NEGAUNEE, MICHIGAN — Right here in the Upper Peninsula, there are people – people with cancer – who delay medical treatment due to financial constraints. That’s why the Superior Health Foundation teamed with six country health departments in the Upper Peninsula to create the U.P. Breast Health Fund. Eligible breast cancer patients from all across the U.P. can apply for philanthropic grant funding/financial support to help minimize the out-of-pocket expenses for breast-care related bills, biopsies, procedures and ultrasound tests.
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be 35 to 64 years of age; fall within the national poverty guidelines; and be underinsured or uninsured. Application forms are posted on all six U.P. health department websites, along with the Superior Health Foundation website at www.superiorhealthfoundation.org.
An eight-person review committee will consist of six U.P. Health Department Coordinators, a member of the SHF Community Needs and Grants Committee, and the SHF Executive Director. The maximum award will be $1,000.
For more information on the fund, contact Bobbie Champion, BS, of the Marquette County Health Department at 906-315-2620 or email bchampion@mqtco.org.
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