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Every Women Counts (EWC)

Agency: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES (DHCS)

  • Description: Provides free clinical breast exams, mammograms, pelvic exams, and Pap tests to California's underserved women.

    If diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer, free treatment is available through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program.

    • Phone:

    Email: cancerdetection@dhcs.ca.gov
    Website: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Cancer/ewc/Pages/default.aspx

    Program Hours

  • Hours: Mon: 8am - 5pm; Tue: 8am - 5pm; Wed: 8am - 5pm; Thu: 8am - 5pm; Fri: 8am - 5pm;

    • Location(s)

    EWC - Sacramento

    • Accessibility: Potential limitations to access – call for information
    • Address: 1501 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95814

    Program Delivery

    • Eligibility: Must meet all criteria: Breast Cancer Screening & diagnostic: *Women 40 years of age or older or individual regardless of age or gender with symptoms of breast cancer *Meets low-income criteria *Have no or limited insurance *Not receiving same services through Medi-cal or another government program *California residents Cervical Cancer Prevention: *Women 21 years of age or older *Meets low-income criteria *Have no or limited insurance *Not receiving same services through Medi-Cal or another government program *California residents
    • Languages: Other languages available through the language line, English, Spanish, Arabic, Armenian, Cantonese, Farsi, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Khmer (Cambodian), Korean, Mandarin, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese
    • Application Process: Telephone call or visit website at www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Cancer/ewc/Pages/default.aspx
    • Program Fees: Free
    • Required Documents: Call for information or check online at www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Cancer/ewc/Pages/default.aspx

      • Service Area

    • Defined Coverage Area: N/A