You may remember the hardhat Cristie Kerr wore almost one year ago to announce the groundbreaking for the Cristie Kerr Women’s Health Center in Jersey City, NJ.
Well, a year goes by and the center is now open... along with the LibertyHealth Imaging Center... on the campus of Jersey City Medical Center, taking appointments and seeing patients at the first full-service breast cancer center in Hudson County.
This represents a tangible leap forward in breast cancer care & prevention for the population it serves, and the center's opening is undoubtedly a proud moment for the world's number one woman golfer whose charity, Birdies for Breast Cancer, was created in 2004 to help fund just such projects.
umm - cancer prevention ?? how is a care center a step forward for prevention ?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Kerr for seeing this dream through !
From what I gather Court, this kind of care center offers nutritional and lifestyle counseling in addition to screening mammograms and possibly hormonal treatments for those with an elevated risk. It's a holistic approach that focuses not only on treatment but also on education and prevention. It's part of the future of healthcare and certainly a laudable cause.
ReplyDeleteI grew up in Jersey City and it's had its ups and downs. Much has improved over the past decade but there are still those who are in need and this kind of development will hopefully be of help to them.
ReplyDeleteWhat golfshark says is right, a healthy diet, exercise, and weight reduction plus cautious use of selected antioxidants and/or hormone therapies have been shown to reduce the chance of developing breast cancer. Community Health Centers now routinely provide programs to encourage these kinds of basic behavioral changes.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Cristie Kerr for giving back to a cause she believes in.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I'd wear a hard hard every day if I looked that good!
kerr is way hotter than creamer, gulbis and wie imo.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone's in the public eye like Cristie Kerr it's really good to see them out there working for the greater good. Quite a number of golfers and other athletes do this, to some extent but very few seem as dedicated as Cristie does, and I'm surprised by how many don't do anything at all.
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