JACKSON HEALTH SYSTEM JOINS FORCES WITH THE WOMEN’S BREAST HEALTH INITIATIVE TO FIGHT HEART DISEASE AND BREAST CANCER

Andrea Ivory, Executive Director of the Women’s Breast Health Initiative South, Florida Affiliate; WBHI volunteers; Yamilet Lopez, Manager at Jackson’s Taylor/Chaplin Center.

Jackson Health System is joining forces with the Women’s Breast Health Initiative to help bring awareness to heart disease and breast cancer in underserved communities. On the first three Saturdays of February, volunteers will walk a neighborhood in Little Havana, knocking on doors to provide women with educational packages. The package includes information on early detection guidelines for breast cancer and heart disease.

Uninsured and underserved women in Little Havana will also be encouraged to take action and book an appointment to get free cholesterol and hypertension screenings by Jackson clinicians, as well as free mammograms provided by Jackson’s digital mobile mammogram unit on February 23. Women who complete their screenings will also receive a bag of fresh fruits and vegetables and a healthy ideas recipe book donated by Bravo Supermarket.

February

02, 2013, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Little Havana neighborhood

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 2, 2013 (Door-to-door visits)
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 9, 2013 (Door-to-door visits)
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Saturday, February 16, 2013 (Door-to-door visits)

Saturday, February 23, 2013 (Screenings with appointment only)

The Women’s Breast Health Initiative is an outreach organization dedicated to educating women about the importance of breast and heart health. This year, volunteers will knock on more than 10,000 doors in South Florida and help save a life – one household at a time.

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