Breast Cancer Awareness: Access to Care Dr. Biden: October Is the Time for Each of Us to Consider the Role We Can Play in Combatting Breast Cancer During Breast Cancer awareness month Dr. Biden, Jennifer Aniston and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius visit Inova Breast Care Center to meet with Breast Cancer […]

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Reaffirming Our Commitment to Fighting – and Preventing – Breast Cancer  October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a time to remember those who have lost their lives to breast cancer and those who are battling it now, and to celebrate with those who have survived. It is also a time to reaffirm our […]

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MILLION HEARTS. About Heart Disease & Stroke.      WHO IS AT RISK? Heart disease, including heart attack and stroke, affect people of all ages, genders, races, and ethnicities. However, some groups are at higher risk. With more than 2 million heart attacks and strokes happening every year in the United States, it’s important to […]

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… … WHAT IS MILLION HEARTS? Million Hearts is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are the co-leaders of Million Hearts within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, working […]

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September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2011 Every year, thousands of children fight a battle with cancer. While we celebrate the progress in treatment and recovery, we must also refocus our efforts on fighting this disease. All children deserve the chance to live a healthy life. Read the Presidential Proclamation. __________________________________________________________________________________ The White House: Proclamation […]

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