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Promise.Research.Cures.

ImpactIn 2016, Komen Charlotte awarded nearly $1M to fund 20 community health and small grant programs that provide thousands of women and men with life-saving breast health services:

Research Susan G. Komen is the largest non-governmental funder of breast cancer research, investing over $889 million to research studies around the world. The breast cancer research is funding early-career investigators, new therapies, health inequities and metastatic disease. In 2015, Komen Charlotte contributed more than $402,000 to the Susan G. Komen Research Program, which is currently funding research at the following local institutions:

2316 Randolph RoadCharlotte, NC 28207

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• diagnostics• transportation• treatment support

• screenings• education/outreach• survivorship support• lymphedema therapy/garments

• $3,824,300 to Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• $630,000 to University of South Carolina and Medical University of South Carolina

Lymphedema

Screenings

Education Diagnostics

Transportation

Treatment

Survivorship Support

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2016 Komen Charlotte Community Grant Recipients

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Cabarrus County

Cabarrus Health Alliance

Carolinas HealthCare System-NorthEast

Cleveland County

Levine Cancer Institute-Cleveland

Carolinas HealthCare System-Cleveland

Gaston County

CaroMont Cancer Center at CaroMont Regional

Iredell County

Chestnut Grove Community Center

Lincoln County

Lincoln County Health Department

Carolinas HealthCare System-Lincoln

Mecklenburg County

Carolinas Rehabilitation-Main

Charlotte Community Health Clinic

Carolinas HealthCare System Pineville

Mecklenburg County Health Department

Novant Health-Huntersville Medical Center

Novant Health-Presbyterian Medical Center

Novant Health-Matthews Medical Center

Montgomery and Richmond Counties

FirstHealth of the Carolinas

Rowan County

Novant Health-Rowan Medical Center

Stanly County

Stanly Regional Medical Center Foundation

Carolinas HealthCare System Stanly

Union CountyUnion County Division of Public Health Carolinas HealthCare System Union

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Medical Center

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Impacting Lives

Serving the Community

Raising Awareness

www.komencharlotte.org

LEGEND

Supporting the Community

Susan G. Komen Charlotte’s focus is on breast cancer awareness and education, breast health screenings, diagnostics and treatment support services for uninsured and underinsured women and men in a 13 county service area.

Each year, Komen Charlotte invests 75 percent of net revenue raised in local outreach programs and community health grants and 25 percent in breast cancer research. Since 1997, more than $15 million has been awarded in local community health grants and nearly $5.7 million to research.

Komen Charlotte raises funds through local events such as the annual Susan G. KomenRacefortheCure®heldonthefirstSaturday in October and Laugh for the Cure®. Donations are also received from individual donors, foundations and a variety of community events hosted by corporate partners, small businesses, faith communities, schools and volunteer organizations.

Saving livesthrough education& outreach

Ouroutreacheffortshelpeducatepeopleonbreasthealthissuesandprovideresourceswhere people can get mammograms and support services.

The numbers below represent Komen Charlotte’s community impact in 2015. These results were made possible by many community

partnerships and contributions.

trained Komen Charlotte Education Ambassadors

in seven counties

presentations at health fairs and events

education materials distributed in

multiple languages

67,000 69 45

individuals diagnosed with breast cancer

churches that participated in the 6th

Annual Pink Sunday

screeningsand diagnostics

374 5,119 66

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lymphedema compression garments, bandages and therapy

individuals referred to services by Komen

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288 326 88breast cancer survivors

received transportation, treatment and group

support

The Mecklenburg Breast Health Coalition (MBHC), founded in 2013 through a Susan G. Komen community organizing grant, looks to ensure that all gaps in the breast cancer continuum of care and needs are met in Mecklenburg County. The vision is to increase breast cancer awareness and access to care by connecting individuals with community resources and addressing breast health needs in Mecklenburg County.

Small GrantsIn 2016, Komen Charlotte awarded three small grants. These grants identify and reach populations who are currently without a primary care provider to help them establish a medical home. Recipients were:• Care Ring• Carolinas HealthCare System - NorthEast• Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

If you need breast health or breast cancer resources call 704.347.8181. Our mission is to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures.

AdvocacyAs a part of Komen Advocacy in North Carolina, Komen Charlotteempowersadvocatestohelpinfluencepolicythat ensures access to breast screenings and treatment, and also ensures continued funding for the North Carolina Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (NCBCCCP).

Komen Charlotte proudly serve 13 counties in North Carolina and South Carolina!

AnsonCabarrus ClevelandGaston Iredell

LincolnMecklenburgMontgomeryRichmond

RowanStanlyUnionYork, S.C.