COE Connect to Care Program
What is the Connect to Care program?
The Connect to Care Program provides patient navigation assistance to women diagnosed with cancer through the Womens’ Wellness Connection to get treatment.
What is the Womens’ Wellness Connection (WWC)?
WWC is Colorado’s statewide program to provide free breast and cervical cancer screening for women who qualify. WWC is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and managed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The WWC program is available at more than 100 health care providers across Colorado. Women who are screened through WWC and found to have breast or cervical cancer, may qualify for treatment through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP). BCCP is a Medicaid program for patients who have been diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer who meet qualification criteria.
Who is Connect to Care for?
Women who are screened and diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through WWC who do not qualify for BCCP Medicaid, are eligible to receive navigation assistance through Connect to Care.
How does it work?
COE is partnering with 20 health systems across Colorado that participate in WWC to assist women newly diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer. WWC clinic staff can contact COE patient navigators to get help with their patients, or to refer patients that are in need of assistance. COE navigators assist women in finding affordable treatment options. COE patient navigators speak English and Spanish.
How much does it cost?
Navigation services provided by COE are provided at no cost to patients or WWC clinic sites.
I work at a WWC site, how can I learn more about this program?
You can contact COE at 720-441-2529 or e-mail us at [email protected].
I was diagnosed with cancer through the WWC program, how can I get help finding treatment?
If you have been diagnosed through the WWC program and do not qualify for BCCP, talk with the WWC clinic staff where you were screened about getting assistance.
Patient Testimonial
I’m so thankful for the care I received from Samantha, my Patient Navigator. Moving between cities made it hard to find affordable care, and at one point my surgery was canceled after everything was scheduled. I also struggled with a language barrier, but having a bilingual navigator made all the difference. Samantha never gave up—she helped me start over, apply for financial assistance again, and worked with multiple hospitals to make sure I got the treatment I needed. Thanks to her support, I not only received the procedure that saved me from cervical cancer, but I also found a clinic for primary care and dental care. This gave me confidence to seek other resources and continue improving my health. Today, my follow-up tests show I’m free of HPV and cancer. I finally feel peace of mind.
Testimonio de un paciente
Estoy muy agradecida por la atención que recibí de Samantha, mi Navegadora de Pacientes. Mudarme entre ciudades hizo que fuera muy difícil encontrar atención médica asequible, y en un momento mi cirugía fue cancelada después de que todo estaba programado. También tuve una barrera de idioma, pero contar con una navegadora bilingüe hizo toda la diferencia. Samantha nunca se rindió: me ayudó a empezar de nuevo, solicitar asistencia financiera y trabajar con varios hospitales para asegurarme de recibir el tratamiento que necesitaba. Gracias a su apoyo, no solo recibí el procedimiento que me salvó del cáncer de cuello uterino, sino que también encontré una clínica para atención primaria y dental. Esto me dio confianza para buscar otros recursos y seguir mejorando mi salud. Hoy, mis pruebas de seguimiento muestran que estoy libre de VPH y cáncer. Finalmente tengo tranquilidad.
COE is currently partnering with 20 health systems across Colorado that participate in WWC (shown in green on map below). All clinics are invited to participate.
| Clinic Name | Location |
| Adams County Public Health | Aurora |
| Arapahoe County Public Health | Aurora |
| Archuleta County Public Health | Pagosa Springs |
| Boulder Valley Health Center | Boulder |
| Clinica Colorado | Westminster |
| Clinica Tepeyac | Various Locations |
| Delta County Public Health | Delta |
| Dream Centers Women’s Clinic | Colorado Springs |
| Elevated Community Health | Frisco |
| High Plains Community Health Center | Lamar |
| Kit Carson County Public Health | Burlington |
| La Plata County | Durango |
| Northwest CO Health | Craig |
| Salud Family Health | Fort Lupton |
| Sheridan Health Services | Aurora |
| Stride Community Health Center | Aurora |
| Sunrise Community Health | Various locations |
| Teller County Cripple Creek Health Center | Cripple Creek |
| Valley Wide Health Systems | Various Locations |