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BETTER START EARLY - BREAST SELF EXAM PROGRAM – HIGH SCHOOL WOMEN

30 Guests
Transportation
Private Instruction
Lesson Plans

Available Year Round
Handicap Accessibility

85 Minute Program - can be combined with other Health Education Programs at a discounted rate.

Group will be picked up in a clean school bus and transported to the Robert Crown Center for Health Education in the nearby western suburbs of Chicago.

This program seeks to raise breast cancer awareness in young high school women while creating a positive attitude toward breast self-exam. Topics covered include breast health, breast self-exam, mammography, and breast cancer. Students will learn how lifestyle choices and early detection both influence the incidence and survivability of breast cancer. We cover risk factors including age, family history and genetic factors as well as lifestyle choices – alcohol/tobacco use, high-fat diet, obesity, exercise, and breast feeding.

The trip was great! I might have encouraged all the parents to get their picture taken on the "window well" at Willis Tower if I had known that the photos were so cheap. Our tour guide Dennis was really knowledgeable about the architects and history of the numerous buildings that he led us through, and I thought that added a lot to the trip. He also gave a very nice tour of Millennium Park. I think that everyone really enjoyed the day. It was a pleasure spending the day with you, and I'm sure that we can make plans again in the future. -Cindy Zucker