Helping You Protect Your Staff Against Breast Cancer
Breast cancer rates in the UK are rising every year, with 1 in 9 women being affected by this devastating disease during their lifetime and increasingly younger women being affected. Although breast cancer is the most feared disease amongst women, very few ladies do anything to protect their breasts. In fact, most women don’t even know the risk factors and receive very little advice. GP surgeries used to offer Well Woman Clinics but these are virtually non-existent today.
From a financial point of view, companies can be impacted severely when women are off work undergoing treatment, which can last up to a year in some cases. The emotional impact on the other staff is also considerable as they are obviously concerned for their fellow employee.
Breast Health Presentations For Your Female Staff
Best Think Pink is an organisation which offers breast health presentations in the workplace to help companies reduce the effects of breast cancer on their staff.
The presentation covers the following topics:
- Breast cancer statistics in the UK
- The risk factors and why all women are at risk
- Why women should be looking after their breasts
- Simple steps for healthier breasts
- How to check your breasts
Breast Health Educator – Nikki Mattei
Nikki Mattei founded Best Think Pink in 2007 in order to share information with women and give practical advice on what they can do to protect their breasts. Women are encouraged to talk openly about breast health and empower themselves to take control of their own. There is a lot of information available on breast cancer and this is presented in a way which women can understand and relate to.
After having talked with hundreds of women and gathered their views on breast health, presentations were first offered in the workplace in 2008 due to strong interest from companies who are committed to providing information to their staff to enable them to protect their health.
Nikki has supported Breast Cancer UK since 2007 and worked actively with them from May 2008 to April 2009, attending events and taking part in meetings of their Board of Trustees.
Hosting a Breast Health Presentation
The presentation usually takes place over a lunch time and lasts about an hour. The charge is £200 for one session for up to 40 ladies.
The company is provided with a promotional timetable with emails and a poster for promoting the event to the female staff within the company.
Information for male staff to share with their partners is also provided.
Bookings
To receive further information and book a breast health presentation for your company, please contact Nikki Mattei on 07814 504755 or email her on nikki@bestthinkpink.com.
Testimonials
Best Think Pink has worked with a variety of medium to large companies and has always received excellent feedback from the hosting company and the female staff attending.
“All the women who attended the Breast Health Presentation came away with useful information, including facts they weren't aware of before. I feel sure that most of us decided to be more proactive about looking after our breasts . It was well presented and well received and I am sure many, as I have done, have also passed the knowledge to our female friends and family as well." Julie Morris, Health & Safety Coordinator, Hertsmere Borough Council.
“We all found the presentation interesting and informative. It was thought provoking and provided us with information that we wouldn’t have considered. Those of us that bought the Breast Check Kit feel confident to check our breasts and even if that is the only change that we make it will be an important step!” Karen Ferguson, 4-Tech Security.
"The Breast Health Presentation was extremely informative. We all learnt things we didn't know about breast cancer and how to be proactive about looking after our breasts. I am sure that a lot of us will be taking a different approach to how we look after our breast health in the future." Sarah Buy, Community Co-ordinator, The Midcounties Co-operative (The Co-op)
“As an organisation, we place a lot of emphasis on employee well-being. The follow up feedback from our employees was very positive, some of whom took away breast health kits with them and have helped to spread the word to their friends and family. I would highly recommend Best Think Pink to other organisations". Mandeep Dhillon, Human Resources Specialist, Audley Travel
"The Breast Health Presentation by Best Think Pink was very well received by the ladies in our company and, personally, I got a lot from attending. I know that many of the ladies have decided to take a different approach to their own breast health as a result." Pauline Marchant, Facilities Manager, Nielsen
