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Causes: Cancer, Diseases of Specific Organs, Health, Health (General & Financing)
Mission: Oklahoma project woman is dedicated to providing access to breast health care that will facilitate the early diagnosis of breast cancer and decrease the mortality rate for uninsured women with limited income.
Programs: Oklahoma project woman is a statewide non-profit agency that provides access to free mammograms, biopsies and surgeries for women and men with no health insurance and limited financial resources. Opw serves people of all ages with a primary focus on women 40 years and older, who possess income levels that are no more than 185% of the poverty level. These women do not have private health insurance, medicare or medicaid. Since 1998, opw has provided access to care for more than 47,700 uninsured oklahomans and 706 patients have been diagnosed with breast cancer.