Caring Hands for Women’s Health

Big Horn County Hospital Association The Caring Hands for Women's Health Program will help those who are uninsured or underinsured receive free mammograms including screening and diagnostic testing.

Breast Cancer Awareness October Luncheon-Roosevelt Memorial Healthcare Foundation-Culbertson, MT-$250

Casting for Recovery 3-day Survivor Event-Billings and Big Sky, MT-$1,900

Life Interrupted Video Project-Paula Mozen-Filmmaker-Bozeman, MT-$2,000

Mending in the Mountains Survivor Retreat-Bozeman, MT- $2,000

Mending in the Mountains® is a three-day retreat, held in beautiful Big Sky, Montana. Each year women from all over Montana are given a chance to come together with fellow cancer survivors. The retreat is a time for renewal, support and to learn how to improve healing during the cancer process, as well as establish a new ‘norm’ after treatment is over.

St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation-Billings, MT-$1,000

A grant was given to support the cost of having the Mammography Quality Control Technologist attend the National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference. A key presentation by the chairman of the US Preventive Task Force addresses the varying positions on screening recommendations for women 40-49. The attendee will bring back ideas, information, lessons and contacts.

Women for Wellness Health Fair-Pablo, MT-$2,000

Women4Wellness is an annual event hosted by the Prevention Task Force, a department at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Montana. The targeted audience is Native American Women, however all women are represented at the event. The health fair has reached more than 2,000 women over the past two years. Participants have represented over 15 Montana counties. Women4Wellness allows opportunities for women with or without health insurance to seek free screenings and exams.

“Every Woman Matters” Breast Health Awareness for Women Living with Disabilities-Summit Independent Living Center-Missoula, MT-$1,950