Through the new program, three community health centers will each receive up to $100,000 in funding to launch pilot program aimed at improved colorectal cancer screening rates and follow-up care.
The health centers are located in the following communities:
• Port Royal, S.C.
• New Haven, Conn.
• St. Paul, Minn.
The ASGE is one of many organizations participating in the NCCRT initiative. Other participants include:
• Ambulatory Surgery Center Association
• American Cancer Society
• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Centers for Disease Control
• College of American Pathologists
• Commission on Cancer
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• National Association of Community Health Centers
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