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Special to the Gainesville Sun, February 29, 2012 by Vivian Filer African-American women my age (three score and 10 and beyond) can probably relate as I do to Fannie Lou Hamer’s famous saying, “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Hamer, who spent many years working in the fields in Mississippi, was ready […]

Gainesville Sun, February 2, 2012 With a goal to reduce the number of African American women getting breast cancer, WellFlorida is looking to partner with African-American churches to educate parishioners about breast cancer prevention. Kim Gokhale, associate planner of Community Initiatives for WellFlorida, said African American women are disproportionately affected by breast cancer and their […]

Gainesville Sun, January 16, 2012 WellFlorida is putting out the call to predominantly black churches in the area to help boost the rates of breast cancer screening among black women. The state-designated local health council for North Central Florida was awarded a grant from the American Cancer Society Florida Division’s Community Education Grant Program to […]

WellFlorida News Release GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Jan. 11, 2012)—Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American women, and African American women are disproportionately affected by it. Recent data shows that in Alachua County only 30.8% of African American women over the age of 40 received a mammogram to screen for breast cancer […]