Miami Dade College (MDC) North Campus once again partnered with The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative (WBHI) to host the 5th Annual Pink Walk on Sunday, Sept. 26.
Close to 400 participants attended this charitable event organized by WBHI to raise awareness, provide a platform for disease reduction strategies, and offer resources to help support prevention and early detection among college students, at risk women and other targeted communities.
“We are proud to have been a host and co-sponsor of this great event in association with The Women’s Breast and Heart Initiative to spread knowledge and advocacy of Breast Cancer within our College and the community at large,” said Fermin Vazquez, North Campus Interim President.
The event included vendors representing health, Cox Media Group, and lifestyle products and services, as well as food trucks. Also, in partnership with NOMI Health, attendees were able to receive COVID-19 testing and vaccinations on site.
Pink is a color emblematic of breast cancer, a disease mostly diagnosed in women ages of 15 to 39. In the U.S. alone, statistics show that one in eight women will be diagnosed with cancer over their lifetime. Early detection and disease deterrent lifestyles are key to saving and changing lives. The mission of the WBHI is to educate the next generation and to provide resources for at-risk women to beat the odds of breast cancer and heart disease.
Earlier in the yearMDC also lent its support to WBHI on National Pink Day (June 23), to raise awareness during their Summer Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign by illuminating its National Historic Landmark Freedom Tower pink.
During the pandemic, mammography utilization decreased by as much as 80%.And although the number of cancer screenings has begun to rise, delayed, or missed screenings diagnosed at a later stage could result in a poorer prognosis.
Established in 2005, the Women’s Breast & Heart (WBHI) Initiative is a nonprofit organization based in South Florida with a mission to educate and provide resources to women and college students about the importance of breast and heart health through its disease prevention & early detection initiatives. For more information, please visit https://flbreasthealth.com.
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