Free Pap Smear screening day 5/21/2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2011
CONTACT PERSON: Marilyn Ringstaff, clinic director
(706) 512-0453 (cell) or 232-3408 (clinic)
or e-mail marilyn@womenareworthit.org

WOMEN OF W.O.R.T.H. TEAMS UP WITH THE JUNIOR SERVICE LEAGUE
TO PROVIDE WOMEN’S HEALTH SCREENINGS

Rome, Georgia, (May 10, 2011) – Women of W.O.R.T.H., Inc. is joining the Office of Women's Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in celebrating National Women's Health Week. To celebrate Women's Health Week, the Junior Service League of Rome is assisting W.O.R.T.H. with a project which will provide free Pap smear screenings for eligible women.

National Women's Health Week is a nationwide initiative that calls attention to the importance of women's health and to educate women about simple steps they can take for longer, healthier and happier lives. All women are encouraged to schedule at least one preventive health screening during May 2011.

Women ages 21 to 65 should have a Pap smear at least every two years. Unfortunately, many local women cannot afford preventive health screenings, particularly Pap smear screening for cervical cancer. As a result, every year in Georgia over 400 new invasive cervical cancer cases are diagnosed and nearly 120 women will die from this preventable cancer.

The Junior Service League of Rome recently awarded W.O.R.T.H. with a grant to enable the clinic to provide fifty free Pap smear screenings for uninsured women in the Rome and Floyd County area. On Saturday, May 21st, Women of W.O.R.T.H., Inc. will hold its first free Pap smear screening day from 9:00 to 5:00. Priority will be given to women who are uninsured and have not had a Pap smear in the last three years. Appointments are required and women may call (706) 232-3408 to make an appointment.

Women of W.O.R.T.H., Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 2008 and is composed of volunteers and health care providers who are dedicated to improving the health status of women in Georgia. For more information about the clinic, please contact the clinic at (706) 232-3408 or by e-mail at info@womenareworthit.org.
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