The New Mexico Colorectal Cancer Program
Mission
The New Mexico Colorectal Cancer Program is dedicated to improving access to high-quality colorectal cancer screening, surveillance, and diagnostic services for low-income, uninsured or underinsured men and women, and to promoting appropriate screening in the general population.
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Program Description
The goal of the New Mexico Colorectal Cancer Program is to reduce the burden of colorectal cancer in New Mexico by
(1) providing limited colorectal cancer screening, surveillance, and diagnostic services at no cost for eligible average-risk New Mexicans, age 50 and older; and
(2) promoting evidence-based public health initiatives designed to increase the overall rate of New Mexicans screened for colorectal cancer.
The Program was founded on the rationale that colorectal cancer is preventable through evidence-based detection and screening strategies.
Call the Colorectal Cancer Program’s bilingual, toll-free information line to find out if you may be eligible for free colorectal cancer screening, and to find the nearest screening provider(s) in your area to contact. The screening provider will make the final determination regarding your eligibility.
Organization of the New Mexico Colorectal Cancer Program
New Mexico is among 25 states and 4 tribes that received funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve colorectal cancer screening rates. CDC’s long-term goal is to increase screening rates in the funded states to 80% by 2014.
The New Mexico Colorectal Cancer Program is administered through the New Mexico Department of Health in Albuquerque. The program contracts with community health centers, hospitals and private physicians to provide screening services. Program staff provide technical assistance and guidance to contracted providers throughout the state.
For more information contact:
Dana Millen, MPH, PhD
Program Manager
New Mexico Colorectal Cancer Program
5301 Central Ave. NE, Suite 800
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Phone: (505)- 222-8601
Fax: (505) 222-8602
Email: Dana.Millen@state.nm.us
