Date/Time
Date(s) - 25/06/2016
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Hunter Women's Centre
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BREAST SCREENING RATES AMONGST SRI LANKAN AND INDIAN WOMEN ON THE RISE THANKS TO COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
Please see attached and below the media release: “BREAST SCREENING RATES AMONGST SRI LANKAN AND INDIAN WOMEN ON THE RISE THANKS TO COMMUNITY INITIATIVE”: CHIEF CANCER OFFICER
Chief Cancer Officer and CEO of the Cancer Institute NSW, Professor David Currow has officially announced that their research revealed that by June 2015, the number of breast screens for women from Indian and Sri Lankan backgrounds had increased by 8% on the previous year, with numbers continuing to rise, thanks to the Pink Sari Project.
The Pink Sari Project is a community initiative launched in 2014 by the NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service (MHCS) in partnership with the NSW Refugee Health Service, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and BreastScreen NSW with funding from the Cancer Institute NSW.
In the past, research had shown women from Culturally and Linguistically diverse backgrounds (aged 50-74) had low rates of participation in the BreastScreen NSW program. The Pink Sari Project’s aim was to increase mammograms in women aged 50-74 from the Indian and Sri Lankan backgrounds by at least 5% through the Cancer Institute NSW’s Evidence to Practice Grant. The campaign had exceeded expectations with statistics indicating that between June 2014 to June 2015, there have been the significant improvements amongst Indian and Sri Lankan women aged 50-69.
Please also promote the upcoming Pink Sari Project Afternoon Tea event in Newcastle on 25th June 2016. See flyer attached and below.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me on T. 02 8753 5006 or Project Officer Nicole Stevens on T. 02 8753 5000 or E. Nicole.Stevens2@health.nsw.gov.au.
