George Washington University

Amount Appropriated?

$1.2M

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — stages 3–5 vary by agency, assistance type, and earmark structure.

Project Description

The District of Columbia continues to face some of the most significant and entrenched cancer disparities in the nation. Compared to the U.S. age-adjusted cancer incidence rate of 125.2 cases per 100,000 people, the most \nrecent CDC data puts the District\u2019s rate at 134.6 cases per 100,000 according with markedly higher rates among Black residents (133.6) compared to White residents (128.4). Historically, most hospitals in the District have delivered care for cancer and associated complications in Wards 1, 2 and 3, which cover the Northwest Quadrant neighborhoods that are far wealthier and less ethnically diverse than the city as a whole (to say nothing of Southeast Quadrant Wards 7 and 8, which are 90% Black and have twice as many families living below the poverty line as DC overall). While the recent groundbreaking of the Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center in Ward 8 is a major step forward for medical service delivery east of the Anacostia River, the new Hospital alone will not be enough to bridge the gaps in area cancer incidence and outcomes without targeted community action and sustained multi-faceted interventions that compliment treatments for current patients and reduce the number of future patients. Healthcare providers and their partners in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors must work to bring a full spectrum of care closer to home. \nTo meet this need, the George Washington University Cancer Center is seeking community project funding to launch a new Cancer Prevention and Wellness Center as a satellite extension of the Cedar Hill complex currently\nunder construction. The $1.19 million in capital investment requested for this project will be put to immediate use building and outfitting the Center as a wellness hub for Southeast DC cancer patients, their families and the wider community.