Representatives from Panera Bread, WalkFM Radio, and BC Coalitions.

As most of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. So, in addition to the beautiful autumn shades of red & orange, there's an awful lot of "pink" this time of year. As a non-profit organization, we are extremely grateful to our community & friends who provide much of the "green", enabling HBCAC to continue our year-round work supporting those affected by breast cancer, with focus towards prevention of all disease. This month, we ask you to choose those businesses who help support HBCAC, and there are lots of fun (and practical) ways to do so. Need to finally fix that leaky faucet? Want to go out for some dinner? Or grab a bagel for breakfast? Or maybe, have fun with fitness or go bowl for a cause . Whatever you like to do, there are ways to help. Read on for more information about our events and find an opportunity to show your true colors!

HBCAC was happy to participate in this year's "Breast Cancer Summit" at the Coral House on October 7th where we distributed our educational and informative Prevention Is The Cure™ materials including our "Toxic Trigger"™ brochure, Healthy Reference Cards™ and our "Look Before You Leap" (L.E.A.P.)™coloring books in both English & Spanish!

October 15: TOH Senior Center and the NYSCEHC

In an effort to keep all members of our community informed and engaged in the fight against breast cancer and environmental health concerns, HBCAC President Karen Miller recently held an outreach at the Emmanuel French Seventh Day Adventist Church in Huntington Station. Karen addressed members of the community about the choices we can all make to reduce the risk of exposure to harmful toxins in our everyday lives. They were extremely enthusiastic, and many good questions and concerns were raised at the meeting. The members of the church collectively agreed that Karen should come back on a yearly basis to present updated and current information.

November 20-21: BCERP/BCERC/NIEHS/NCI & HBCAC!

Lots of acronyms for the very important agencies and projects HBCAC is a part of! HBCAC will be represented at the Breast Cancer and the Environmental Research Program (BCERP) conference in San Francisco. This joint effort is co-funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and supports a network of scientists, clinicians and community partners to examine the "windows of susceptibility" and the effects of environmental exposures which may predispose a woman to breast cancer throughout her life.

November 25: Half Hollow Hills PTA Meeting with Legislator Steve Stern, and Laura Viens, MD Stony Brook.

Get to Gold's Gym in East Northport on October 25th from 7am til noon for their 1st Breast Cancer Awareness Day benefiting HBCAC! They'll offer fun and engaging events in a supportive environment for all community members, as well as exciting raffle prizes. So get up & get to Gold's for a good cause! 

This center is part of a statewide network (NYSCEHC) of health professionals and institutions whose mission is to provide vital, science-based information regarding children, to families and communities and align with our partnering centers to respond to environmental health events while promoting preventative strategies to help reduce the burden of environmental disease for children.

One Fish, Two Fish is HBCAC's newest project, focused on collecting, analyzing, and processing useful information about the potential toxins in fish and offering sensible guidelines for fish consumption - especially for women and children who are in critical developmental stages, called the "Windows of Susceptibility".