Clara Maass Medical Center

Grant Date: April 1, 2011

Institution:  Clara Maass Medical Center
                    One Clara Maass Drive
                    Belleville, NJ 07109-3550

County:  Essex
Contact:  Jane Newman Kessler, MS, CFRE
Project Director:  Raylene Langish, BSN, RN, OCN
Phone:   973-450-2277
Fax:   973-844-4970
E-Mail:  jkessler@sbhcs.com
Website:  www.claramaassfoundation.org

Breast Health Outreach and Navigation Program

Your Dollars at Work: A Snapshot
This program provides vital education and support to underserved African American and Hispanic women in Essex, Hudson and Bergen counties thus eliminating barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

In Their Own Words…
The Clara Maass Breast Health Outreach and Navigation Program provides vital education and support to help underserved African American and Hispanic women in Essex, Hudson and Bergen counties eliminate barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. 

The program's two key goals are: 1) Collaborative Breast Health Outreach through partnerships with faith-based institutions and low-income senior housing communities to educate underserved women about the importance of breast self awareness, clinical exams, screening, good nutrition, exercise and stress reduction and 2) Navigation of women with suspicious breast cancer findings or confirmed breast cancer through diagnosis and treatment. The Navigator helps patients understand what questions to ask healthcare providers about their diagnosis, treatment and options, arranges follow-up care, provides help accessing local resources and assists with insurance, transportation and child or elder care when needed.  Through this comprehensive program, thousands of medically underserved women will gain access to quality breast care from pre-diagnosis through the end of their breast cancer treatment.