Exhibitor Showcase
Nonprofit groups from around California will share practical knowledge about what you can do to confront breast cancer in your community.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
“We enhance the health and well being of people in the communities we serve through compassion and excellence.”
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center offers comprehensive services designed to meet the health care needs of
the diverse communities of the greater East Bay Area.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem bysaving lives,
diminishing suffering, and preventing cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service.
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) influences policy, mobilizes communities, and
strengthens programs and organizations to improve the health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific
Islanders.
Bay Area Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center - Zero Breast Cancer
The BABCERC is one of four national centers funded by NIEHS and NCI to research environmental risks
of breast cancer by focusing on mammary gland development during puberty. The research at each center
includes a laboratory study, an epidemiology study, and a community-based outreach and translation Core
(COTC). The joint research being conducted by the centers is based on the hypothesis that environmental
exposures during mammary gland development may impact the breast in ways that can after the risk of breast
cancer in later life.
Zero Breast Cancer is a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding the causes of breast cancer through community
participation in the research process. We focus on identifying environmental factors and the role they
play in the development of breast cancer at all stages of life.
Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS)
BAYS is a support and action group for women age 45 and under who are living with breast cancer. We are
a diverse group united by our passion to survive this disease and to end the epidemic, especially as it affects
young women.
Breast Cancer Action
Breast Cancer Action carries the voices of people affected by breast cancer to inspire and compel the changes
necessary to end the breast cancer epidemic.
Breast Cancer Fund
In response to the public health crisis of breast cancer, the Breast Cancer Fund identifies and advocates for
elimination of the environmental and other preventable causes of the disease.
Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities (BHAWD)
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
To increase the access of women with disabilities to breast health information, screenings and early breast
cancer detection
California Breast Cancer Organizations (CABCO)
CABCO is a coalition of eight organizations from throughout California. The mission of CABCO is to work toward
the eradication of breast cancer through education and advocacy.
California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP)
The mission of the California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) is to eliminate breast cancer by leading
innovation in research, communication, and collaboration in the California scientific and lay communities.
California Partnership for Long-Term Care
The mission of the California Partnership for Long-Term Care is to increase the number of middle income Californians
who have quality long-term care insurance that prevents or delays their dependence on Medi-Cal.
Cancer Prevention Institute of California
The mission of the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) is to prevent cancer and to reduce its burden
where it cannot yet be prevented.
Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation
The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation works to eradicate breast cancer and improve the quality of women’s
health through innovative research, education, and advocacy.
Greywater Action
We are a collaborative group of educators, designers, builders, and artists who educate and empower people to
build sustainable water culture and infrastructure.
Korean Community Health Services
Korean Community Health Services is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing healthcare services to
the Korean immigrant population throughout northern California. Our mission is to increase quality health care
access to the largely uninsured Korean immigrant community in order to encourage and maintain a healthy
community.
Mother’s Wisdom Breast Health Program
Mother’s Wisdom uses a cultural framework design to increase knowledge about breast health and to eliminate
psychocultural barriers to mammogram screening, resulting in increased mammography screening among
American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women in California.
Young Survival Coalition
Young Survival Coalition (YSC) is the premier international organization dedicated to the critical issues unique
to young women and breast cancer. YSC works with survivors, caregivers and the medical, research, advocacy
and legislative communities to increase the quality and quantity of life for women diagnosed with breast cancer
ages 40 and under.
