Friend to Friend Program - American Cancer Society
Friend to
Friend is a mammography group intervention program designed to encourage women
40 and older to get regular mammograms for the early detection of breast
cancer. At a Friend to Friend program
(also known as a Friend to Friend party) a woman will share conversation and
refreshments in a fun and relaxed setting, hear from a health professional
about why regular mammograms are so important and discuss breast and cervical
health issues with friends. In recent years,
cervical cancer education component is added to the Friend to Friend
program.
Alliance members who are not currently
offering Friend to Friend program to their clients and/or their community
members will have an opportunity to collaborate.
Attributes
of Friend-to-Friend Program:
- Aligns with Minnesota Cancer
Alliance's priorities- primarily reducing disparities in cancer screening
and treatment.
- Focuses on serving those most
in need including the uninsured and underinsured
- Collaborates with
community-based organizations, institutions of faith and clinics and
hospitals to provide the services in diverse communities
- Has a behavioral outcome, is
evidence-based, and has a track record of success
- Offers women the opportunity to
help other women, and is implemented largely by volunteers
Grass-roots
organizations and community clinics are encouraged to collaborate with the
American Cancer Society to provide this program among women of color and
medically under-served women.
For more
information, contact: Roshan
Paudel
Phone: 651-255-8166
Email roshan.paudel@cancer.org
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