Foundation
Counties Served: Franklin
80 East Broad Street, 31st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614-566-2737
E-mail: prudmose@ohiohealth.com
Description:   The program will partner with community agencies to provide a continuum and expansion of post treatment services for breast cancer survivors with low-income and women from minority communities throughout central Ohio. This program will also try to reduce and remove obstacles that women with breast cancer encounter by providing women in need with vouchers for medications, transportation, gas cards and lodging during treatment and other supplies needed during and after treatment.
Eligible Participants: Under- or Unisured women in Central Ohio who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and require financial assistance with medical services or associated costs.

 
CARE (Cancer Action Recovery Education)
Organization: Berger Health Foundation
Counties Served: Pickaway
1280 North Court Street
Circleville, OH 43113
Phone: 740-420-8051
E-mail: amy.cooper@bergerhealth.com
Description: This grant will utilize a breast health nurse to offer breast health education, mammograms and further diagnostic screenings to underserved/low-income women.
Eligible Participants: Under- or uninsured women in Pickaway County.

Central Ohio Breast Cancer Survivorship Initiative
Organization: James Cancer Hospital
Counties Served:  All 30
300 W. Tenth Avenue, 004 James
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-519-8995
E-mail: jamesstitchingsisters@yahoo.com, joanne.lester@osumc.edu
Description:   This program will promote key principles of breast cancer survivorship through education, screening, treatment and support. The focus will be on the transition from active breast cancer treatment to follow-up with attention on long-term survivorship initiatives to maximize outcomes.
Eligible Participants: Breast Cancer survivors and healthcare providers in Central Ohio.

LifeCare Alliance’s Columbus Cancer Clinic Yes Mamm! Program
Organization: LifeCare Alliance
Counties Served: Franklin
65 Ceramic Drive
Columbus, OH 43214
Phone: 614-263-5006
E-mail: rlaycock@lifecarealliance.org; mjones@lifecarealliance.org
Description:   This program will provide 1,600 mammograms to women ages 40 and older or women with a family history of breast cancer with an emphasis on women who live in areas south of I-70 in Franklin County, are minority, and/or uninsured or under-insured.
Eligible Participants: Women <40 with a family history of breast cancer; Women >40 who are under- or uninsured.

Enduring Support Through James Stitching Sisters
Organization: James Cancer Hospital
Counties Served: Franklin+
300 W. Tenth Avenue, 004 James
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-519-8995
E-mail: jamesstitchingsisters@yahoo.com joanne.lester@osumc.edu
Description:   The Stitching Sisters’ main endeavor is to provide a lap quilt for each newly diagnosed breast cancer patient receiving chemotherapy.
Eligible Participants: Breast Cancer survivors in Central Ohio.

Genesis Breast Health Initiative
Organization: Genesis HealthCare System
Counties Served: Morgan, Muskingum, Perry+
800 Forest Avenue
Zanesville, OH 43701
Phone: 740-454-5444
E-mail: sparker@genesishcs.org
Description:   This program will provide breast health education and breast screening services to women in Morgan, Muskingum and Perry Counties, targeting women who do not have the funds to obtain annual breast mammography due to their uninsured or under-insured status.
Eligible Participants: Women ineligible for BCCP or Medicare; women with a family history of
breast or ovarian cancer, a suspicious lump or symptom of breast cancer, under- or uninsured, at or below 300% of the federal poverty status.

Gentle Yoga for Energy & Relaxation
Organization: Mt. Carmel Health System Foundation: Cancer Services
Counties Served:  Franklin+
6150 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43213
Phone: 614-546-4180
E-mail: storrance@mchs.com
Description:   This program will provide a yoga program for survivors with goal of reducing treatment side effects and improving overall health.
Eligible Participants: Breast Cancer survivors in Central Ohio.

 
Hands of Hope
Organization: Southern Ohio Medical Center
Counties Serverd: Scioto, Pike and Lawrence
121 Kinneys Lane
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Phone: 740-356-PINK, 740-356-5000
E-mail: richendk@somc.org
Description:   This program will educate women ages 40 and older living in Scioto, Pike and Lawrence counties about the importance of breast cancer early detection. The program will also provide screening mammograms to uninsured women 40 to 49 and will hire a nurse navigator to provide home visits to post mastectomy patients.
Eligible Participants: Women <40 with a family history of breast cancer or suspicious lump or breast cancer symptom; Women >40 who are under- or uninsured in Scioto County.

 
Healthy Adult Project: Breast Screening Program
Organization: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Counties Served:  Athens, Vinton, Monroe, Pike, Meigs, Morgan, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Noble, Scioto, Perry, Hocking, Ross, Washington
057 Grosvenor Hall
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 1-800-844-2654
E-mail: kemper@oucom.ohiou.edu
Description:   This program will provide services on a fully-equipped mobile unit that travels throughout southeastern Ohio. The focus will be on women 40 and older, but the program is not limited to this age group.
Eligible Participants: Under- or Unisured women in Southeastern Ohio.

