Missouri WISEMAN Program Manual

NATIONAL BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM 

National Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention ( http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/ ) 

In 1990, the United States Congress passed the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-354) to establish the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorizes the NBCCEDP to provide grants to states, American Indian/Alaska Native tribes and U.S. Territories. These grants are used to conduct activities for the early detection of cancer.

WISEWOMAN PROGRAM HISTORY 

https://www.cdc.gov/wisewoman/ 

In 1993, Congress amended the NBCCEDP Public Law 101-354 to create the Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) Program. The WISEWOMAN Program addresses women’s risk for heart disease and stroke by providing cardiovascular disease (CVD) health screenings and risk reduction education for NBCCEDP participants. The Missouri WISEWOMAN Program started in 2003 and is a sister program to Missouri’s NBCCEDP Program, Show-Me Healthy Women (SMHW), both programs are offered through Missouri DHSS (MDHSS).

SHOW-ME HEALTHY WOMEN 

VISION STATEMENT 

Improve the quality of life in Missouri through the cure and elimination of breast and cervical cancers. 

MISSION STATEMENT 

Support quality screening, diagnostic and treatment services, in accordance with current medical standards of care for breast and cervical cancers for all women in Missouri. This is achieved by education, community outreach and resource development, in partnership with public and private entities, communities and citizens

WISEWOMAN

VISION STATEMENT

 A world where all women can access preventative health services and gain the wisdom and confidence to improve her health. 

MISSION STATEMENT 

Provide low-income, underinsured or uninsured, 35-64-year-old women with the knowledge, skills and opportunities to improve their diet, physical activity and other life habits to prevent, delay or control cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.

NBCCEDP AND WISEWOMAN SIMILARITIES 

NBCCEDP (known in the State of Missouri as Show-Me Healthy Women) shares an established infrastructure with WISEWOMAN to provide integrated services, including:

• Recruiting and working with women eligible for services
• Delivering screening services through an established health care delivery system
• Collecting and reporting minimum data elements (MDEs) used to track, monitor and evaluate program efforts
• Providing professional development opportunities for staff, providers and partners
• Providing public education to raise awareness about the need for women to receive program services
• Assuring that quality care is provided to women participating in the program