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Women's Wellness Connection
Women's Wellness Connection (WWC) began in 1991. It is a program administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and part of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).
WWC provides breast and cervical cancer screening (clinical breast exams, Pap tests and pelvic exams and mammograms) to eligible women at over 130 sites through cooperative efforts of multiple statewide providers. The providers of WWC operate under the HIPPA confidentially laws (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996).
To find the closest Women's Wellness Connection provider near you, call:
1-866-951-WELL (9355)
(statewide and toll-free)
719-545-4992
(covering Southeast Colorado, including Colorado Springs and Pueblo)
970-356-5059
(covering Northeast and Northwest Colorado and the Western Slope)
or check out our website:
Eligible Colorado women may receive free clinical breast exams, mammograms, pelvic exams and Pap tests. Click here to see if you are eligible.
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The Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (BCCSP) Advisory Board is made up of seven members who act in an advisory capacity to Women's Wellness Connection.
Contact Board Members: cdphe_bccsp@state.co.us
BCCSP Meeting Notice - 4/18/13
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Community Partnerships and Recruitment
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The WWC program is charged with providing recruitment activities to increase and improve access to quality breast and cervical cancer screening services among eligible women. Recruitment is the act of seeking out potentially eligible women for enrollment into a program. The WWC program utilizes evidence-based practices and population-based interventions to conduct its recruitment activities.
1. Education WWC education and promotion involves the design and delivery of clear and consistent messaging that promotes the importance of breast and cervical screenings to large and small audiences. Educating communities on WWC and promoting breast and cervical cancer screenings can be done in numerous ways, including large or small group presentations, public awareness campaigns, social media marketing and public service announcements (PSAs).
2. Outreach WWC outreach is an active process that involves reaching out to women in the community and bringing them into an agency providing WWC services. Outreach can be done in large or small groups, and involves providing information on the availability of breast and cervical cancer screening services as well as the importance of these services in relation to health. It relies on population-specific, evidence-based strategies designed to reach out and bring clients from the community into a WWC agency setting.
3. Inreach Inreach is an active process that involves reaching clients eligible for WWC services who are already utilizing other health services within an agency. This type of recruitment may also include identifying, and reaching out to, clients who were screened by the program in the past but have not been an active enrollee in recent years. |
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The Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC) program has established a statewide community coordination model of professional education and partnership. The WWC program contracts with the American Cancer Society (ACS) to staff regional WWC Community Coordinators throughout the state. The ACS WWC Community Coordinators provide several benefits to the WWC program. First, they reside in the regions that they work in and are connected and knowledgeable about their communities. Additionally, as ACS staff members, the WWC Community Coordinators have access to a large amount of cancer resources. Furthermore, the ACS WWC Community Coordinators are more likely to be connected to community partnership activities, including coalitions, task forces and relevant committees. Find out who the Community Coordinator is in your region and how they spread the word about WWC and the importance of breast and service cancer screenings.
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The Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC) program partners with the American Cancer Society (ACS) for a toll-free, multilingual referral line to connect clients to over 130 screening providers across the state. When individuals call either the statewide or local numbers, they speak directly with a trained call-center staff that screen them for eligibility, locate the appropriate WWC location and directly connect the clients with the clinic so appointments can be set up right away (what is otherwise called a “warm transfer”). The referral line also provides information on other screening programs to callers who are ineligible for WWC screening services. |
Grantee Information
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Breast and Cervical Cancer Program Medicaid (BCCP) Overview Documents
BCCP Frequently Asked Questions
Tools for Enrolling Clients into BCCP Colorado Department of Human Services Contacts
Full Medicaid application - English
Full Medicaid application - Spanish
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WWC Grantee Toolkit (links updated 12/12)
Conference Call and Webinar Tools
WWC Calendar 2013 (updated 4/13)
Conference Call and Webcast Quick Reference
eCaST Call and Webcast Quick Reference
Health Improvement Team (HIT) Calls August September 2012 HIT Call Recording October 2012 HIT Call cancelled
November 2012 HIT Call make-up quiz
December 2012 HIT Call Minutes and make up quiz
January 2013 HIT Call handout and make up quiz
February 2013 HIT Call recording March 2013 HIT Call (not required, not recorded)
eCaST User's Group
July 2012 eCaST User's Group Mintues
September 2012 eCaST User's Group cancelled
November 2012 eCaST User's Group Mintues and make-up quiz
January 2013 eCaST User's Group webinar and make up quiz
Clinical Presentations New Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
Counseling your patients about screening mammograms
Other WWC Trainings WWC Orientation This web-based training is for new staff at agencies or anyone who needs a refresher on WWC basics. It is offered on the third Tuesday of February, May, August and November from 9:30 - 11:30. Sign up with Kris McCracken.
eCaST Basics This web-based training is for new eCaST users and anyone who needs to get back to the Basics of eCaST. It is offered the first Wednesday of every month from 9:30 - 11:30. Please have access to eCaST and Citrix before signing up with Amanda Howard.
Contractor Reimbursement Training
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Colorado Core Indicators as reported by the CDC (April 2012)
Performance Reporting
Performance Period 1 FY 2013 Cover Letter
FY 2013 Progress Report Documentation
Improving Performance Indicators
How to Improve Data Entry Timeliness
Site Visits
WWC Site Visit Process Overview
WWCSite Visit Final Report Letter
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Subcontracting
Provider orientation
Tracking
Mammogram Referral Tools
Letters
Forms
Surveys
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Rookie of the Year, Partnership and Shirley Hass Schuett Quality Awards
Presentations
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Continuing Contractor Checklist
WWC Grantee Toolkit (links updated 12/12)
Agency Set Up tools and resources Select subcontractors and secure written subcontract agreements
Determine WWC staff assignments Determine enrollment and eligibility screening processes
Determine patient referral and tracking policies
Determine data entry responsibilities
Information Sharing tools and resources Agency and site contacts submission
Subcontractor submission
eCaST users set up Post award meeting - July 12, 2013
Training WWC Program Orientation
eCaST Basics
Contractor Reimbursement WWC Overview for Clinicians
Recruitment / Outreach / Notifications tools and resources
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