Heart of Wellness
Organization: The Wellness Community of Greater Columbus
Counties Served: Franklin, Delaware
10330 N. Sawmill Parkway, Suite 600
Powell, OH 43065
Phone: 614-791-9510
E-mail: bevsoult@wellnesscolumbus.org
Description:   The grant will allow the program to offer Survivor support groups in the Southside neighborhood, as well as an evening support group that will focus on exercise, nutrition and complementary therapies.
Eligible Participants: Breast Cancer survivors in Central Ohio.

IMPEDE (Importance of Prevention and Early Detection)
Organization: Grady Memorial Hospital
Counties Served:  Deleware
561 West Central Avenue
Deleware, OH 43015
Phone: 740-615-2403
E-mail: smille16@ohiohealth.com
Description:   The overall goal of the IMPEDE program is to educate women in Delaware County on the importance of prevention and early detection of breast cancer and support and assist women diagnosed with the disease.
Eligible Participants: Under- or Uninsured women in Delaware County.
 
Mother, Daughter, Sister and Friends Project
Organization: Knox Community Hospital
Counties Served: Knox
1330 Coshocton Avenue
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Phone: 740-393-9086
E-mail: becky.dangelo@knoxcommhosp.org
Description:   This grant will utilize a breast health nurse to offer breast health education,mammograms and further diagnostic screenings to underserved/low-income women.
Eligible Participants: Under- or Uninsured women in Knox County.

Never Too Young…Never Too Old
Organization: Shawnee State University, Development Foundation
Counties Served:  Pike, Lawrence, Scioto
940 2nd Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Phone: 740-351-3378
E-mail: mburton@shawnee.edu
Description:   This program will provide education and screening to underserved women through the use of a mobile unit and nursing students.
Eligible Participants: Women at or below 200% of the federal poverty level in Lawrence, Pike, and Scioto counties.

OhioHealth's Breast Health Second Opinion Clinic
Organization: OhioHealth Foundation
Counties Served: Franklin
180 East Broad Street, 31st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone:  614-566-4321 or 1-800-752-9119
E-mail: prudmose@ohiohealth.com
Description:   This free weekly clinic provides women a second opinion on diagnosis and treatment. Uses a group of multi-specialty physicians and professions that meet with the patient to review her case.
Eligible Participants: Women diagnosed with breast cancer in Central Ohio who would like a second opinion before treatment.

Operation Red Zone: Strengthening The Safety Net
Organization: Holzer Medical Center
Counties Served: Gallia, Jackson, Vinton
100 Jackson Pike
Gallipolis, OH 45631
Organization: Holzer Medical Center
Phone: 1-877-422-2396
E-mail:  brobinson@holzerclinic.com
Description:   The program will provide community-wide breast health education and risk assessment screenings for underserved women ages 50 and younger.
Eligible Participants: Women >50 years old who are ineligible for BCCP; women <50 years old who are under- or uninsured in Gallia, Jackson and Vinton Counties.

Pink Ribbon Initiative
Organization: King's Daughters Medical Center Community Services
Counties Served: Jackson, Lawrence, Scioto
2201 Lexington Avenue
Ashland, KY 41101
Phone: 1-888-377-5362
E-mail: debbie.miller@kdmc.net
Description:   This program will provide screening mammography and education to underserved women with a specific plan for sending annual reminders.
Eligible Participants: Women <40 with a family history of breast cancer or suspicious lump or breast cancer symptom; Women >40 who are under- or uninsured in Jackson, Lawrence and Scioto Counties.

POSE (Partnership, Outreach, Support, and Education)
Organization: African American Cancer Support Group, Inc.
Counties Served: Franklin
2441 Natchez Drive
Columbus, OH 43209
Phone: 614-236-2274
E-mail: EEAACSG@aol.com
Description:   This program will use educational materials, presentations, web access and a hotline to raise awareness and expand breast health outreach within the African American community.
Eligible Participants: African American breast cancer survivors.

Providing Preventative Mammography Health Education (PPMHE) to Somali Women
Organization: Mt. Carmel HealthSystem Foundation: Outreach Program
Counties Served: Franklin+
6150 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43213
Phone: 614-546-4209
E-mail: jthomas2@mchs.com
Description:   This program will utilize a nurse practitioner and culturally competent social worker to offer breast health education, clinical breast exams and mammograms to Somali women.
Eligible Participants: Somali women in Central Ohio.

Proyecto Cancer de Seno en Latinas: The Latina Breast Cancer Project
Organization: OhioHealth Research & Innovation Institute
Counties Served: Franklin, Deleware, Licking, Fairfield, Pickaway, Madison, Union
3545 Olentangy River Road, Suite 328
Columbus, OH 43214
Teléfono: 614-566-3957   
Email: thomam3@ohiohealth.com
Description:   This program will address the breast health needs of the Latino community by aiming to increase screenings by connecting Latina women to already existing screening services through community educational programs and through use of a hotline.
Eligible Participants: Latina women in Central Ohio.

