$142,500 Granted to Douglas, Cobb Public Health

The Greater Atlanta Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure recently granted Cobb County Public Health $142,500 in support of its Mammography for Women 40 to 49 program. The organization has received 18 grants from Komen Atlanta since 1994, totaling nearly $1.28 million.

Cobb and Douglas County Public Health Department provides breast health education, screening and diagnostic assessment for underinsured and uninsured women between the ages of 40 to 49. As Cobb County has the fourth highest breast cancer mortality rate in Georgia, the program’s goal is to diagnose breast cancer at an early stage and optimally increase treatment options and survival rates for both Cobb and Douglas counties.

“Cobb County Public Health’s Mammography for Women 40 to 49 program fills a breast healthcare disparity in the Metro Atlanta area and aims to eliminate the extremely high late-stage diagnosis rate in Cobb County,” said Karen Bragman, board president.

“Komen Atlanta is pleased to fund an organization that works to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages and ensure that all women have the chance to combat and survive this disease.”

Komen Atlanta is the largest funding organization of breast cancer support in Atlanta and strives to bridge the gap between healthcare disparities in the community. The Affiliate will begin its 2013-2014 fiscal year by granting $1.9 million to 19 community breast health programs that will target Atlanta’s medically underserved communities. Since its inception in 1991, the organization has raised more than $35 million to help enable Metro Atlanta women to detect and survive breast cancer.