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Apr
14
Thu
2022
Tobacco Action Group VFHY Meet & Greet
Apr 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

The SWVA Community Advisory Board — Tobacco Action Team hosts an online VHFY Meet & Greet on April 14th from 10-11 am.

Please join us on April 14th from 10-11 am for our virtual action team meeting to share your work and network with other Southwest VFHY tobacco grantees. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Gina Roberts, TCP Program Manager, VDH, share their tobacco related updates, and reflect on the SOAR activity from last quarter. Email Brenna at br5me@virginia for the agenda and zoom link.

 

May
7
Sat
2022
Free Skin Cancer Screening (Registration Required) @ UVA Dermatology
May 7 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
*Registration required. Call 800.223.9173.*
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S., but it’s almost always treatable if found early.
Get a free skin cancer screening by a UVA dermatologist and learn about skin cancer protection.
All are welcome, but we recommend the screening especially for people with:
– Frequent sun or UV light exposure
– A family history of skin cancer
– A mole that has changed in shape, color or size
– A sore that won’t heal
Bring a baseball cap or visor to exchange for a new sun hat, while supplies last.
Parking is always free for patients in the 11th Street Garage. The screening is in the UVA Primary Care Center, 1221 Lee Street, Third Floor, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
May
20
Fri
2022
Mobile Cancer Screening Event @ Recreation Center Parking Lot
May 20 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Mobile Cancer Screening Event Friday, May 20th, from 9 am – 2 pm at the Christiansburg Recreation Center Parking Lot.

  • Get screenings for skin, head, neck & oral cancers
  • Schedule an appointment with UVA Mobile Mammography at 434-297-5202 by May 12
  • Educational booth on cancer prevention and treatment for lung, breast and colorectal cancers

Be sure to visit the UVA COE table to learn about screening guidelines.

For more information, call 540-382-2349. In case of inclement weather, the event will be inside.

C'burg Mobile cancer screening event

Jun
4
Sat
2022
C’Ville Walks with Heart Summer Season Kickoff @ Brooks Family YMCA
Jun 4 @ 8:00 am

Join us for the kick off our free walking program, C’Ville Walks with Heart! We will meet at the Brooks Family YMCA Community Room and start with a quick one mile walks through the park!

Jun
16
Thu
2022
Tom Sox Cancer Awareness and Survivorship Night @ Charlottesville High School
Jun 16 @ 6:45 pm – 10:00 pm
Join the UVA Cancer Center as we celebrate cancer survivors and promote cancer awareness at the Tom Sox baseball game. This family friendly event will feature cancer related trivia, fun games and of course baseball!
We are thrilled to bring together our Cancer Center colleagues and cancer survivors for an evening of fun.
Survivors can stop by the tent and pick up a free gift, while supplies last.

 
Tom Sox

Jun
25
Sat
2022
C’Ville Walks with Heart Summer Season
Jun 25 @ 8:00 am – 8:15 am
Otterbots Cancer Awareness and Survivorship Night @ American Legion Field Dan Daniel Memorial Park
Jun 25 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Join the UVA Cancer Center as we celebrate cancer survivors and promote cancer awareness at the Danville Otterbots baseball game. This family friendly event will feature cancer related trivia, fun games and of course baseball!
We are thrilled to bring together our Cancer Center colleagues and cancer survivors for an evening of fun.
Survivors can stop by the tent and pick up a free gift, while supplies last.
Jul
9
Sat
2022
Beyond Fitness with Sabrina’s 2nd Annual Women’s Empowerment Day 2022
Jul 9 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Beyond Fitness with Sabrina held its first Women’s Empowerment Day Event and awarded the First TQ Evans’ Young Women Entrepreneur Scholarship in July of 2021. Our Women’s Empowerment Day had two goals – Empowering Women in the community and building up young women entrepreneurs to start small businesses through the TQ Evans’s Young Women Entrepreneurs Scholarship.

COE plans to attend this event. For more information and to register. visit beyondfitnesswithsabrina.

 

 

C’Ville Walks with Heart Summer Season
Jul 9 @ 8:00 am – 8:15 am
Jul
24
Sun
2022
Bikes on Main
Jul 24 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Event sponsored by the Danville Police Department to increase Bikes on Maincommunity engagement and highlight the biking community in the Dan River Region. UVA COE team member attending the event. For information contact Sg. D.C. Ferguson 434.797.8898 x1.