Archive for October 30, 2015

‘Diwali Festival’ Celebration & ‘Breast Care Connection’ Seminar

Param Care Foundation intends to initiate accurate awareness and access about availability of abundance resources for continuum of cancer care educational program, in culturally appropriate manner, to improve breast health, encourage preventive check-ups to facilitate early detection of breast cancer, to reduce death-rate due to late stage breast cancer diagnosis.

In the U.S., breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women after skin cancer. One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes and one will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes in the US. Breast cancer kills but statistics prove that breast-cancer death-rate can be reduced simply by awareness, early detection, and treatment. Regular check-ups catch most breast cancer in the early stages and early treatment can reduce the mortality.

ParamCARE Foundation in partnership with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) has celebrated Diwali Festival along with ‘Breast Care Connection’ event on October 30, 2015 at American Legions, Iselin, NJ. This was fun filled festival celebration event along with awareness and educational seminar on breast health. The goal of this event was to encourage, uninsured/ under insured women, to learn about the importance of breast cancer & early screening mammogram. About 53 women from different communities participated and learn about the breast health along with the cultural event.

Mr. Vipul Amin- the president of Param Care Foundation greeted for Diwali and wished for the happy and prosperous life and explained the roll and support provided by the Param care Foundation to fight against the cancer.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

One of the missions of Param Care Foundation is to outreach the people to educate and activate about the health measures hence we support all the health related outreach activities for the welfare of the society.

ParamCARE Foundation has taken part in the ‘Making Strides against Breast Cancer’- walk event conducted by American Cancer Society on October 25, 2015 at New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison, NJ. This event was conducted to raise awareness regarding breast cancer and to raise fund to support breast cancer research and to eradicate prevalence of breast cancer. Around 6,000 participants have taken part in this event.

Mayor’s Health Expo 2015

To enhance the health quality and literacy, Param Care Foundation outreach the people through educational & awareness seminars, health expo, workshops on health, disease and healthy life style, cancer screening, chronic disease self-management program, etc.

ParamCARE Foundation participated in ‘Woodbridge Township Mayor’s Health Expo 2015’ on October 17, 2015 at Woodbridge Township Public Health Center. We provided awareness about skin cancer & free skin cancer screening service. Our motto is to raise health awareness and disease prevention in the people of community.