"Governor Cuomo Announces $37.7 Million Awarded To Improve Access To Breast Cancer Screening Across New York State"
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced $37.7 million in funding as part of the "Get Screened, No Excuses" initiative to improve access to breast cancer screening for New Yorkers. Funds are being used to support peer educators in community settings, make patient navigators available to help women as they undergo screening and other necessary follow-up care, and operate mobile mammography vans in underserved neighborhoods to bring health services to New Yorkers. These statewide programs are successfully reducing barriers to breast cancer screening for women, including those who lack access to preventative health care because they are economically disadvantaged, live in underserved inner-cities, or live in remote rural areas. The Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the awardee's that will receive funding for the mobile mammography initiative.
- The Mount Sinai Hospital