CLS-Susan G. Komen for the Cure: Breast Cancer Education Program in Hays County

NCFH is a proud grant award recipient of the Austin Affiliate Susan G. Komen for the Cure. This grant has provided NCFH with the unique opportunity to implement the nationally recognized, Cultivando la Salud program (CLS) at a local level. Cultivando la Salud is an evidence-based breast cancer education program, which focuses on the lay health worker model. The overall goal of CLS is to increase breast cancer screening rates among Hispanic women. The Hays County CLS program currently employs three lay health workers who provide door-to-door breast cancer outreach, education, referrals, and appointment assistance to low income and uninsured Hispanic women. In partnership with Community Action Inc. (CAI) of San Marcos and Seton Hospital Mobile Unit, women who participate in the program are directly referred to CAI for clinical breast exams or the Seton Mobile Unit for clinical breast exams and mammograms. These partnerships have contributed to the success of our program and have provided uninsured low income Hispanic women with access to breast cancer screening, diagnostic, and treatment services.

For more information on the CLS Breast Cancer Education Program in Hays County please contact Monica Saavedra at 512-312-5468 or by e-mail at: saavedra@ncfh.org.