Hudson Perinatal Consortium, Inc.

Grant Date: April 1, 2011

Hudson Breast Health Initiative

Your Dollars at Work: A Snapshot
This initiative provides community breast health education programs and assists uninsured and underinsured breast cancer patients in Hudson County  to obtain wigs, prostheses and medication.

In Their Own Words…
Hudson Perinatal Consortium, Inc's Breast Health Initiative provides uninsured and underinsured women in Hudson County diagnosed with breast cancer with wigs and mastectomy survivors with bras and prosthese. For women who cannot afford medication, the Hudson Breast Health Initiative provides case management to help women find the appropriate pharmaceutical assistance programs, get the forms filled out properly, and pay for gap medication while they are waiting for approval. The Hudson Breast Health Initiative provides community education programs focusing on early detection as an essential tool in the fight against breast cancer and decreasing the death rate, especially among African American women.  We reach a minimum of 4,000 women through health fairs, community events, faith-based education programs, infant care classes, community outreach and home visits. We have ongoing relationships with the faith-based community and the Federally Qualified Health Clinics that enable us to educate at-risk women and refer them for breast exams and mammograms.  We organize the Tie-A-Ribbon campaign in all 12 municipalities in Hudson County and provide a Holiday Survivor Celebration.