Good Deed: Free mammograms will be offered to kick off National Women's Health Week

April 30, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. | Updated April 30, 2022 at 5:23 a.m.

FILE - In this May 22, 2015 photo, a woman gets a mammogram at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. Doctors are reporting unusually good results from tests of two experimental drugs in women with an aggressive form of breast cancer that had spread widely and resisted many previous treatments. Results were disclosed Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press via AP, File)
FILE - In this May 22, 2015 photo, a woman gets a mammogram at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. Doctors are reporting unusually good results from tests of two experimental drugs in women with an aggressive form of breast cancer that had spread widely and resisted many previous treatments. Results were disclosed Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Kimberly P. Mitchell/Detroit Free Press via AP, File)

This year National Women's Health Week will be observed around the country from May 8 (Mother's Day) through May 14. The week is aimed at encouraging women to take time for themselves by making their health a priority.

Locally, women ages 35 years and older will be able to kick off National Women's Health Week a day earlier on May 7 by getting a free mammogram provided by CHI Memorial Health. Mammograms will be offered on CHI's Mammography Mobile Coach from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Olivet Kingdom Center, 730 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. Although walk-ups are welcome, women are encouraged to schedule an appointment by calling 423-495-4040.

In addition to getting a mammogram, women are encouraged to complete these tasks to help ensure their physical and mental health during National Women's Health Week:

* Schedule preventive care exams with your primary care physician, gynecologist and optometrist.

* Find new ways to stay physically active. Go for a walk, run or bike ride.

* Make time to connect and/or reconnect with family and friends.

To learn more about National Women's Health Week, visit womenshealth.gov.

Karlene Claridy

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