Cancer Preventorium

Washington Hospital Center

Purpose:

To promote the seeking of preventive care within the Latino community, and to create a health facility that provides preventive care for people without symptoms

Target Population:

Latino community in Washington, D.C.

Program Goals:

• To overcome barriers to Latinos seeking preventive care
• To promote prevention and preventive care in the Latino community through commonly followed media
• To provide low-cost preventive care

Years in Operation:

1994 - present

Results:

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Funding:

Revenues from people attending facilities at Washington Hospital Center

Key Partners:

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What Works and Why:

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Structure and Operations:

The "preventorium" clinic operates within the Washington Cancer Institute at the Washington Hospital Center. To come to the clinic, people must be healthy (symptom-free) and pay a low-cost fee pegged to the Medicare rate. More than 20,000 people have been seen, and most have no insurance and come though they are symptom free. The preventorium books appointments two months in advance. To overcome linguistic barriers and a lack of understanding of the medical system, a navigation program helps people with setting up appointments, sends reminders, and provides explanations. The navigation program has improved compliance rates for mammograms and follow-up visits.

Local radio and television health education shows created by the preventorium's founder are followed by 75 percent of the Latino community in Washington, D.C.

Barriers to Success:

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More Information:

http://www.cancermeetings.org/chdsummit07/PDF/Huerta.pdf

http://www.prevencion.org/?c_ID=12

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