Our Community Need

The Evansville Tri-State Affiliate service area encompasses an 28-county area. These counties are in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. Our profile was compiled with the help of several key people involved in the health community and located throughout our service area.

While there is a myriad of programs and services to promote breast health, women who are poor or underinsured continue to face significant barriers to obtaining care.  The Affiliate’s current grant strategy of funding screening and treatment, while promoting education efforts appears aligned with the communities perceived needs.

The Community Profile Team from 2011 has identified the following Affiliate priorities:

Priority 1: Increase the screening rates within the Downtown Evansville area and the most rural areas of Illinois in order to discover breast cancer at an earlier stage and decrease mortality.

Priority 2: Increase education efforts to build awareness of breast health for those underserved women who are not aware of available programs and services. Maximize the partnerships and relationships with community education sources so that we can reach more people with breast health and early detection education.

Click here to download a copy of our 2011 Community Profile.