The Community Health Center of the New River Valley (CHCNRV) and the University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center (UVACC) have been awarded a 3-year, $600,000 grant from the Jeffress Trust Grant Program to partner to advance health equity and improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates.
Their research project, titled “Improving Implementation of Evidenced-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices in a Multisite Federally Qualified Health Center in Appalachia Virginia,” will focus on CHCNRV system-level practices and root causes contributing to low CRC screening rates. “These causes for our patients can be structural or institutional barriers, a lack of distribution of resources, and poverty,” states CHCNRVs CEO, Michelle Brauns. “Our long-term goal is to improve screening rates and reduce CRC-related morbidity and mortality in our entire service area. We’re so pleased to be able to assist with this important work.” Read More >