University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Grant Date: April 1, 2011

Institution:  University of Medicine and Dentistry of                                    New Jersey                        120 Albany Street                        Tower II, Suite 850                        New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2126 County:  Essex Contact:  Basil Hubbi, MD Project Director:  Basil Hubbi, MD Phone:  973-972-9450 Fax:  973-972-8439 E-Mail:  hubbiba@umdnj.edu Website:  www.umdnj.org

Partners for the Cure: The Promise of Mobile Mammography

Your Dollars at Work: A Snapshot
This program provides screening mammograms, clinical breast exams, and education in user-friendly settings.                              
      
 In Their Own Words…
UMDNJ seeks to continue our partnership with the North Jersey Affiliate to support a mobile mammography vehicle serving women who lack insurance and insured women who can be seen through on site services at large area employers. The van is equipped with digital mammography, a superior mode of capturing and analyzing screening results. Cancer deaths for African-American women in greater Newark are 37.8 per 100,000, significantly higher than cancer deaths for white women (27.5 per 100,000), and more than double the state’s Healthy New Jersey goal of 17 per 100,000. Among the reasons for this are fear of the healthcare system, fear of mammograms, lack of insurance, lower screening rates, cultural barriers and poor access to primary and specialty medical care. This project will provide more than 2,000 mammograms to women in need, and will follow up in linking patients in need to ultrasounds exams, biopsies, and other services.  We will visit more than 30 community partners (some multiple times) and up to a dozen corporate partners. It is anticipated more than 150 individuals will require follow up services.

Click here for screening calendar