900 Women --
A Campaign to Save Lives! 

Idaho has the lowest rate in the U.S. of women age 40 and over getting annual mammograms, at 45.5 percent. We need to do better. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Early detection of cancer, before it has spread, greatly increases the chances for survival and cure. Annual screening mammograms are necessary to detect cancer in its earliest stages, and save lives.

The 900 Women Project is a collaborative effort between local healthcare organizations, the public health department, physicians, and Magic Valley communities and businesses to increase by 10 percent the number of women being screened annually for breast cancer. This would result in 900 additional women who have not been receiving regular breast cancer screening getting annual mammograms and clinical breast exams.

What to Do
If you are 40 years or over and never had a mammogram -- or not in the past 12 months-- Then call (208) 737-2615 (English) or (208) 737-2630 (Spanish) for an appointment

Where
At the St. Luke's Women's Imaging Services, (660 Shoshone Street East, Twin Falls).

Project Goals:
• Recruit 900 women, aged 40 and over, who have not had a screening mammogram in the past year.
• Follow up with last year’s women to encourage them to return for an exam this year. Track success in establishing life-long behaviors to get annual breast screening exams.
• Provide financial assistance through the 900 Women Fund to women aged 40-49 years who meet financial need criteria.
• Collaborate with SCDH to enroll women aged 50-64 with financial need into the Women’s Health Check program.

For information about arranging a screening appointment, please call the 900 Women scheduling number at (208) 737-2615 (English) or (208) 737-2630 (Spanish).