About This Grant:
PCHC proposes a project to improve cervical cancer prevention and screening activities within our primary care practices by assigning provider champions. The champions will advocate within our practices for the need to do Pap tests in the primary care setting, will act as teachers to their peers, coaches to peers with particularly low Pap rates, and will perform Paps for patients with male providers who request female-only screenings. In addition, Quality Team staff will complete activities to identify patients due or overdue for screening, update records, and assist patients in any barriers they are experiencing to obtaining screening and care.
MAINE CANCER FOUNDATION GRANTS TO THIS ORGANIZATION:
| Year | Grant Title | Category | Amount | Grant Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Improving Breast Cancer Screening in Primary Care | Access to Care, Breast Cancer, Screening | $80,000 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
| 2019 | Improving Colorectal Screening Rates via Community Support Workers -- A Pilot Project | Colorectal Cancer, Screening | $100,000 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
| 2018 | Improving Colorectal Screening Rates via Use of a Medical Support Assistant | Colorectal Cancer, Screening | $100,000 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
| 2018 | Improving Patient Outcomes via Dermatology eConsult | Prevention | $12,174 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
| 2017 | Expanding Systems to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening through Patient Outreach and Recall | Colorectal Cancer, Screening | $100,000 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
| 2017 | Peer-Led Tobacco Cessation Training at Unlimited Solutions Clubhouse | Prevention, Tobacco | $26,116 | Penobscot Community Health Care |
| 2022 | Improving Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care | Screening | $100,000 | Penobscot Community Health Care |