• A recent CDC Vital Signs report reveals that only about 65% of women aged 50-74 with multiple health-related social needs are current with their mammograms.

• These health-related social needs, including factors like food insecurity and unreliable transportation, significantly hinder access to healthcare.

• Data from the 2022 behavioral risk factor surveillance system shows that the greater the number of social barriers a woman faces, the less likely she is to receive a mammogram.

• Primary obstacles include healthcare costs, social isolation, unstable employment and not having dependable transportation.

• Furthermore, uninsured women, who have low income or lack a regular healthcare provider are less likely to undergo regular mammograms.

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