Grant Programs - Current Grantees
2006/2007 Grant Recipients
Arizona Department of Health Services
Well Woman Health Check (direct treatment)
Provides appropriate treatment for women diagnosed with breast cancer who are in need of no-cost or low-cost services and do not qualify for other public assistance programs. Covers Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, and Yuma counties
Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc.
Women's Outreach: For the Paulette's of the World (education & screening)
Reaches out to poor and isolated women in rural, underserved southeastern Arizona who have never had breast health care with an innovative and culturally sensitive program. Managerial teams travel to remote areas to provide emotional support and technical assistance with a mobile healthcare unit, breaking geographical barriers to care.
El Rio Community Health Center
El Rio Breast Cancer Awareness Project (education)
Educates medically underserved women living in Pima County on breast health and risk reduction of breast cancer. Utilizes a bi-lingual lay health educator and a combination of culturally sensitive one-on-one education, screening and outreach for low income Latinas, women who are uninsured, lesbian and/or bisexual.
Mariposa Community Health Center
Juntos Contra El Cancer (education, screening, & treatment)
This outreach referral and support program educates community members about cancer prevention and helps train volunteers in cancer prevention and education. Acts as a manager of the Well Woman Healthcheck program in Santa Cruz county. Funds are utilized to provide deep discounts - in conjunction with other organizations - for mammograms, diagnosis and treatment for women who are underinsured or have no coverage.
Pima County Health Department
Bridging the Gap (screening)
Compliments the Well Woman Healthcheck Program to provide screening for un/underinsured women 40-49 years of age, targeting women from rural Pima County.
Regional Center for Border Health Inc.
Between Friends/Entre Amigas (education & screening)
Provides breast health awareness through education and detection (mammogram, breast self and clinical examination); provides advocacy, culturally sensitive educational support and proper follow-up to medically underserved and economically disadvantaged women in Yuma county.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Improving Care Capacity for Uninsured & Underserved Women with Breast Cancer (Screening, education)
Serves as an entry for uninsured or underserved women who have concerns about breast cancer by providing screening and diagnostic resources; provides a weekly support group in English & Spanish for women who have had treatment. Provides a community formula "MAP" which allows women with breast cancer to access assistance through the healthcare system.
TMC Healthcare
Breast Health Services (screening & treatment)
Provides breast health services to women who do not have health insurance and offers a full continuum of services, including screening, diagnosis,
and treatment for breast cancer.
Tohono O'odham Nation Department of Health & Human Services
Tohono O'odham Breast Cancer Awareness Project (screening & education)
Promotes breast health through awareness, appropriate education and screening. Develops culturally appropriate media materials and workshops for Tohono O'odham women over age 40.
University Medical Center
When Breast Cancer Touches the Family: a Modality to Enhance Intimacy & Communication
(treatment support)
Teaching couples and fmailies to enhance intimacy and communication through Reiki modalities. Brings relaxation
and healing into the lives of those who have been impacted through the diagnosis of a loved one.
Wingspan
Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Breast Cancer Health (education
&screening)
Increases the awareness of breast health and screening among LBT people, as well as increase culturally appropriate and sensitive care by training health care providers and creating welcoming spaces for LBT people.
YWCA of Tucson
Breast Cancer Support Program for Spanish Speaking Women (treatment support)
Offers culturally appropriate services to Spanish speaking women diagnosed with breast cancer, including bi-monthly support sessions, transportation to medical and treatment appointments, prosthesis and wig fittings and translation services.
Past Grant Recipients
Arizona Cancer Center / College of Public Health
Arizona Oncology Associates Foundation
Arizona Women's Cancer Network
Benson Hospital
Cancer Support Foundation of Southern Arizona
Chiricahua Community Health Center, Inc.
Copper Queen Hospital
Los Puentes, Inc.
Mariposa Community Health Center
Mt. Graham Community Hospital
Northern Cochise Community Hospital
Pima County Health Department
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Clinic
Sunstone Cancer Support Foundation
TMC Health Care - Breast Education
TMC Health Care - Lymphedema Foundation
Tucson Medical Center Healthcare
University Medical Center
University of AZ Cancer Center
Western Arizona Area Health Education Center, Inc.
YWCA of Tucson
For additional information, please contact Ann Stevens, Grants Chair, at 520-668-3947 or grants@komensaz.org or the Southern Arizona Affiliate at 520-319-0155.
