Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is working to eliminate breast cancer disparities impacting vulnerable populations in the United States. Rates of breast cancer vary among different groups of people. Rates vary between women and men and among people of different ethnicities and ages. They vary around the world and across the United States. In certain geographic regions and among certain populations, some women are more likely to die of breast cancer than other women. Komen for the Cure offers the National Vulnerable Populations Community Grants Program to support widespread implementation of evidenced-based interventions targeting communities with high breast cancer incidence and mortality rates. Since the initiation of the Vulnerable Populations Community Grants Program in 2008, Komen has invested over $7 million in programs aiming to eliminate disparities in breast cancer.
Active Grants
2012 Grant Recipients
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American Association on Health and Disability
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Project Accessibility USA: Removing Barriers for Women with Disabilities
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Eastern Michigan University Foundation
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Take care of yourself and help others: Breast health and breast cancer screening in China and Taiwan
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Project Concern International
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Ventanilla de Salud: Ventanilla de Esperanza
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UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
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Esperanza y Vida / Ventanilla de Salud
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Ventanilla de Salud Breast Health Pilot Program
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YWCA of San Antonio
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Ventanilla de Salud San Antonio
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National Cancer Institute-Health Services and Economics Branch
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California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Breast Cancer Control Data Collection
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2011 Grant Recipients
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Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University
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A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Improving Breast Cancer Services for African-American Women Living in St. Louis, Missouri
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Delta State University
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B.E. A.W.A.R.E - Breast Education for African American Women = Awareness, Responsibility, and Empowerment
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Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation
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We Too Can Make a Difference
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Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force
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Chicago Breast Cancer Quality Consortium
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Mississippi State Department of Health
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Breast Health Care in Mississippi (Summit and Economic Analysis)
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Patient Advocate Foundation
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Patient Advocate Foundation National African American and National Hispanic Outreach Programs
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Yoplait Fund for the Hispanic Woman
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The Fondo Yoplait Para La Mujer Hispana, made possible by Yoplait’s Save Lids to Save Lives® is designed to educate and engage Hispanic communities in target communities throughout the United States. Fondo Yoplait kicked off in six Komen Affiliate service areas beginning on May 1, 2011 – Massachusetts Affiliate; Metropolitan Denver Affiliate; North Carolina Triangle Affiliate; North Central Alabama Affiliate; Puget Sound Affiliate; and San Diego Affiliate. This initiative provides a unique opportunity to strengthen Komen’s capacity to develop tailored strategies to address specific Latina breast health needs in select areas of the country.
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2010 Grant Recipients
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Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force
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Chicago Breast Cancer Quality Consortium
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Oregon Health & Science Center
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Translating Evidence-based Intervention Strategies for Improving Mammography Screening Rates into Community Tactics
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NC Triangle Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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Edgecombe County and “Area L” Breast Cancer Initiative: Phase III
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