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3rd Annual Cracker Barrel Sista Strut Breast Cancer Walk
| September 22, 2018 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Event Location
Jacksonville Landing
2 W. Independent Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Join us on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Jacksonville Landing for the 3rd Annual Cracker Barrel Sista Strut 3K Breast Cancer Walk presented by Acceptance Auto Insurance. The rally starts at 8:00 a.m. and the 3K walk begins at 10:00 a.m. The Cracker Barrel Sista Strut aims to heighten awareness about the issues of breast cancer in women of color, as well as provide information on community resources. Studies show that African American women are more likely to get breast cancer at a younger age and have a death rate from breast cancer twice that of Caucasian women of the same age. Sista Strut recognizes the strength of survivors, their family and friends, heightens awareness, promotes early detection and the search for a cure.
Precision Imaging Centers will be providing mammograms during the event. The Florida Department of Health in Duval County will be on-site to enroll women ages 50-64 into the Florida Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (FBCCEDP). The FBCCEDP will cover 100% of the cost of a mammogram for those who qualify.
- African American women in the US have a 41% higher death rate from breast cancer than white women.
- African American women are more likely than white women to be diagnosed with breast cancer before age 40 and are more likely to be diagnosed with larger tumors.
- Awareness of these issues will help survival rates with earlier diagnoses.
- Schedule
Event Starts: 8:00 AM
Event Ends: 12:00 PM
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