Rome’s Women of Worth, Inc. clinic has been chosen to receive a grant award in the amount of $5,000 to support its Cervical Cancer Screening Project.

Media release: Rome's Women of Worth Inc. clinic has been chosen to receive a grant award in the amount of $5,000 to support its Cervical Cancer Screening Project.  The CDC-sponsored American Psychological Association (APA) Socioeconomic Status Related Cancer Disparities program (SESRCD) awarded the grant.  This grant is awarded in the spirit of providing resources and supporting efforts to improve cancer health outcomes for underserved populations. SESRCD states that "the grants committee was very impressed with the organization's work towards cancer prevention, and is extremely proud that SESRCD is able to support its efforts in the community."

            W.O.R.T.H. plans to conduct educational events for women's group regarding cervical cancer prevention and the availability of other community resources.  Clinic volunteers Kristen Sheeley and Corina Zarkowski are in charge of planning all events.

            W.O.R.T.H. plans to provide free exams and Pap smears to fifty uninsured women who could not otherwise afford to have preventive health screening.   W.O.R.T.H. also plans to educate and vaccinate 50 young men and women with the Gardasil vaccine.   

            The first Free Pap smear screening day is planned for all day on Friday, October 21st.  The first day will be aimed at providing screening for Floyd County's Hispanic population.  Interpreters will be available for the event and women may call (706) 232-3408 to make an appointment.  More information about upcoming events will be posted on the clinic's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/womenareworthit.

            The W.O.R.T.H. clinic also recently received a $1,000 grant to update their computer equipment from Rome ReSale.  The clinic is now using electronic medical records.  In addition, the clinic received a $1,000 grant from Wal-Mart which the clinic will use to begin its building fund.

            The W.O.R.T.H. clinic was established in 2008 as Rome's only non-profit women's health care clinic.  The clinic provides gynecological care at affordable rates to women of all ages and with any insurance status.  The clinic is located at 1513 Dean St in Rome and may be reached at (706) 232-3408 or at info@womenareworthit.org.