Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $425,000 to Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center (RCCHC) to improve access to life-saving cancer screenings and early detection services for people in Northeast North Carolina including those residing in Hertford, Bertie, Northampton, Gates, and Washington Counties. These awards double support for an initiative launched last year by the Biden-Harris Administration through which HRSA-funded health centers like RCCHC are working to close the colorectal cancer (CRC) screening gap and decrease the impact of preventable cancers.
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