Over the course of 2013, YWCA Women’s Health Outreach will have coordinated and hosted 28 mobile screening events in King County, bringing essential mammogram and pap test screenings to women who are primarily uninsured or underinsured. And, in the month of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Women’s Health Outreach will be at 6 screenings all together.
Today, Outreach Specialist Karly Garcia is hosting a mobile screening event at the Mexican Consulate in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. By mid-afternoon, 19 women will have had their annual mammogram, and dozens more will have been referred to an upcoming screening event or appointment at a local clinic. If you’re in need of a mammogram, reach out to Karly here.
The YWCA’s Karly Garcia in the Mexican Consulate’s Ventanilla de Salud (Health Window), where she shares health information with the community
Gloria from Community Health Plan shares information about health coverage at the Mexican Consulate’s Ventanilla de Salud.
Today, 19 women will receive a mammogram and pap test in the coach provided by Swedish Medical Center.
Alba from Swedish welcomes community members into the mobile screening coach, and Grace Chapman, ARNP, conducts well-women exams for one-stop shopping!
Susan G. Komen Interim Executive Director Mona Locke; Consul of Mexico Eduardo Baca Cuenca; YWCA Women’s Health Outreach Program Manager Ingrid Berkhout; Susan G. Komen Director of Grants, Education, and Advocacy Elisa del Rosario; Susan G. Komen Community Outreach Coordinator Silvia Kennedy; Grace Chapman, ARNP; and Mexican Consulate Consul for Community Outreach Lilian Cordoba Vazquez.
Many thanks to all our partners for making this a successful event!
YWCA Health Access: Empowering Women in Health 