CHICAGO, Nov. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Since its founding 113 years ago, the women of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® (AKA) have been on a mission to raise community awareness of critical health issues impacting African American women. Their primary focus has been on breast cancer awareness and prevention, heart health, nutrition and wellness, and care for the caregivers.
In recognition of November being National Family Caregivers Month, the nation's first sorority of college-educated Black women is partnering with the Navajo Nation Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Program to bring the country's only 3D mobile mammogram unit owned by a sorority to provide free mammograms for uninsured women of the Navajo Nation. The two-day event will be held on November 19 and 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility, US Highway 191, Hospital Drive, in Chinle, AZ. Free mammograms require a scheduled appointment.
"We join the multitudes of people across the nation in celebrating Caregivers Day to place emphasis on the importance of taking care of those who take care of others," says Dr. Glenda Glover.
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"We join the multitudes of people across the nation in celebrating Caregivers Day to place emphasis on the importance of taking care of those who take care of others," says Dr. Glenda Glover, international president and chief executive officer of AKA. "Our chapters will emphasize the need for caregivers to practice preventive healthcare as well as self-care behavior to eliminate the vulnerabilities and risks associated with the stress of caregiving."
"According to the Navajo Nation, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Navajo women at a rate of nearly 61 per 100,000 women," adds Dr. Glover. "As women of color, we support our Native American sisters in their quest to live healthier and more productive lives. We are extremely proud to partner with the Navajo Nation Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Program to offer these screenings that are so critical to not only the trajectory of women's health, but to that of entire families and communities."
To support the effort, AKA is collaborating with AARP to offer self-care kits and supplies for caregivers. "Today, one in four American Indians/Alaska Native adults are caregivers," said AARP Vice President Shani Hosten. "We are excited to continue our ongoing collaboration with AKA on such an important cause. Through events like this one, we hope to provide caregivers with a token of appreciation to show them we appreciate and support them."
