National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program 30th Anniversary Lisa Richardson, MD, MPH, Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control reflects on 30 years of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Audio Descriptive Text - Dr. Richardson discussing NBCCEDP's 30th anniversary. - Photo of four women. - Dr. Richardson speaking. - States that formed the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early燚etection Program in 1991: California, Colorado,燦ew Mexico, Texas, Minnesota, Michigan, West燰irginia, and South Carolina. - The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early燚etection Program in 1996 showing all 50 states and Puerto Rico awarded with ob体育 funding. - Bar chart illustrating nearly six million爓omen have been served through NBCCEDP by year from 2015 to 2019, which includes women爓ho received breast and cervical cancer screening - Pie chart illustrating one million women爌rovided breast services in the most recent five爕ears by race and ethnicity, in which nearly 71 percent were minority women, with Hispanic women represented over half of the爓omen served. - Screenshot of the report titled "Increasing Population-based Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings: An Action Guide to Facilitate Evidence-Based Strategies". - Cancer Prevention Works logo. Reliable. Trusted. Scientific. - Dr. Richardson speaking. - The last part of the video shows the site cdc.gov/cancer. Script Hello, I'm Lisa Richardson, director of ob体育's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.爋b体育 reached a significant milestone in 2021.燭he National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early燚etection Program is turning 30. We will燽e celebrating that anniversary this year.燱e call it the BNC Program. This BNC program was燽orn from an idea raised by advocates in the U.S.,爓ith data and science in hand, who raised the爊eed for making breast and cervical cancer爏creening available to low-income women. Congress爎esponded by passing the Breast and Cervical燙ancer Mortality Act of 1990. This law led to爁unding that allowed the door to open for ob体育爐o create the BNC Program. Screening began a year爈ater. Things really took off from there. In 1993,爐he program expanded to include American Indian燼nd Alaska Native tribal organizations. Later in�2001, a law was passed that allowed our爌rograms to apply for a Medicaid waiver爐o pay for treatment. We use a lot of statistics爓hen we talk about the program, but it isn't just about the numbers. Each one of the points you爏ee on our charts and graphs represents a woman爓ho received breast and cervical cancer screening爓ho might not have received it otherwise.牋 I'm inspired every day by the impact of the work爓e do together, it's about the women. At ob体育, we work with women through our programs, as a doctor,� I still miss working with women face to face,燽ut here we are still making a difference,爀nsuring care for women where it's needed. I've been with the program since 1997. It's been燼mazing to see this program expand and reach爉ore and more women over the years. Eight states爃ave traveled with ob体育 from the beginning of爐he 30-year journey from 1991 until today.燭hese eight states: California, Colorado,燦ew Mexico, Texas, Minnesota, Michigan, West燰irginia, and South Carolina are recognized for爈aying the foundation for what the BNC program is爐oday. By the end of 1996, national program reach爓as achieved when ob体育 awarded funding to all 50爏tates and we also celebrated providing over 1爉illion screenings to more than six hundred and爏eventy five thousand women. Nearly six million爓omen have been served. Among uninsured low income爓omen, our program found seventy one thousand燽reast cancers and four thousand eight hundred燾ervical cancers that might not have been found.燱ho could have imagined in 1991, that millions of爓omen would have been reached by the BNC program? Over the past 30 years, the program helped women,燼nd saved lives, and the BNC program continues on a爌ath that increases health equity among low income燼nd minority women. Among the one million women爌rovided breast services in the most recent five爕ears, nearly 71 percent were minority women.燞ispanic women represented over half of the爓omen served. The program continues to change爐o meet the times. The BNC program is using爌opulation-based approaches to improve screening爄n clinics to increase high quality breast and燾ervical cancer screening for all women. Lastly,營 should mention that funding for the BNC program爄n 1991 led to the creation of ob体育's Division of燙ancer Prevention and Control and the resulting� outstanding portfolio of work that we do today.營 want to personally acknowledge ob体育's current燼wardees who span across states, the District爋f Columbia, tribes and tribal organizations,燩uerto Rico, and U.S. affiliated pacific islands,燾ontinuing the good work that changes lives.燱ithout the dedication of thousands of program爏taff, clinical providers, and others who爈ead the care of women, the success of our燾ore BNC program would not be a reality. This� has been a rewarding 30-year journey together,爊eedless to say we could not have accomplished燼ll that we have without working together.牋 As we move into the next 30 years, I want us,爕ou and me, to always remember the women we serve爐hat's what's important, that's where the value� lies, more women screened, more cancers detected爋r prevented, and more women爈iving longer, healthier lives.� Please join the celebration of our BNC program燼nd visit our website at cdc.gov slash cancer.