STAY IN THE GAME

DPH Launches Campaign Encouraging Women to Get Screened for Breast and Cervical Cancer and Heart Disease

Live Town Hall meeting featuring health experts to air June 21st at 8 pm on CPTV
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  Connecticut Department of Public Health
June 16, 2011                                                 Contact: William Gerrish
                                                                       (860) 509-7270


Hartford – Stay In The Game CT is back with a new campaign focused on three of the most common health threats faced by Connecticut women: breast cancer, cervical cancer and heart disease. 

Stay In The Game CT is based on the idea that the best defense is a good offense. This idea is true when it comes to sports, and it’s also true when it comes to early detection of breast and cervical cancers and heart disease,” stated Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Dr. Jewel Mullen. “Through the Stay In The Game CTcampaign, we hope to encourage women ages 40 to 64 to get screened for these diseases.”

The campaign features the Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) original program Women’s Health: A Live Town Hall Meeting, which will air on June 21 at 8 p.m., with an encore presentation airing on Monday, June 27 at 11:00 p.m. This town meeting special will focus on the critical need for women to make time in their busy schedules for check-ups, screenings, and healthy lifestyle choices. It will discuss the fact that women – including mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, aunts, nieces and girlfriends – must nurture their own health so that they can continue to nurture others.



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