started
with a free mammogram program operating in central Kane
County.As word spread about the free mammograms,
calls to the program for additional breast health
services as well as other women’s health care services
began to escalate.
Over time, it became apparent that despite the
availability of a wide variety of free and low cost
women’s health care services in Kane County, it was
often difficult for women to access those services.
Although health care professionals and social service
agencies have long had access to volumes of local
resources, the average citizen has not.
Thus, the idea was born to create a directory of free
and low cost women’s breast health and other health care
services for consumer use.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation, the Kane County Health
Department developed