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UVA Breast Care Center Breast Screening Days- update Nov. 11th date has been canceled.
Date: October 7th & November 11th, Location: UVA Breast Care Center
Screenings start at 8 a.m. for both insured and uninsured individuals. To schedule your screening, please call 434-243-4704.
Please have the following information to schedule:
-Name & date of birth
-Last mammogram information
-Insurance and provider information
Please join Aimee Strong, DNP, AGACNP-BC on November 8, 2023 from 12-1pm for the next webinar on the Lung Cancer Screening Landscape. Dr. Strong has worked as both a RN and NP at UVA since 1995. She worked at Centra Health in Thoracic Surgery from 2015-2019 where she developed and led the first lung cancer screening program for Central and Southside Virginia. Aimee returned to UVA in 2019 to lead the Lung Cancer Screening Program. At both Centra and UVA, patient and provider outreach has been an important aspect of Aimee’s work to grow lung cancer screening in Virginia. In addition to working in the Lung Cancer Screening Program, Aimee also works in Thoracic Surgery where she cares for patient with Lung Cancer, Esophageal cancer, and benign thoracic diseases. Her other clinical interests include smoking cessation, incidental pulmonary nodule management, and health promotion/disease prevention. Aimee received her Bachelor’s in Nursing from VCU, her Master’s in Nursing from UVA, and her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from ODU. Aimee resides with her husband, Bill, in Nelson County Virginia, gleefully enjoying their empty nest.
The attached promotional flyer provides details, continuing education disclosures, and the link to register for this current event.
UVA Breast Care Center Breast Screening Days- update Nov. 11th date has been canceled.
Date: October 7th & November 11th, Location: UVA Breast Care Center
Screenings start at 8 a.m. for both insured and uninsured individuals. To schedule your screening, please call 434-243-4704.
Please have the following information to schedule:
-Name & date of birth
-Last mammogram information
-Insurance and provider information
Teaching sunbeatables to grades 2-5 at Enderly Elementary School’s summer camp program.
Teaching sunbeatables to grades 2-5 at Enderly Elementary School’s summer camp program.
The task force aims to prioritize, act on, and decrease cancer disparities in the region, ensuring proactive cancer screenings and vaccinations. The next meeting is scheduled for July 22, 1- 3 pm, at the United Way Meeting Space in Danville. For more information, contact Ashley Banegas.
Southside Behavioral Health at Walbridge Construction for a Community Resource Fair. Focus on Hispanic/Latino families in Boydton, VA. COE team member will be in attendance.
7.31.2024Community Partners flyer
More details to follow.
Educate on cancer screenings someone may need
-Offer cancer screening navigation as a way to get connected to resources to help complete cancer screenings
-Connect community members to CVHS Buckingham for primary care services if appropriate
-Educate on sun safety for skin cancer risk reduction
Thursday, August 15th, the National Park Service (NPS), Forefront Dermatology of Fishersville, and UVA OCOE will host a free skin cancer screening event for Shenandoah National Park employees. Forefront Dermatology of Fishersville will provide free skin cancer screenings, while UVA COE will be onsite for cancer screening navigation services and information. Shenandoah NPS Headquarters, from 9-noon and then 1-3 pm.
The Sunbeatables program begins a 16-course at Buena Vista City Public Schools- FW Kling ES on August 27, 2024.
The University of Virginia’s Comprehensive Cancer Center works with school programs to implement Ray and the Sunbeatables®: A Sun Safety Curriculum. This free, evidence-based curriculum educates children, parents, and teachers about sun protection and promotes sun safety behaviors to reduce children’s lifetime risk of developing skin cancer. The curriculum was developed by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
For more details about this program, contact Iqra Haji @ aay3kj@uvahealth.org