GATEWAY TO HOPE

GATEWAY TO HOPE (GTH)'S PROGRAMS REMOVE BARRIERS TO LIFESAVING BREAST HEALTHCARE FOR PEOPLE ACROSS MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. IN 2025, GTH NAVIGATORS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO 691 INDIVIDUALS UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER AND 385 INDIVIDUALS SEEKING SCREENING SERVICES. GTH STAFF HAD 15,969 FORMS OF CONTACT WITH THESE PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.AS A RESULT OF GTH'S PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT, 83% OF GATEWAY TO HOPE PATIENTS MAINTAINED SCHEDULED DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND ADHERE TO PRESCRIBED MEDICATION REGIMENS. 85% OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED REPORTED BEING BETTER ABLE TO COPE, FEELING MORE CONFIDENT NAVIGATING THEIR CARE, AND BETTER FOCUSED ON THEIR TREATMENT AND HEALTH.GATEWAY TO HOPE LEADS EXTERNAL-FACING RESEARCH AND SYSTEMS-CHANGE INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES IN BREAST CANCER OUTCOMES, MOST NOTABLY THROUGH ITS MAMMOGRAPHY EQUITY PROJECT. THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, DATA-DRIVEN REPORTS ON BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE, STAGING, AND MORTALITY BY GEOGRAPHY, RACE, AND INCOME - FILLING CRITICAL DATA GAPS AND INCREASING TRANSPARENCY FOR PROVIDERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND COMMUNITIES. IN TANDEM, GATEWAY TO HOPE CONVENES HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, RESEARCHERS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO INTERPRET FINDINGS, FACILITATE DATA-SHARING, BENCHMARK QUALITY, AND CO-DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY AND EARLY DETECTION. BY INTEGRATING QUANTITATIVE DATA WITH PATIENT AND COMMUNITY VOICE, THIS WORK DRIVES ACCOUNTABILITY, INFORMS POLICY, AND ADVANCES MORE EQUITABLE BREAST HEALTH OUTCOMES ACROSS MISSOURI.