women's health

ENCOREplus

The mission of the ENCOREplus program is to reduce breast and cervical cancer mortality by removing barriers to screening services and to educate all women in our community about the importance of early detection.

The ENCOREplus program is made up of five components:

• Outreach and education
• Referral to breast and cervical cancer screening services
• Patient assistance through the process of diagnosis and treatment
• Post treatment education and support
• Health maintenance

ENCOREplus component I

Provides breast and cervical cancer outreach, education, and referral to low cost or free screening services through the State of Alaska Breast & Cervical HealthCheck program. ENCOREplus also offers free transportation, interpreting, and appointment making services.

ENCOREplus works with the Breast & Cervical HealthCheck providing eligible women 18-64 the following health checkups at no cost:

• Breast exam
• Pap test and pelvic exam
• Mammogram (ages 40-64)

ENCOREplus component II

Weekly support and exercise program for women diagnosed with breast cancer. To sign up or for information, please call 644-9621.