Stopping A Deadly Killer

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Cervical cancer, which will kill almost 4,000 women this year, can be prevented. January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and as part of its campaign to raise awareness about how to prevent this deadly disease, the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) is teaming up this weekend with the Metropolitan Washington Council’s Community Services Agency at one of the largest health and fitness expos in the nation. The two groups will take part in the NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo in Washington, D.C., January 10-11 at the Washington Convention Center. The Expo - with more than 200 exhibits, health screenings, demonstrations and more - promotes good health and provides advice in making healthy lifestyle choices. The first 1,000 visitors who show a union card or union label will receive a “Pearl of Wisdom” pin, symbol of a new cervical cancer awareness program set to launch later this month.
- Mike Hall, AFL-CIO NOW Blog