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UAW-Ford
host
free
Breast
Cancer
mammogram
screenings
for
underinsured
and
uninsured
women,
Oct.17-22
DETROIT
- In
recognition
of
Breast
Cancer
Awareness
Month in
October,
UAW-Ford
will
host its
fourth
annual
FREE
Mammogram
Program
for
uninsured
and
underinsured
women
across
metro
Detroit.
Mammogram
screenings
will be
available
from 8
a.m. to
4 p.m.
beginning
Oct. 17
through
Oct. 22
at
Northland
Radiology,
located
at 20905
Greenfield
Road in
Southfield,
compliments
of
UAW-Ford.
In
commemoration
of their
health
screenings,
this
year
participants
will
receive
a
UAW-Ford
mammogram
branded
giftset.
“UAW-Ford
is
committed
to
serving
our
members,
as well
as the
community
at
large,
helping
to
improve
overall
quality
of life
and
provide
opportunities
for a
healthier
lifestyle,”
said
UAW-Ford
Vice
President
Jimmy
Settles.
“We are
proud to
once
again
offer
free
mammograms
to women
in metro
Detroit
who may
otherwise
not be
able to
receive
this
potentially
life-saving
screening."
This
year, an
additional
day will
be added
enabling
more
women
ages 40
and
older to
receive
free
mammogram
screenings.
To
schedule
a
confidential
screening,
attendees
must
make an
appointment
by
calling
313-392-7398.
Results
will be
mailed,
and will
include
a
referral
center
in the
event of
detection.
“Northland
Radiology
is once
again
pleased
to team
up with
UAW-Ford
to help
service
metro
Detroit’s
community
of
underinsured
and
uninsured
women,”
said
Northland
Radiology
Mammogram
Technician
and
Radiology
Safety
Officer
Pam
Bradford.
“An
average
of 50
percent
of
uninsured
women in
metro
Detroit
have not
had a
mammogram
in the
last two
years.
When
detected
early,
the
breast
cancer
survival
rate is
97
percent.”
“We are
very
proud to
help
offer
this
essential
program
for
women
who are
underserved,”
said
Ford
Motor
Company
Vice
President
of Labor
Affairs
Bill
Dirksen.
“Everyone
needs a
helping
hand
sometimes
and we a
proud to
be
strong
leaders
and
partners
in the
metro
Detroit
community.”
About
UAW-Ford
Established
in 1941,
UAW-Ford
has a
rich
history
of
fighting
for its
members
and the
communities
in which
they
live,
work and
play.
Whether
it is
workers’
rights,
youth
development,
community
giving,
offering
skilled
trades
and/or
educational
training,
UAW-Ford
is
committed
to
providing
opportunities
that
secure
both
economic
and
social
stability
for the
American
workers
and
their
families.
Improving
the
quality
of life
is among
UAW-Ford’s
chief
principles
and
serves
as a
benchmark
for how
labor
rights
are
addressed
in the
21st
Century.
Its
members
help to
build
the
strong
cars
that
drive
America,
which
not only
reinforces
a solid
economy
and
workforce,
but also
helps to
build
strong
communities
nationwide.
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