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CHECK IT OUT! The top two highest sponsorship $ raisers for the Breast Cancer Run will receive a RT ticket on Grant Aviation (to Anchorage or Kodiak).
Register, volunteer & support the HOMER BREAST CANCER RUN Run, Walk & Wear Pink for the Cause 5 mile and 1 mile fun run/walk starting and ending at Bishop's Beach (see the route map below) Sunday, August 15, 2010 11:00 a.m.
Pre-register by downloading this RUNNER/WALKER REGISTRATION FORM (if you can't attend, but would like to show your support, you can mail in your donation with this form)
OR Are you a business and would like to donate? Download this BUSINESS DONATION FORM
100% of the proceeds stay in Homer to support the local early breast cancer detection and the local mammogram program.
Interested in volunteering as a flagger or helping with other duties? Contact us at 235-3436.
The Homer Breast Cancer Run is co-sponsored by Pink Ribbon Days (PRD) Charities Inc. of Alaska
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The Alaska Breast & Cervical Health Partnership and Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic present:
Current Evidence-Based Screening Guidelines in Practice A Presentation by: Ned Calonge, MD
Wednesday, August 25 South Peninsula Hospital Training Center (in the blue bank building)
PROVIDERS PRESENTATION - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch provided, RSVP to 235-3436
COMMUNITY PRESENTATION - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
During his presentation, Dr. Calonge will briefly define evidence-based medicine and the USPSTF process for translating evidence into clinical recommendations; then will review the 2009 USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations.
Ned Calonge, MD, MPH, is the Chief Medical Officer of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. He is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He is responsible for supervision of health-related divisions, including the Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Division, the Preventive Services Division, the Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division, the Laboratory Services Division, the Colorado Health and Environment Information Services Division, and the Emergency Preparedness and Response Division.
Dr. Calonge is a member and past President of the Colorado Board of Medical Examiners and chairs the Health Affairs Committee at the Colorado Medical Society. He is a board member for the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO). He teaches epidemiology, biostatistics, and research methods at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Calonge is current Chair of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a federal panel of experts convened by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and charged by Congress to develop national evidence-based recommendations for preventive health care services. He is a member of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Task Force on Community Preventive Services, which develops community-level prevention recommendations as well as a member of the CDC’s Evaluating Genomic Applications for Practice and Prevention (EGAPP) Workgroup, which is charged with creating evidence-based recommendations for genetic testing services. ~ IRON CHEF 2010 Sunday, September 5 at the Saltry in Halibut Cove Tickets $125 all-inclusive, check back for more details. ~
The R.E.C. Room, a youth Resource & Enrichment Co-op is NOW OPEN. Summer hours, T-F 1-6 p.m. or by appointment. at KBFPC's new Outreach Center 3957 Nielsen Circle, next door to the Clinic. ~
Download KBFPC's Winter 2009 Newsletter (PDF - 1269 KB)
News highlights in this issue:
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KBFPC Moving to Electronic Newsletters Save resources by subscribing now!
KBFPC would like as many of our members as possible to receive our newsletter electronically. Help us save resources by subscribing to our electronic newsletter. Call us at 235-3436 or email your email address to us at kbfpc@ak.net. If you are not a KBFPC current member, donor or volunteer, be sure to JOIN NOW and include your emails address so that you can keep receiving our newsletter!
KBFPC now has apparel: · t-shirts, · tote bags · zip-up hoodies · pullover hoodies All organic!!!...& with a hip new logo designed by Ann Margaret Wimmerstadt.
You can wear your support and look fabulous by stopping by the clinic!
YOU CAN NOW DONATE TO KBFPC THROUGH CHANGE.ORG. Follow this link to donate to KBFPC.
Download KBFPC's Winter 2008 Newsletter (PDF - 1015 KB)
JOIN THE MOVEMENT TO ERADICATE BREAST CANCER: The Love/Avon Army of Women offers a revolutionary new opportunity for YOU to partner with research scientists to move us beyond a cure. Find out how you can get involved at www.armyofwomen.org.
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Check back for details about KBFPC events and other news!
Breast Cancer Run Sunday, August 15, 2010
Iron Chef Sunday, September 5, 2010
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