PSA Campaign to focus on missed mammograms during COVID-19 pandemic, FREE Mammogram event
WHAT: The PA Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC), together with Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-39), launches a statewide campaign, focused on encouraging women to schedule their mammograms – screenings that could save their lives. The campaign, in conjunction with WellSpan Health in Central PA, will kick off at a news conference Monday, October 18 at 11:00 a.m. near the State Capitol East Wing Fountain announcing the following:
- Joint PSA campaign sharing the importance of annual mammograms
- Video PSA to debut during news conference
- FREE Mobile Mammography Event
- Tuesday, October 26
- WellSpan Health OB/GYN of York
- All screening mammograms will be available at no cost for this event only.
WHEN: Monday, October 18, 2021
10:00a.m. to 10:45a.m.- Mobile Mammography media tours
11:00a.m.- Speaking program begins
WHERE: Pennsylvania State Capitol East Wing Fountain
Commonwealth Avenue
Harrisburg, PA
WHO: – PA Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-39), Westmoreland County
Pat Halpin-Murphy, President and Founder, PA Breast Cancer Coalition
Roxanna Gapstur, President and CEO, WellSpan Health
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition is a 501(c)3 organization that represents, supports and serves breast cancer survivors and their families in Pennsylvania through educational programming, legislative advocacy and breast cancer research grants. The PBCC is a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure now…so our daughters don’t have to. For more information, please call 800-377-8828 or visit www.PABreastCancer.org.