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WMHP Mission: Ensure Nebraska women and men have access to cancer
screening and prevention resources.
WMHP Vision: Nebraska Women and Men Living Healthy and Cancer Free Lives
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WMHP QUICK READS
Provider Updates, Highlights, & Prevention Insights
Issue 2: February 2025
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Every Woman Matters (EWM) is a federally funded program that pays for office visits associated with Pap tests, pelvic exams, clinical breast exams and lab fees for women aged 21-64. Age-appropriate mammography is covered as well as a limited number of diagnostic tests. EWM provides screening and diagnostic tests, public education, and quality assurance activities.
The program also provides preventive services related to cardiovascular disease and diabetes for eligible women. Women aged 35-64 receive screening services for cardiovascular risk factors and diabetes. The program also provides lifestyle interventions that are tailored to each women's heart disease and stroke risk factors, screening results and her readiness to make lifestyle behavior changes.
Nebraska women and men who are 45-74, who meet eligibility guidelines, can enroll in the Nebraska Colon Cancer Screening Program (NCP) to receive an at-home testing kit and/or colonoscopy. All screenings are based upon family and personal history. Want a quick one pager about the program?
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Throughout the month of January we raised awareness throughout the state by posting on social media about the importance of screening. On January 7, Governor Pillen signed a Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation. Urge your patients to have their preventive screenings.
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Women's and Men's Health Programs (WMHP) has a variety of FACT SHEETS available. Be sure to check them out!
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This March the Nebraska Colon Cancer Screening Program and partners around the state will be distributing FIT Kits to men and women who are 45 years of age and older. Our message this year is that 45 is when you need begin regular screenings!
Providers can do their part by enrolling your patients who are 45 and over into the Nebraska Colon Cancer Screening Program so they can get their FREE Fit Kit!
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Training for clinics are offered via zoom or in person, depending upon location. If you are interested in finding out more about program training for your clinic (to review processes, procedures, and policies), please contact us!
Additionally, there are self-guided trainings on our site and ready to go! On the Provider Information & Forms page under the Program Specific Webinars, Training and Resources tab there are 7 different self-guided trainings:
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Are your clients there for another reason but they are in need of preventive care? Enroll them and screen them the SAME day! Providers MUST receive training before offering this service. Find out more: PRESUMPTIVE ENROLLMENT |
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Q: If a client needs a Pap test and STD/STI testing, what paperwork needs to be submitted?
A: If a client needs a Pap and STD/STI testing at the same visit then a Healthy Lifestyle Questionnaire (HLQ) needs to be completed. Do not complete both the HLQ and an STD/STI Assistance Form.
The STI/STD Assistance Form is to be filled out ONLY if a client is 18+ and ONLY needs the office visit paid for when doing an STD/STI test.
EWM does NOT pay for STD/STI testing, only the office visit.
Q: When can a client receive cardiovascular screening in the EWM program?
A: Cardiovascular disease screening (blood tests) are reimbursable for women ages 35-64.
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Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) training is a specialized training for healthcare professionals about providing treatment for individuals seeking to quit tobacco. The program is worth 29 AMA, ANCC, ACPE, or CE credits and covers topics such as pharmacotherapy, motivational interviewing, evidence-based practice, sustaining tobacco treatment protocols and working with special populations. This course is delivered through a blended learning format in which instruction is completed first online through the Brightspace platform as a self-paced training, followed by a live, interactive 3-day training in Lincoln, NE on March 4-6, 2025. The cost of the training registration is funded by Tobacco Free Nebraska, so no cost is associated with registration.
The online portion of training opens January 28 and closes February 28, so it's encouraged to register now to have ample time to complete the online portion of the training that is due before participation in the in-person class on March 4-6.
The training is for healthcare professionals who have a strong interest in the field of tobacco or health or provide clinical care to people who use tobacco. This includes, but is not limited to behavioral health providers, social workers, addiction professionals, therapists, counselors, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, dentists, dental hygienists, dietitians, psychiatrists, psychologists, respiratory therapists, and mental health professionals.) Participants must be tobacco-free for at least six months prior to starting the training. The minimum required degree is an associate’s degree in any field. LPN's, Respiratory Therapists, and Pharmacy technicians without an associate’s degree are also eligible. Additional exceptions may be considered (please contact ndep@mayo.edu). To complete full certification, 240 practice hours must be completed within two years of the training. Click here for more information on requirements.
Here is the link to register: http://ndceducation.mayo.edu/register/listing/56646. Click “create an account” to begin the registration process.
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February is American Heart Month
February is designated as American Heart Month. Heart disease receives the spotlight as the No. 1 killer of Americans. American Heart Month activities raise awareness about the disease; 1 in 3 women are diagnosed with heart disease every year. According to American Heart Association’s Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2021 Update, nearly 18.6 million people across the globe died of cardiovascular disease in 2019. That is a 17.1% increase over the past decade. 523.2 million cases of cardiovascular disease were reported in 2019, which is a 26.6% increase over statistics from 2010.
Over the past 5 years, 4,442 cardiovascular screening services have been provided to 3,013 women through Every Woman Matters (EWM). Among these women, four out of five were obese, half had hypertension or high cholesterol, and one of every five women was either diabetic or a current smoker. Half of these women had 2-4 risk factors. All of these women were referred to services supporting lifestyle changes. 1,539 women chose to participate. After the women completed the lifestyle services programming, almost half of the women lost at least 2 pounds, one of every four lost more than five pounds and one of every ten women lost more than 10 pounds.
To learn more about heart disease screening services in Nebraska, check out this fact sheet.
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