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BREAST CANCER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

CALENDAR

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

B & A Community Partner Event:

NEVADA CANCER CONTROL SUMMIT

Hosted by Nevada Cancer Coalition

Carpenters International Training Ctr

212 Carpenters Un Way, LV 89119

https://nevadacancercoaliton.org

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Special Event Benefitting

B & A Entertainment Services

Shades of Strength

Breast Cancer Brunch

EDUCATION * AWARENESS * PREVENTION * EARLY DETECTION * CELEBRATION
(To make a donation, go to our "Donate" page)

Did you know that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime?

According to the American Cancer Society, when breast cancer is detected early, and is in the localized stage, the 5-year relative survival rate is 99%.

Many breast cancer symptoms are invisible and not noticeable without a professional screening.

African-Americans have the highest death rate for cancer overall. They have a lower overall 5-year cancer survival rate than White people.

Every person should know the signs and symptoms of breast cancer and should practice and participate in early detection activities.

WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT BREAST CANCER?

Our goal is to educate the community, predominantly African-Americans and Hispanics, about the importance of early detection practices. Our programs strive to reduce cancer health disparities by providing the community with free educational resources and interventions. Our ultimate goal is to increase the number of women in annual early detection screening programs.

Our Breast Cancer Outreach mission is to increase breast health awareness in the general and targeted populations on early detection and prevention through education, outreach and support.

Our two major interventions are: “Pink Ribbon Sunday” and “Friend to Friend”

"Celebrating Life, Increasing Awareness, Inspiring Hope"

Our evidence-based interventions began in 2017 when we determined that the mainstream cancer organizations in Southern Nevada did not have any direct interventions in predominately African-American communities. That year we reached 224 women with our lifesaving interventions. In 2018, our volunteers reached over one thousand residents and 600 women in the minority community during this successful campaign. in 2019, we reached our goal of 750 women.

Our programs were temporarily suspended for 2020 and 2021 due to the covid 19 pandemic. In 2022, we reconvened some limited interventions near the end of the year, and still reached over 540 participants in 8 facilities.

We use two grassroots interventions: “The Pink Ribbon Sunday Program” and “Friend to Friend’. Both projects have been validated as evidence-based cancer control programs (EBCCP) by the National Cancer Institute and The Department of Health and Human Services Office On Women's Health. They are designed with equity in mind. Our cost-effective strategies utilize volunteers, without any employees, thus decreasing the operational budget tremendously.

Evidence-based cancer prevention and control intervention programs have the following characteristics:

Implemented in community or clinical settings for specific populations
Developed and tested by researchers
Include evidence-based program materials and evaluation tools

Pink Ribbon Sunday, also referred to as “PRS,” is a breast health and mammogram awareness campaign. It is a free educational and awareness event held in faith-based or community-based settings usually during every Sunday in the month of October for “National Breast Cancer Awareness Month”. But it carries over to other times of the year such as National Women’s Health Week in April and the month of May on “Mother’s Day.”

Friend to Friend (FTF) is designed to increase mammography utilization among low-income minority women residing in public housing or senior housing who are over 40. This community-based intervention consists of building-wide activities (including flyers and posters), a 1-2 hour event including a presentation about the benefits of mammograms, facilitator-led small groups discussions, and a session where a facilitator empowers women to take charge of their health with early detection practices. We also train participants to reach out to non-participants at their facilities about early detection and B & A’s resources.

BREAST CANCER PROGRAM DIRECTOR

LINDA HALEY-WILLIS:

(702) 985-4838

Email: lindawillis67@yahoo.com

PINK RIBBON COORDINATOR:

TAMEKA BROWN

(702) 503-7873

Email: tamekab.prs@gmail.com

ASSISTANT PINK RIBBON COORDINATOR

CHERYL BALLARD

(702) 366-6234

EMAIL: baentserviceslv@gmail.com

The Pink Ribbon Campaign and Friend to Friend

have become a permanent fixture in underserved communities.

A special thanks to our Partners and collaborators

who came on board late in 2022 as we re-started our interventions:

New Life Christian Center, Pink Tea Party, Moments of Blessings

Westminster Presbyterian Church, Progressive Pilgrim's Fellowship

Three Square Pantry Workers, Nevada Health Center's Mammovan

Breath of Life Family Worship Center

Our 2019 Partners have been inspiring and committed:

Harvest of Faith Ministries, New Life Christian Center, Progressive Pilgrims Fellowship

Kingdom Life Ministries Church of God in Christ, Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church

Nellis Baptist Church, Moments of Blessings House of Prayer

Power House Church of God in Christ, Power of the Word Ministries

Covenant of Love Ministries, God’s Word For Life, Santa Barbara Palms Senior Housing

2018: A Special “Thanks” to Our Community Partners

spreading the word and promoting life-saving education:

Harvest of Faith Ministries, New Life Christian Center, Progressive Pilgrims Fellowship

Kingdom Life Ministries Church of God in Christ, Bread of Life Ministries of His Glory

Moments of Blessings House of Prayer, Power House Church of God in Christ

Power of the Word Ministries, Covenant of Love Ministries, God’s Word For Life

To read more about all our activities, click on the "Newsletter" tab on the menu

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EDUCATION * AWARENESS * PREVENTION * EARLY DETECTION * CELEBRATION (To make a donation, go to our "Donate" page)

EDUCATION * AWARENESS * PREVENTION * EARLY DETECTION * CELEBRATION
(To make a donation, go to our "Donate" page)