How the Program Works
Our Breast Health program reaches out to people of all ages in an effort to reduce high-risk behaviors, promote healthy lifestyles, and increase awareness of the benefits of self-examination and early breast cancer screening. Breast Health Community Educators armed with the most current medical training reached approximately 6,500 adults and young people in 2007. Planned Parenthood has provided this life-saving training to more than 50,000 individuals since the program’s inception.

• Teens: Area middle and high schools are targeted to teach young adults about breast health and lifestyle choices to help reduce their overall risk for breast cancer.
  
• Adults: To educate the community at large and improve survival rates for higher risk individuals, the project reaches young women associated with local groups such as churches, Boys and Girls Clubs, community centers, and local businesses.
  
• Seniors: The group at greatest risk—women over 50—are educated in an effort to improve their knowledge of breast cancer and to encourage mammography screening.