For Immediate Release: April Door to Door Outreach Offers Free Mammograms to Uninsured Women
March 31, 2011
The Women’s Breast Health Initiative Florida Affiliate (WBHI) will be taking its mission of promoting early detection and awareness to the streets again for the 2011 April Outreach Campaign Saturday mornings on April 9, April 16, and April 23.
Mar 30, 2011 – The Women’s Breast Health Initiative Florida Affiliate (WBHI) will be taking its mission of promoting early detection and awareness to the streets again for the 2011 April Outreach Campaign Saturday mornings on April 9, April 16, and April 23. The goal of WBHI is to reduce the incidence of undetected, untreated breast cancer by providing women in underserved neighborhoods with the appropriate awareness, education and screening.
WBHI volunteers will knock on the doors of households within the City of Miramar, delivering important breast health awareness packages, talking to residents, and making free mammogram appointments on the spot for women who qualify. On April 30, a mobile mammography van will visit the neighborhood and perform the screenings that were scheduled during the outreach. The organization plans to knock on a total of 10,000 doors this year.
WBHI believes that all women have the right to benefit from the early detection of breast cancer regardless of their ability to pay, and fights breast cancer as a life threatening disease, one household at a time. Since 2006 WBHI has knocked on more than 33,000 doors to save lives in South Florida.
Andrea Ivory, internationally recognized 2009 Top Ten CNN Hero, breast cancer survivor, and founder of WBHI knows that early detection saves lives, because it saved hers. She founded WBHI, the premiere source of free door to door breast health awareness, education and screening to the uninsured and underserved in South Florida. “Breast cancer kills our grandmothers, mothers, sisters, daughters, family and friends. ALL women are at risk for breast cancer. Although early detection saves lives, not all women have access and awareness;” states Andrea, “That’s what we’re out there to do.”
The Women’s Imaging Center at Memorial Healthcare System supports the efforts of WBHI by collaborating to provide our participants with free screening right in the neighborhood served.
Who: The Women’s Breast Health Initiative Florida Affiliate
What: Door to door campaign offering free breast health awareness, education and mammograms to the uninsured and underserved.
Where: City of Miramar, Florida 33025
When: April 9, 16, 23 – Starting – 8:30AM • April 30th –Starting at 9AM
Contact: Andrea Ivory, Founder, Women’s Breast Health Initiative, FL Affiliate 866–315–7711
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WBHI Founder Andrea Ivory honored at 2011 American Red Cross Spectrum Awards for Women
March 11, 2011
Phillis Oeters presenting the Baptist Health of South Florida Healthcare Award to Andrea Ivory
The American Red Cross recently honored 11 outstanding women with prestigious Sara Hopkins Woodruff Spectrum Awards during a luncheon on February 3 at the JW Marriott Marquis in downtown Miami. Our Founder Andrea Ivory was one of the women honored. Andrea was presented the Baptist Health of South Florida Healthcare Award.
“Spectrum” refers to the impact these women have on a broad scope of community life and also reflects the spectrum of cultures represented in our community. The honorees serve as exceptional examples of the humanitarian principles of the American Red Cross.
Ileana Bravo served as Mistress of Ceremonies for the awards, which were chaired by Phillis Oeters. Swanee DiMare was the honorary chairman. Ms. Bravo also narrated a video tribute to each of the Spectrum honorees which was produced by Josie Goytisolo with the help of Multivision Video and Film.
The 2011 Sara Hopkins Woodruff Spectrum Award for Women honorees included Tracy Mourning, Yolanda Berkowitz, Alex Villoch, Debra Scholl, Rochelle Baer, Mayda Cisneros, Andrea Ivory, Kimberly Wilson, Bella Goldstein, Mona Adams and Cristina Hernandez. View additional event photos on the Red Cross event page.
American Red Cross Spectrum Awards for Women honorees and sponsors
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WBHI Takes to the Streets to Promote Early Cancer Detection, Breast Health Awareness
March 4, 2011
Breast Cancer Door to Door Outreach Offers Free Mammograms to Uninsured Women
March 2, 2011 (Miami, Florida) – The Women’s Breast Health Initiative (WBHI) will be taking its mission of promoting early detection and awareness to the streets again for the 2011 March Outreach Campaign Saturday mornings on March 5, March 12, and March 19. The goal of WBHI is to reduce the incidence of undetected, untreated breast cancer by providing women in underserved neighborhoods with the appropriate awareness, education and screening.
WBHI volunteers will knock on the doors of more than 1,400 households in the City of Miami Gardens, delivering important breast health awareness packages, talking to residents, and making free mammogram appointments on the spot for women who qualify. On March 26, a mobile mammography van will visit the neighborhood and perform the screenings that were scheduled during the outreach. The organization has already visited over 1,400 homes so far in 2011 and plans to knock on a total of 10,000 doors this year.
WBHI believes that all women have the right to benefit from the early detection of breast cancer regardless of their ability to pay, and fights breast cancer as a life threatening disease, one household at a time. Since 2006 WBHI has knocked on more than 32,000 doors to save lives in South Florida.
Andrea Ivory, internationally recognized 2009 Top Ten CNN Hero, breast cancer survivor, and founder of WBHI knows that early detection saves lives, because it saved hers. She founded WBHI, the premiere source of free door to door breast health awareness, education and screening to the uninsured and underserved in South Florida. “Breast cancer kills our grandmothers, mothers, sisters, daughters, family and friends. ALL women are at risk for breast cancer. Although early detection saves lives, not all women have access and awareness;” states Andrea, “That’s what we’re out there to do.”
The Women’s Imaging Center at Memorial Healthcare System supports the efforts of WBHI by collaborating to provide our participants with free screening right in the neighborhood served.
Who: The Women’s Breast Health Initiative
What: Door to door campaign offering free breast health awareness, education and
mammograms to the uninsured and underserved.
Where: City of Miami Gardens, Florida 33056
When: March 5, 12, 19 – Starting – 8:30AM · March 26th –Starting at 9AM
Contact: Andrea Ivory, Founder, Women’s Breast Health Initiative, FL Affiliate 866–315–7711
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