title: National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program partnerships in action.
abstract: Since the inception of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) in 1990, partnerships have played a significant role in providing breast and cervical cancer screening and early detection to uninsured and underinsured women. The state, tribal, and territorial NBCCEDP grantees have shared resources and responsibilities with a variety of partners (eg, community-based organizations, government agencies, tribes, health care systems, companies, professional organizations) to achieve common goals. National partners, such as the American Cancer Society, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and the Avon Foundation for Women, have provided funding, lobbied for national and state funding, supported outreach and education activities, and provided treatment referral services for the programs. This article provides an overview of grantee partnerships to illustrate the effects, successes, and challenges of these partnerships and how they have affected the populations served by the program.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Latasha D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Teri L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Larkins
authors.forename: John N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: Susan F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Erin W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Triplett
authors.forename: Melissa D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Leypoldt
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: breast cancer; cancer control; cervical cancer; early detection; partnerships