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“Let’s Celebrate Health” is the
theme of a June 30 luncheon aimed at raising cervical and breast cancer
awareness among Laotian women living in Illinois. It is being supported by the
state Department of Public Health’s Center for Minority Services and the
Illinois Public Health Association and presented by the Lao American
Organization Elgin (LAOE), in partnership with the Asian Health Coalition and
VNA Health Care.
Lunch organizers point to the need
to get Laotian women vaccinated against human papillomavirus, the primary cause
of cervical cancer, and say females ages nine to 26 are especially encouraged
to attend. A recent CDC report found just 26 percent of Illinois teen girls
have received the recommended three HPV vaccine doses.
“Laotian women have high rates of
cervical and breast cancer,” said LAOE’s May Saengpraseuth. “We will explain
how preventive health care measures can prevent it and detect it early.”
LAOE community health worker
Manivong Nanthavongsa will give a talk on breast and cervical health, while her
daughter, also a community health worker, will speak to girls about what to
expect during adolescence. A VNA nurse will discuss the HPV vaccine and other
services the health care provider offers through the Illinois Breast and
Cervical Cancer Program.
“Let’s Celebrate Health” will run
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Seville Banquet and Conference Center, 700 S.
Barrington Road, Streamwood. To RSVP, e-mail Janette Nanthavongsa by June 23 at
janette.nanthavongsa@gmail.com.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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