Relaxation & Guided Imagery for Symptom Management by Breast Cancer Survivors
Organization: Capital University,  Department of Nursing
Counties Served:  Franklin+
1 College & Main Street
Columbus, OH 43219
Phone: 614-236-6363
E-mail: sstoutsh@capital.edu
Description:   This project will teach breast health survivors to effectively use relaxation and guided imagery in managing chronic symptoms and stress.
Eligible Participants: Breast Cancer survivors in Central Ohio.

SASS (Services and Social Support for Breast Cancer)
Organization: Licking County Health Department; Public Health Partnership, Inc.
Counties Served:  Licking
675 Price Road
Newark, OH 43055
Phone: 740-349-6535
E-mail: msiembida@lickingcohealth.org msutliff@lickingcohealth.org
Description:   The Public Health Partnership of Licking County along with the Licking County Health Department will partner in a program to educate and create awareness on the affects of breast cancer to those Licking County residents who have been affected in any way by breast cancer.
Eligible Participants: Under- or Uninsured women in Licking County.

Saving Our Sistas (SOS) Breast Cancer Project
Organization: City of Refuge Point of Impact
Counties Served: Franklin
3480 Refugee Road
Columbus, OH 43232
Phone: 614-231-9564
E-mail: ylewis@1stchurch.net
Description:   This project will provide prevention and education services and mammograms to African American women.  Will work to distribute information through African American churches.
Eligible Participants: African American women in Central Ohio.

Strength In Motion
Organization: Adena Health System
Counties Served:     Ross, Vinton
272 Hospital Road
Chillicothe, OH 45601
Phone: 740-779-7240
E-mail: ggames@adena.org
Description:   This project is a 12-week strength and fitness program for breast cancer survivors for women in Ross county, Chillicothe and surrounding communities.
Eligible Participants: Breast Cancer survivors in Ross County or surrounding counties.

The Power of Pink
Organization: Memorial Hospital of Union County
Counties Served: Union
500 London Avenue
Marysville, OH 43040
Phone: 937-578-2488
E-mail: suzanne.selvaggio@memorialhosp.org
Description:   This program will provide direct-care services including screening, diagnostic and breast ultrasounds for those residents of the Memorial Hospital of Union County service area who are uninsured or underinsured.  Also provides educational awareness and employee incentive programs.
Eligible Participants: Under- or Uninsured women in Union County.

The Spirit of Strength Project (SOS): Treatment of Depression in Breast Cancer Patients & Survivors
Organization: The Ohio State University Research Foundation
Counties Served:  Franklin+
1835 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-8429
E-mail: andersen.1@osu.edu
Description:   This project, the only of its kind in central Ohio, will develop a specialty clinic for breast cancer patients and survivors in need of services to address depression.
Eligible Participants: Breast Cancer survivors in Central Ohio who have mental health needs or concerns.

Think Pink
Organization: Meigs County Cancer Initiative (MCCI)
Counties Served:  Meigs
Pomeroy, OH 45769
Phone: 740-992-2161 x236
E-mail: retirednurse619@yahoo.com
Description:   The Think Pink Project for women ages 40 and older residing in Meigs County will enable the Meigs County Cancer Initiative to implement a community tailored approach to raise awareness and provide education about breast health as well as increase mammography screening rates among women in Meigs County.
Eligible Participants: Women >35 years old, or <35 years old with a family history of breast cancer, and at or below 300% of the federal poverty level in Meigs County.

Together We Can
Organization: Ross County Health District
Counties Served: Ross, Scioto, Vinton, Pike, Lawrence, Jackson, Gallia
475 Western Avenue, Suite A
Chillicothe, OH 45601
Phone: 1-800-944-2232 or 740-779-0783
Email: nwax@rosscountyhealth.com
Description:   This program will provide screening and education services to a rural, Appalachian population of women ages 40-64 who are at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level and who are uninsured and residing in Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto or Vinton counties.
Eligible Participants: Women at or below 250% of the federal poverty level in Ross, Scioto, Vinton, Pike, Lawrence, Jackson or Gallia Counties.

You Are Not Alone: Targeted Support for Young Women With Breast Cancer
Organization: Young Survivors Coalition, Central Ohio
Counties Served:  Franklin+
7715 Rivers Edge Drive, Suite A
Columbus, OH 43235
Phone: 614-470-0300
E-mail: www.youngsurvival.org/columbus
Description:   The project will provide specific resource information, education peer support services, and awareness programs for young women (ages 40 and younger) affected by breast cancer.
Eligible Participants: Women <40 years old in Central Ohio.