Cancer screenings will be offered Thursday in Framingham as part of the area debut of a program aimed at helping uninsured Brazilians and Latinos enroll in healthcare plans. - Massachusetts

The Latino Health Insurance Program, founded in 2006, has enrolled more than 1,000 Massachusetts children and families in subsidized and unsubsidized healthcare plans, said Dr. Milagros Abreu, the program’s director. The program, which is run by the Boston University School of Public Health and administered in East Boston, officially expanded to Boston’s western suburbs in December, enrolling 200 families in health insurance programs. A $100,000 grant obtained by the MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation in April will help provide the program’s services to area residents.

Part of the program’s objective is to train bilingual and bicultural members of the community to serve as case managers, offering information to potential clients and helping them enroll in eligible programs, its director said.”*

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