Free Health Clinic For Essex County Women Without Insurance

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Montclair Department of Health & Human Services will host a cancer screening and health clinic for Essex County women without health insurance on Thursday, Sept. 26.

According to a municipal news release, the clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Health Department offices on the third floor of the Montclair Municipal Building, 205 Claremont Avenue.

The following will be offered:

• Pelvic Examination & PAP Smear Testing for early detection of cervical cancer (age 21 and older)
• Clinical Breast Examination (age 21-45 )
• Mammogram Referral (age 45 and over if eligible)
• Colorectal Test kit (if eligible)
• Cancer Education

Program eligibility criteria include:

• Must be 21 or older
• Essex County resident
• No health insurance
• Limited Income (2018 Federal Poverty guidelines)

The services are free to eligible women, Montclair officials said.

An appointment is required. To schedule an appointment or for in more information, call the Montclair Health Department at 973-509-4980.

The Women’s Cancer Screening Clinic is provided in collaboration with the Rutgers University S.A.V.E. program – Screening Access of Value to Essex Women and Men, a lead agency of NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED). The program brings education and screening to Essex County residents who do not have medical insurance.

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