West Virginia Breast Health Initiative, Inc. (WVBHI) is proud to announce that we have partnered with West Virginia Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Program (WVBCCSP). The goal of this partnership is to provide support in increasing the number of African American women screened for breast and cervical cancer. WVBHI is providing breast cancer survivors to serve as Champions to visit targeted communities and share their real-life stories with African American women and recruit them to get screened. 

The Champions range from ages 20-80, five females and one male, with diverse ethnicities and powerful stories to share about their own diagnoses. They travel across the state to churches and civic events with the WVBHI/Highmark WV Foundation for Health  “Here’s the Memo. Get Your Mammo”. The tent is equipped with educational materials from WVBHI and WVBCCSP, screening qualification guidelines, as well as a list of local clinics in the area where someone could get screened. According to data obtained through WVBCCSP, the targeted counties are Kanawha, Berkeley, Wayne, Jefferson, Gilmer, Lewis, McDowell, Mingo, Raleigh, and Tucker.

To see if you or someone you know would qualify visit the link below:
 


In addition, WVBHI joined forces with WVBCCSP to facilitate a training collaborative to educate participating statewide screening providers on “Putting Health Equity into Practice”. The training was held on April 25th, and speakers included WVBCCSP’s Charlene Hickman, MS, and Dr. Jennifer Hancock, PsyD, as well as Keynote Speaker, Dr. Donald Alcendor, MS, Ph.D., from Meharry Medical College. Check out the images from that event below!