Strive for Life - Breast Cancer Awareness is Power

The goal is for audiences to leave inspired to advocate, on behalf of black women, for equitable access to quality breast health care, including access to early detection and better screening.

Call to Action: Join us as we collectively advocate to help organizations raise awareness and support for breast cancer.

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Topics include:

* Early Detection

* Diagnostics

* Funding

* Resources

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Na'Diah Smith

A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Na’Diah graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. She also obtained a Master of Business Administration from Jackson State University. She resides in Dallas, TX and is currently a Sr. Associate, at KPMG with experience as a Technology Services Program Manager/ ScrumMaster for a top-ranking retail electric provider in Texas., Program Cost Scheduling and Control, Business Analyst, and several years of experience in the insurance industry.

With a flourishing corporate career and in the best physical shape of my life, her world would suddenly change! On March 28, 2016, at the age of 33, Na’Diah was diagnosed with Breast Cancer after an excisional biopsy. She became a young, active, health-conscious woman with no family history of Breast Cancer searching for answers.

Na’Diah’s journey revealed her passion and true purpose. She’s evolved from simply surviving to thriving as a Breast Cancer advocate and promote awareness through speaking engagements, social media, radio and television broadcast, involvement in organizations and initiatives such as For the Breast of Us BCAM Baddies #whenyouseeus campaign forcing a new narrative for young, diagnosed women of color, featured in the FTBOU acclaimed book, In One Word, asking WOC to define their breast cancer experience in one word, participation in Susan G Komen survivor stories spotlight, Sisters Network of Dallas, Thrive Gang organization Thankful Thursday Spotlight, Painted Pink for Breast Cancer IG Takeover participant, named 2019 Glamorous Conquer by the Pink Peppermint Project, was featured in the 2019 and 2020 Nationwide Ulta Beauty partnership with BCRF, Gorgeous Way to Give campaign, and currently services as an ANGEL advocate, Clinical Trials Advisory Committee (CTAC) member, and Trainer for Tigerlily Foundation as well as a For the Breast of Us Baddie Ambassador.

Na’Diah strives to use her voice to bring awareness to a disease impacting WOC at disproportionate rates, stand in the gap for young women diagnosed under the age of 40 as proof Breast Cancer does not discriminate, expose healthcare & health disparities impacting underrepresented demographics and educate our communities.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

For The Breast of Us

Mission:

A cancer diagnosis changes everything. As a woman of color, where do you go or who do you turn to when you’re in the midst of the fight of your life? You search online for stories and images of women who’ve gone through treatment and look like you, but you find little to nothing. Maybe you scroll down your timeline on social media, hoping to see a glimmer of hope in the face of other fighters and survivors, but you still yearn for something more.

That’s where “For the Breast of Us” comes in.

Our mission is to empower women of color affected by breast cancer to make the rest of their lives the best of their lives through education, advocacy and community.

https://breastofus.com/our-mission/

Sisters Network® Inc.

(SNI) is a national African American breast cancer survivor organization. Founded in 1994, is a leading voice and only national African American breast cancer survivorship organization in the United States. Sisters Network is governed by an elected Board of Directors and assisted by an appointed medical advisory committee. Membership is 3000, which includes more than 40 affiliate survivor run chapters nationwide. The organization’s purpose is to save lives and provide a broader scope of knowledge that addresses the breast cancer survivorship crisis affecting African American women around the country.

As a nationally recognized organization among leading medical establishments and breast cancer physicians, Sisters Network is also recognized as a critical information resource for African American women.

Among the organizations trademark and successful national community outreach programs are "The Gift for Life Block Walk®," "The Pink Ribbon Awareness Project," STOP THE SILENCE® These initiatives are implemented through Sisters’ affiliate chapters and are generously underwritten through federal funding, corporate partnerships and private contributions. In April, 2010 Sisters Network Inc National Headquarters made history by holding the 1st National African American Breast Cancer 5K Walk /Run in Houston Texas. The historic event will be an annual walk to Stop the Silence®, bring about breast cancer awareness and replace fear with HOPE as participants from across the country walked together to find a cure.Sisters Network Mission - Sisters Network® Inc. is committed to increasing local and national attention to the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the African American community.

The Breast Cancer Assistance Program (BCAP) provides services to women facing financial challenges. As a Survivor, this program provides financial assistance for but not limited to: medical related lodging, co-pay, office visits and prosthesis. This program also provides free mammograms for women.

The Sister House is based on a long held vision of Founder Karen Jackson to provide the nation’s first temporary “home away from home” for African American breast cancer survivors and their families while receiving medical treatment in the world renowned Texas Medical Center. It is a sanctuary for breast cancer survivors to bond, hold meetings and receive support services. The Sister House offers the following:

Community Educational Forums - Resource Library - Mammography Screening - Computer Lab - National Headquarters

Contact 972-693-5337 x107 P.O. Box 743811, Dallas, Texas 75374 [email protected]

https://www.sistersnetworkinc.org/

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The Sue A. de Mille Women’s Diagnostic Center at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano (Texas Health Plano) is a Certified Participant with the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers (NQMBC™) and it is also designated as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The Breast Center at Texas Health Plano is uniquely qualified to meet the needs of low-income women and women lacking access to care through a combination of internal and external resources. The Breast Center has developed a network of partners in the Collin County service area to provide a continuum of breast health services for low-income and uninsured women through its relationship with local physicians, The Bridge Breast Network, and Collin County Adult Clinic. The Texas Health Wellness for Life Mobile Health Program also partners with the Breast Center at Texas Health Plano to offer screening mammograms in the community to low-income women.

Contact

1-855-668-0654

6020 W. Parker Road, Suite 110, Plano, TX 75093

https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/facilities/sue-a-de-mille-womens-diagnostic-center-at-texas-health-presbyterian-hospital-plano/

Host or Publisher National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. - Dallas Metropolitan Chapter