CHD offers free cancer screenings

The Chickahominy Health District, that serves New Kent and Charles City County, is offering free mammograms and Pap tests to eligible women.

The Every Woman’s Life (EWL) health program is administered by the Virginia Department of Health. EWL provides access to free breast and cervical cancer screenings and other diagnostic services for low income and uninsured/underinsured women.

The program is provided to help detect early stages of cancer and increase survival chances through early treatment. EWL is new to the Chickahominy Health District and is conducting an outreach to enroll clients.

To qualify for a free mammogram and/or Pap test, you must be a woman between the ages of 40-64, a resident of Virginia, have no insurance, cannot afford to pay your insurance deductible, or your insurance doesn’t cover the screening exams. Other qualifications include total gross income below for the household’s size (1-$23,340; 2-$31,460; 3-$39,580; 4-$47,700; 5-$55,820).

If interested in obtaining a free mammogram and/or Pap test, call the Hanover County Health Department at 804-365-4326 for scheduling and screening.