Plattsburgh, NY

                                                                                                                                                                         

HEALTHY LIVING PARTNERSHIP

               


The Clinton County Healthy Living Partnership
(formerly The Women's Health Program)

 One of the most important things you can do to live a long, healthy life is to get your yearly screenings. The Healthy Living Partnership is a grant funded program that provides cervical and breast screenings FREE to uninsured and underinsured women.

It is important to get your screenings because cervical cancer tends to occur in midlife. Half of women diagnosed with this cancer are between the ages of 35 and 55. Also, the chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer some time during your life is about 1 in 8. The chance of dying from breast cancer is about 1 in 33.

 

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What Does the Program Provide?

 The program provides to eligible participants:

• Yearly Mammogram (for women 40 or older)
• Yearly Clinical Breast Exam (for women 18 or older)
• Yearly Pap Test (for women 18 or older)
• Yearly Pelvic Exam (for women 18 or older)
• Education about breast and cervical cancer
• Education of Breast Self Exams
• Health Care Referral, if necessary


How Much Does it Cost?

The Healthy Living Partnership is FREE to all eligible women. For women with high deductibles your insurance will still be billed and co-pays will be your responsibility.


 What Doctors Can I See?
All local OBGYNs participate with the Healthy Living Partnership as well as Northern Adirondack Planned Parenthood, Women’s Imaging Center, Community Link Mobile, and some local physicians.
 
Funding is Provided By

• Centers For Disease Control
• New York State Health Department


Am I Eligible?

  A woman is eligible if she…

 • Is not currently in treatment for breast or cervical cancer
• Has not had a mammogram in the last 12 months (for women 40 or older)
• Has not had a pap test in the last 12 months (for women 18 or older)
• Does not have insurance or
• Has insurance but it does not cover mammograms or pap tests or
• Has a high deductible or
• has Medicaid with a monthly spend down

 
 


Program Contacts

The Healthy Living Partnership is run by a program coordinator, a data/case manager and an outreach educator.

The data/ case manager will answer any questions on eligibility, make you an appointment with a local doctor and handle all paperwork involved. If you would like to contact the data/ case manager please call 562-7112.

The outreach educator can provide education materials as well as give presentations on the program or on breast and cervical cancer to your workplace or community agency. If you would like to contact the outreach educator please call 565-4993.








 

A Community Collaboration

The Healthy Living Partnership is a community based program. The following agencies are part of our community partnership, any agency is welcome.

• Women’s Imaging Center (CVPH)
• FitzPatrick Cancer Center (CVPH)
• Clinton Co. Dept. of Public Health
• Clinton Co. Dept. of Social Services
• Clinton Northern Essex Chapter of American Red Cross
• Healthy Neighborhoods
• JCEO of Clinton and Franklin Counties
• Literacy Volunteers
• Clinton County  Home Services
• Senior Citizens Council
• Community Link
• Northern Adirondack Planned Parenthood
• Upper Hudson Valley Primary Care Consortium
• Clinton County Housing
• Cornell Cooperative Extension
• One Work Source
• WPTZ
• American Cancer Society


Contact Us
To receive more information call or visit us at:

Clinton County Health Department
Health Education Unit
133 Margaret Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Tel: (518) 565-4993
Health Info Line: (518) 565-4490
 

                                                                     

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of services. The information on the Clinton County Health Department website is for educational purposes only. Nothing on the pages of this site shall be construed
as medical, fitness, dietetic, or other professional advice. This information is based on current beliefs among researchers and research studies published in the
current scientific literature. Clinton County is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse any content on external web links.

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