Leon County Goes Pink for October

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Leon County coordinates the following activities for Breast Cancer Awareness each October:

• Make pink lapel ribbons available during the October Board meeting and Board workshops;
• Publish October’s County LINK in pink, recognizing the month;
• Leon County EMS paramedics and EMTs use pink gloves, stethoscopes, scissors and sheets on calls throughout the month;
• Display breast cancer awareness books and materials at select Leon County library locations; and
• Update the Leon County website and social media pages with the pink County seal and logos.

Also, the Courthouse is illuminated in pink on Go Pink Day, the third Friday in October, as part of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare's monthlong Go Pink campaign. Go Pink Day invites individuals and organizations to wear pink, “pink out” the town, and participate in awareness-raising activities to show their support.

Get Screened

• Free or low-cost mammograms through the Florida Department of Health in Leon County
  For women ages 40 through 64 who are uninsured or underinsured and meet income guidelines. Call 850-404-6300, select option 4, then option 1, to check eligibility and schedule.
• Medicare coverage for mammograms
  For women 40 and older, Medicare covers one screening mammogram every 12 months at no cost when the provider accepts assignment.

Learn the Facts

• Breast cancer basics from the CDC
  Symptoms, risk factors and ways to lower risk, including information for men and younger women. Disponible en español.
• Breast cancer information from the National Cancer Institute
  Types, stages, treatment and survivorship. NCI's free information line is 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237). Disponible en español.
• Breast cancer information from MedlinePlus
  Plain-language overview from the National Library of Medicine. En español.

From the Library

• Breast cancer books and materials at the LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library
  Explore catalog resources for Breast Cancer.