Overview

Getting an annual mammogram helps protect your health by lowering the risk of dying from breast cancer. Regular screening enables early detection, which can lead to less invasive treatments and allows the cancer to be treated before it spreads.

Goal

Increase the proportion of women ages 40-74 with household income <200% federal poverty level or who are Hispanic who get screened for breast cancer from 74.8% (<200% FPL) and 72.6% (Hispanic) to the Healthy People 2030 target of 80.3% by June 30, 2029.

Target Population

Women ages 40-74 who live in the primary service area of TFHS

Mammography chart description: Chart shows comparison of women ages 40-74 in economic and ethnic categories that have had a mammogram in the last 1-2 years. 2025 CHNA overall females that have had a mammogram is 84.3%, surpassing the Healthy People 2030 Target of 80.3%. 74.8% of women with a household income <200% the federal poverty level (FPL) have had a mammogram in the last 1-2 years, versus 83% of women with a household income 200% the federal poverty level and above. 72.6% of Hispanic women have had a mammogram in the last 1-2 years, versus 85.6% of Non-Hispanic white women. Improvement is an increase of women in these categories receiving mammograms.

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Group 2025 Mammography Proportion
Healthy People 2030 Target 80.3%
2025 CHNA Overall Females Ages 40-74 84.3%
Bellow 200% FLP 74.8%
200% and above FLP 83.0%
Hispanic 72.6%
Non-Hispanic White 85.6%
  • Co-Champions: Kristy Howard, DO – Obstetrics and Gynecology; Sadie Voigtlander, Director of Diagnostic Imaging
  • Members: TFHS Community Health, Nevada County Public Health, Sierra Community House, TFHS Primary Care, TFHS Patient Access, TFHS Business Intelligence
  • Timeline: Launched August 4, 2025
  • Improve and standardize how the California-run EWC program is implemented and operationalized at TFHS to better support women in our community with incomes below 200% of the federal poverty level in accessing breast cancer screenings.
  • Increase outreach and education to women who are Hispanic and/or Spanish-speaking.

Coming soon.

  • Mammography – is a low-dose x-ray imaging method used to examine the breast for the early detection of cancer and other breast diseases.
  • Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) sets data-drive national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade. HP2030 includes 359 core- or measurable- objectives as well as developmental and research objectives. HP2030 objective – Increase the proportion of females who get screened for breast cancer – C-05.
  • Every Woman Counts (EWC) provides free breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to California’s underserved populations. The mission of the Every Woman Counts Program is to mitigate the devastating medical, emotional and financial effects of breast and cervical cancer and eliminate health disparities for medically underserved, low-income individuals.