National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program 30th Anniversary Awardee Highlight - South Carolina Best Chance Network of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reflects on the successes and challenges of cancer screening in the community. Audio Descriptive Text • Columbia. Best Chance Network. South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. View of the city of Columbia in South Carolina. • Trenessa K. Jones, DSL, Program Director, Best Chance Network, South Carolina. • Printed document showing all 46 counties in South Carolina grouped by four regions. • Michael G. Dickey, MPH, Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, South Carolina. • LaShandal Pettaway Brown, MHA, MBA, PCME CCE, Practice Transformation Consultant, SC Office of Rural Health. • Kristopher Autry, MHA, Regional Provider Coordinator, Lowcountry Region. • Trenessa K. Jones speaking to her staff. • Trenessa K. Jones at her office. • Trenessa K. Jones speaking. • Trenessa K. Jones at her office with a staff member. • Trenessa K. Jones with LaShandal Pettaway Brown. • Trenessa K. Jones with Kristopher Autry. • Trenessa K. Jones with other colleagues holding a banner that says "DHEC. Healthy People. Healthy Communities." • Henry Well, Executive Director, SC Cancer Alliance (SCCA), inside a church. • Jason Jackson, Missions Manager, Goodwill Industries. • Jason Jackson at a Goodwill store. • Jason Jackson with a coworker at a factory. • Pastor Jacqueline Talley, Director, SC Witness Project (SCWP). • Pastor Jacqueline Talley at her home. • Pastor Jacqueline Talley speaking. • Pastor Jacqueline Talley at her home. • Pastor Jacqueline Talley with Trenessa K. Jones and Jason Jackson. • Susan Lozada-Hernandez, BA, BS, Bilingual Partner Navigator, AccessHealthy Horry (AHH). • Susan Lozada-Hernandez at her office. • Susan Lozada-Hernandez with Kristopher Autry. • Trenessa K. Jones speaking. • LaShandal Pettaway Brown speaking. • Trenessa K. Jones speaking with Pastor Jacqueline Talley. • Trenessa K. Jones speaking to her staff. • Pastor Jacqueline Talley at her church. • Pastor Jacqueline Talley speaking. • Special thanks: AccessHealthy Horry, Goodwill Industries of the Upstate/Midlands, SC Cancer Alliance, SC Office of Rural Health, and SC Witness Project. We would also like to thank the past and current SC DHEC Division of Cancer Prevention and Control staff and community partners whose tireless efforts and passion have made Best Chance Network what it is today. This video was produced and shot in accordance with CDC guidelines for the prevention of COVID-19 that were available at the time. The “Enhancing Cancer Program Grantee Capacity through Peer-to-Peer Learning” project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $850,000 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government. Script [Trenessa K. Jones] South Carolina is comprised of forty six different counties. All forty six counties could be considered rural in some aspect. For the underserved citizens of South Carolina, access to services is very difficult. [Michael G. Dickey] There's a lot to take into consideration when you know you're not going to be able to reach every woman in the state who qualifies for your services. [LaShandal Pettaway Brown] The population of rural communities are changing, so how can I provide services to ensure that I am covering all of the components of someone who may be from a different culture, different race and different background? [Kristopher Autry] I have amazing leadership in my division. They're always looking for ways to advance our program. [Trenessa K. Jones] I have a lot of crazy ideas, and I do not like the word “No”. Just telling me no is not good enough. I need to know the rationale behind that. Is it something that we can fix? Do we need to bring other people to the table to figure out what we can do to turn that no into a yes? Without our partners, we would not be able to have the expanded reach that we do. [Henry Well] The mechanism that we have in place from diagnosis to treatment to survivorship, why would you not partner with such a program that's established and has such an awesome track record? [Jason Jackson] I would tell other organizations in terms of our partnership with BCN of the tremendous value that it adds. Healthcare is not one of our core missions here at Goodwill. And that's one of the gaps that Best Chance Network was able to fill with caring for our women veterans. [Pastor Jacqueline Talley] Through the Best Chance Network, The South Carolina Witness Project had an opportunity to go into the prison systems of South Carolina and educate these women on the importance of screening. As a pastor, it's my responsibility to make sure that every one that I connect with leaves my presence a better person. And that's a whole rounded approach: spirit, soul and body. In order for your spirit to prosper, the body has to be healthy. Our partnership with them has allowed us access to the entire state. People that we never would have been able to reach. [Susan Lozada-Hernandez] The best part is just building the relationships with patients and empowering women to feel comfortable enough and have enough knowledge about the screenings to go to a doctor's appointment, ask questions and get the medical care that they need. [Trenessa K. Jones] I see the value. I see the lives that we touch. We want to empower all women. [LaShandal Pettaway Brown] When you're empowering one woman, you're empowering a whole village. [Pastor Jacqueline Talley] Women, we are changers. We change the world. And as long as we have the proper information, we do what's required to make sure that our families are safe and that they're healthy. It's OK working with men, but women – power.