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Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics, MMWR 1996;45 [No. RR-13].
Yes! A cornerstone of the Collaboratives is measurement. The over 65,000 patients are enrolled in a national registry, and have outcomes tracked on a regular basis. We can say with confidence that care and outcomes are improving: self-management, specialty referrals, medication access, and indicators such as HgbA1c are all better for enrolled patients than for pre-enrollment data. Patients with diabetes enrolled in the Collaborative are actually healthier than their white insured counterparts in the private sector! (Bodenheimer, T, MD; Lorig,K RN, DrPH; Holman, H, MD; and Grumbach, K, MD: “Patient Self-Management of Chronic Disease in Primary Care”: JAMA. 2002;288:2469-2475)
Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) MMWR 2006;55[No.RR-07].
MMWR 2005,54(No. RR-16) Please note: Be sure to access the 3 important appendices to get the complete document.
Web site has list of locations by county and provider. 888-438-2247
Site has a list of service sites. 800-218-8408
Program has special foundation for women,"who fall through the cracks". 877-852-2585
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Housing for cancer patient in NM. You may download a booklet of cancer resources in New Mexico fron their web site. 505-242-8433
Has a county map of the state with contact number for all BCCP providers.614-644-8700
Provides health education, screening, free mammograms and followup care for women with limited financial resources in Oklahoma. 918-272-9554
Once a year they provide low cost mammograms in Oklahoma. Possible source of finanacial assistance. 405-604-4642
Their low cost clinic offers a "woman's day" every three months which includes cancer screening services. 405-236-0737
Web site has list of all local health dept. 800-422-6012
This site has a list of all mammography sites and hotlines in SD. 800-738-2301
This site has a list of screening locations in Utah. 800-717-1811
This site has list and map of screening facilities by county in Virginia. 804-786-3406
Free mammograms for women who do not qualify for BCCP in Washington. 253-752-4222
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You can use this site to find a wealth of information about clinical research, including listings of more than 41,000 active industry and government-sponsored clinical trials, as well as new drug therapies in research and those recently approved by the FDA. 617-856-5900
The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) is a clinical trials cooperative group supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).