Department of Public Health and Social Services

Pursuant to Public Law 31-77, Chapter III, Section 8, transmitted herewith are the electronic format (CD) and hard copies of the Department of Public Health and Social Services' unexpended balance appropriations of the 1st Quarter from the General/and Special Funds and MIP/Medicaid 1st Quarter Expenditure/Demographic Reports.

The Director of the Department of Public Health & Social Services is pleased to announce that Ms. Lydia D. Tenorio, Human Services Program Administrator, Bureau of Social Services Administration, Division of Public Welfare has been selected to receive the 2012 Commissioner’s Award from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) for Guam. 

Request for Proposals (RFP) Announcement for the Tobacco Free Guam (TFG) Quitline and Online Cessation Services

The Division of Environmental Health announces the availability of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) software application for the electronic collection and reporting of data.

The Director of the Department of Public Health & Social Services would like to announce that the Guam WIC Program is temporarily relocating services provided by the Mangilao WIC site by combining it with the Tiyan WIC site starting Saturday, January 7, 2012 until further notice. 

Cancer is a disease which causes the body to grow abnormal cells.  The type of cancer is  based on the part of the body where it originates, even if it spreads to other body parts later.

When cancer starts in the cervix, it is called cervical cancer. The cervix, part of the female reproductive system, is the lower, narrow end of the uterus.

Listed below are allowable procedures and the corresponding suggested CPT codes for use in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) under these general conditions:

The Guam Breast & Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (GBCCEDP) is a 100% federally funded program that provide FREE breast and cervical cancer screening to qualified women.

 The GBCCEDP adopted the Breast Cancer Diagnostic Algorithms for Primary Care Providers, Cancer Detection Section, California Department of Health Services, 2005. These algorithms were developed for Primary Care Providers (PCPs) who provide breast cancer screening services. These clinicians are the critical providers to ensure that women receive timely and appropriate screening and diagnostic services, including the highest quality initial screening, appropriate referral of abnormal findings, and follow-up with other breast specialists.