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Fresno Breast Cancer Navigator
Pilot Program
San Joaquin Valley Health Consortium, in partnership with our co-principal
investigators: University Medical Center , UCSF, and the Central California
Health Policy Institute, is embarking upon an exciting18-month pilot
research project funded by the California Breast Cancer Research Program
(CBCRP). The CBCRP is administered by the University of California ,
Office of the President, in Oakland .
The Fresno Breast Cancer Navigator Pilot Project received grant funding
as one of 53 new research grants awarded in Cycle 12 (2006). Projects
are designed to advance knowledge about the causes, socio-cultural aspects,
biology, detection, and treatment of breast cancer.
The Fresno Breast Cancer Navigator Pilot Program will identify barriers
in the health care process where racial/ethnic and insurance disparities
occur. Based on findings, we intend to continue the community-participatory
approach to design a navigation service that responds to the diversity
within our community and health system. The pilot project will prepare
for a larger project that tests health and cost impacts of this service.
Click here to read more about the Pilot Program.
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