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SPARC Project Saves Women's Lives- Connecticut
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Health promotion and disease prevention
Health services
Women
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| States served |
Connecticut
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| Description |
SPARC (Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration), a nonprofit health organization, began a program to administer flu shots and at the same time helped women find a mammogram provider and make appointments. |
| Services offered |
In October and November 2003, SPARC's collaborators visited 32 flu clinics to help women get mammograms.
SPARC serves residents of the four counties at the junction of Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York.
One hundred fifty collaborators, including the American Cancer Society, area health departments, visiting nurse associations and mammography providers, worked together to make the project a success. SPARC also promotes the use of: vaccinations; other cancer detection tests including pap smears and colon cancer screenings; and cardiovascular tests including cholesterol and blood pressure checks. Funding for the project comes from an ORHP Rural Health Outreach Grant. |
| Results |
The project was the winner of the Aetna Susan B. Anthony Award for Excellence in Research on Older Women and Public Health from the American Public Health Association (APHA).
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| Source |
Rural Monitor Newsletter, Summer 2005
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| Contact person |
SPARC
PO Box 746
318 Main Street
Lakeville, CT 06039
Phone (888) 557-7272
Fax (860) 435-8193
Web site: http://www.sparc-health.org
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| Date added |
June 12, 2007 |
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