I believe that the future of Public Health should offer federal funding in preventive screenings such as mammograms, colorectal, and Papanicolaou testing (PAP). Currently the CDC is authorized to release federal funding for providing lost cost immunizations as a preventable measure. They are sponsoring free flu shots and giving out education on the importance of immunizations to the public.
There are limited federal grants to radiological screening for breast cancer, and for colorectal screenings. These grants have to be applied for and are available only for organizations of awareness, not for screening. I feel that if the general population would understand the importance of preventable screenings that they would get them done. The current requirements for a colorectal grant are: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)State governments, Private institutions of higher education, and Public and State controlled institutions of
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"Overall, the lifetime risk for developing colorectal cancer is about 1 in 20 (5%)." (Cancer.org, 2014). That in itself is an impressive statistic that is little known to the population.
In the health care field a constant is that a disease is easier to treat when early detection is noted. Most wait until symptoms develop and cause the government to pay more out for care in the long run, in reference to low income families.
Currently there are free clinics that low income population females can obtain discounted care, including PAPs and birth control. The problem with this is that in the future when they need the screening and are in a mid to low level position that disqualifies them for care at these clinics they will be required to pay for testing, thus deterring the