Okaloosa County’s arsenal to thwart breast cancer is larger, thanks to the White-Wilson Community Foundation of Fort Walton Beach, which awarded a $25,000 grant to the local Florida Department of Health office.
The public-private partnership allows DOH-Okaloosa to leverage federal funds and local dollars to ensure more women aged 50 to 64, with little or no insurance, can access necessary breast cancer screenings and diagnostic and treatment services.
The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, as administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, funds the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.
Expansion of the program at the DOH-Okaloosa will start by Oct. 1.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Health department gets $25K grant for breast cancer battle