mPATH Health is Selected as Health Equity Innovation Challenge Winner

Winston-Salem based digital health company is recognized for its capacity to overcome health disparities in the region WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. , Sept.

30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- mPATH ® Health, a digital health company dedicated to improving cancer screening, has been selected as a 2024 Health Equity Innovation Challenge (HEIC) Winner. As one of five winners, mPATH will receive $17,000 in grant funding, acceleration and incubation opportunities and the opportunity to pitch on the mainstage at the Converge South biotech startup exposition taking place this week. HEIC is a business idea competition that seeks solutions to problems causing disparities in healthcare outcomes experienced by communities of color and those at 200% poverty level in the region including Cabarrus , Rowan , Iredell , Stanly and North Mecklenburg Counties.

HEIC received over 80 applicants that were judged by a screening committee including sponsors and community organizations focused on leading indicators for health disparities and social drivers of outcomes. "We developed the mPATH digital health program with over $6 million in funding from the National Cancer Institute. Our clinical trials published in the nation's leading medical journals show that mPATH increases the uptake of life-saving cancer screening tests regardless of race, ethnicity, income, or zip code.

We are delighted to have this opportunity to work with other leaders to decrease cancer health disparities," said Dave Miller , CEO of mPATH Heal.