A new online tool, Breast
Screening Decisions, has been made available to assist average risk women
40-49 in deciding whether a screening mammogram is right for them.
The tool gives women in their 40s an individual breast cancer
risk assessment and then uses easy-to-understand infographics to show what is
likely to happen across a population of similar-risk women. The decision aid is
not meant to drive women toward or away from mammography, but to help them make
an informed decision. The tool is based on the data the USPSTF used to develop
their 2009 recommendations. You can read more about this tool in a NPR article.
WWC is putting together user-friendly handouts to explain ways sites can implement evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to increase breast and cervical cancer screening rates and we want to hear from you! What are things that your agency have done to help reduce structural barriers, send client reminders or small media, or educated women to increase breast and cervical cancer screening rates?
If you have a success story that you want to share, please email cdphe_wwc@state.co.us by Thursday December 17, 2015. Please include:
- tactics used,
- challenges faced/overcome,
- and if the intervention helped increase screening rates (and by how much if possible).
Program input is what makes WWC a success and helps make a positive impact in Colorado. We look forward to hearing from you!
