NEW BILL FILED TO CREATE A FLORIDA SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE FOR THE WOMEN'S BREAST AND HEART INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT EARLY DETECTION, PREVENTION, AND SCREENING OF BREAST AND HEART ISSUES - MICHAEL TOWNER

SB 940/HB 599 Disease Prevention & Early Detection has been filed by Senator Berman and Representative Robinson to create a new specialty license plate to benefit the Women's Breast & Heart Initiative, Florida Affiliate, Inc., to provide increased education and awareness relating to early detection, prevention, and screening of breast and heart issues.
Based in Miami Lakes and headed by Andrea Ivory, a breast cancer survivor and WBHI Founder and sole officer, director and Executive Director. WBHHI was formerly known as the Women’s Breast Health Initiative, Florida Affiliate. It was established in 2005 with a single goal of providing at-risk women access to early detection and proper treatment for breast cancer, WBHI created a unique, door-to-door neighborhood outreach program that increases awareness of breast health and the importance of early detection, as well as providing access to mammograms for women who are uninsured and underserved by the health care system.

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​In 2013, WBHI addressed another crucial health care need in the community by incorporating education and awareness of heart disease – the leading cause of death in women – into their grassroots campaigns. According to WBHHI, to date these efforts have positively impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.