Local Resources

These projects have been selected by our independent Grant Review Panel as those that will have the greatest impact in serving uninsured or underinsured women in our service area. Please note that Susan G. Komen for the Cure is not a direct service provider.

ACE That Mammogram: Reducing Issues Related to Access, Cost and Expertise
Organization: James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Counties Served: All
1480 West Lane Avenue
Columbus, OH 43218-3112
Phone: 614-293-0010
E-mail: joanne.lester@osumc.edu ; susan.brown3@osumc.edu
Description:  This grant seeks to offer digital mobile mammography, clinical breast exams and nurse navigation aboard the OSU Mobile Unit. The mobile services will target women in a variety of outlying areas and will coordinate and partner with other grant organizations to increase screening activity in underserved areas.
Eligible Participants: Underserved/Under-insured women in the Komen Columbus service area.

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: jstrite@vintonohhealth.org ; psatory@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 x3104
E-mail: kherry.delorenzo@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 III  (Breast Health Education & Screening of Asian Women)
Organization: Asian Festival Corporation
Counties Served:  Franklin+
1367 Wingate Drive
Delaware, OH 43015
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 Education, Screening and Treatment Project
Organization: The Batelle Breast Care Center at Madison County Hospital c/o The Madison County Hospital Foundation
Counties Served:  Madison
210 North Main Street
London, OH 43140
Phone: 740-845-7884
E-mail: mflax@mch-ohio.org
Description: The Breast Cancer Education, Screening and Treatment Project will offer under-insured women in Madison County awareness, education, clinical breast exams, mammograms and treatment assistance.
Eligible Participants: Women with insufficient insurance coverage in Madison County.

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: Memorial Hospital Foundation (Marietta Memorial Hospital)
Counties Served: Washington
401 Matthew Street
Marietta, OH 45750
Phone: 740-568-5461
E-mail: kdye@mmhospital.org
Description:   The Breast Health Project provides 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.

LifeCare Alliance’s Columbus Cancer Clinic Yes Mamm! Program
Organization: LifeCare Alliance
Counties Served: Franklin
1699 W. Mound Street
Columbus, OH  43223
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.

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.

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: johnsonca@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.

Healthy Spirits, Healthy Bodies
Organization: The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Counties Served:  Franklin
1590 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43201
Phone: 614-293-2883
E-mail: Sophia.tolliver@osumc.edu
Description:   In an effort to reduce the health disparity in breast cancer among African American women, this program aims to provide on-site mobile mammography screening services at local community churches and use culturally tailored information to educate African-American women about breast cancer prevention and early detection. The program will also be able to provide information on local resources where free or low-cost mammograms and support services can be obtained.
Eligible Participants: African American women in Franklin county.

IMPEDE (Importance of Prevention and Early Detection)
Organization: Grady Memorial Hospital
Counties Served:  Delaware
561 West Central Avenue
Delaware, OH 43015
Phone: 740-615-2033
E-mail: shall15@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.

OhioHealth's Cancer Outreach Program
Organization: OhioHealth Foundation
Counties Served: Franklin+
180 East Broad Street, 31st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone:  614-544-4342
E-mail: lsteele@ohiohealth.com
Description:   This program will offer free breast cancer screenings (mammograms and breast health education) This system-based program will be targeting six geographic areas, many of which house minority populations.  These OhioHealth entities include: Southwest Health Center; Riverside Health Center; Westerville Health Center; Gahanna Health Center; Eastside Health Center; and Grant Medical Center.  Identified patients will be given a voucher for their screening.  Staff and the patient will schedule an appointment at the same time in order to ensure their presence at the procedure.  The OhioHealth Community Partnerships Department will specifically target individuals served through its current Wellness on Wheels Program; Metabolic Syndrome Screening Program; Church Outreach Program; and health fairs.  Interpretive services will be available.
Eligible Participants: Underserved and/or under-insured women in the Central Ohio area.

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.

Power Me Pink
Organization: Guernsey Health System: Southeastern Med
Counties Served: Jackson, Lawrence, Scioto
1341 Clark Street
Cambridge, OH 43725
Phone: 740-439-8156
E-mail: bwhee@seormc.org
Description:   This program will educate underserved/low income women regarding health issues to raise breast cancer awareness as well as provide mammogram screenings for those who cannot afford to have them done. The project will empower women to take charge of their own health care by encouraging them to learn how to do self-breast exam and get screening mammogram.
Eligible Participants: Women in Guernsey, Noble and Monroe counties that are between  250% and 300% poverty level.

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: Otterbein University, Health and Sports Sciences Department
Counties Served: Franklin, Deleware, Licking, Fairfield, Pickaway, Madison, Union
Rike Center, 160 Center Street, Westerville OH 43081
Teléfono: 614-566-3957   
Email:  mkthomas@otterbein.edu;
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.

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: mrichardson@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.

Screening and Follow-Up Care
Organization: Mt. Carmel HealthSystem Foundation: Women's Health Center
Counties Served: Franklin+
750 Mount Carmel Mall
Columbus, OH 43222
Phone: 614-234-2920
E-mail: wcarey@mchs.com
Description:  Screening mammograms save lives. This program aims to address two barriers to mammograms for women—cost and access, as well as covering costs for certain follow-up treatments. Mammograms will be provided free of charge to 150 women by the Mount Carmel Mobile Mammography Coach, that will travel to designated underserved and uninsured populations in Central Ohio.
Eligible Participants: Underinsured women in Central Ohio.

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 Survivor Arm Clinics and individualized assessment.
Eligible Participants: Breast Cancer survivors in Central Ohio.

The Black Bonnet Project
Organization: The Ohio State University
Counties Served: Gallia, Jackson
1590 North High Street, Suite 525
Columbus, OH 43201
Phone: 614-293-6603
E-mail: mira.katz@osumc.edu
Description:   This program will provide breast health education and screening information, as well as clinical breast exams and free screening mammography to Amish women in Southeastern Ohio. The project will coordinate with local partners to provide culturally competent and sensitive education and patient referrals to women who belong to the local Amish community.
Eligible Participants: Amish women in Southeastern Ohio.

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.

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.