Local breast cancer screening event meets patients where they are

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Several health organizations are teaming up to meet patients where they are in the community.

Christ Community Health partnered with Piedmont Augusta and the Georgia Department of Public Health to offer free breast cancer screenings on Monday.

Organizers say it’s a convenient way for you to get care.

“It’s just access to care and making it convenient for women to get those mammograms,” said Lisa Ann Wheeler, patient navigator for the breast and cervical cancer program. “If you can bring something to the community and meet them where they are, it is a winner winner.”

The screenings are for women who are both uninsured and underinsured.

The Department of Public Health’s breast and cervical cancer screening program covers breast cancer preventative care.

“It’s a feeling of empowerment,” said Wheeler. “Self-care is hugely important, and we as women don’t tend to take care of ourselves as much as we should. You can’t really pour it from an empty cup, so I say if you can take care of yourself, you can take care of others and take care of your family.”

Wheeler says they try to host an event once a month.

Appointments are required. To schedule an appointment, call 706-513-1033.

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