Women's Health Network/Breast & Cervical Cancer Control Program
The Women’s Health
Network (WHN) offers free mammograms, clinical breast exams, Pap smears
and pelvic exams to women who qualify. Follow-up,
referrals and treatment are also provided for qualifying WHN participants.
To qualify, women must meet the following criteria based on your income and
family size, if you are:
- Have an income < 250% of federal poverty level (see chart below)
- Be uninsured or underinsured: Medicare, Medicaid and most HMOs pay for yearly mammograms. If you have an insurance that does not cover these services, you may qualify
- Be age 40 - 64 for breast/cervical cancer screening and for diagnostic follow-up of breast/cervical abnormalities, OR
- Be age 18 - 39, have been identified with a cervical abnormality through the Title X Program, and referred to the BCCCP for cervical cancer diagnostic follow-up.
Income Qualifications:
Number of people in your household: |
Yearly household income below: |
|---|---|
| 1 | $27,075 |
| 2 | $36,425 |
| 3 | $45,775 |
| 4 | $55,125 |
| 5 | $64,475 |
| 6 | $73,825 |
You qualify if your income is equal to or less than what is listed on the chart.
Services Include:
| • Mammograms • Pap smears • Clinical breast exams • Pelvic exams |
• Blood pressure testing • Weight • Breast self exam education • Breast and cervical health information |
• Referrals to community resources • Medical referrals, if needed • Some follow-up services |
Locations:
- Advantage Health NE Office
- Advantage Health Rivertown
- Advantage Health SE Office
- Belknap Commons Health Center
- Browning Claytor Clinic
- Burton Health Center
- Catherine’s Care Center
- Cherry Street Health Center
- Ferguson Adult Health Center
- Saint Mary’s Lacks Cancer Center
- Spectrum Health Blodgett Campus - Betty Ford Diagnostic Breast Center
- Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus - OB/GYN Clinic
- Spectrum Health Kentwood Center - Betty Ford Breast Care Services
- Westside Health Center
Call (616) 632-7283 or 1-888-515-1300 for more information.
