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Cancer and cardiovascular disease account for nearly 37% of all deaths in ND; at Pathways to Healthy Lives we are committed lowering this statistic.

Pathways to Healthy lives is a cancer and cardiovascular disease prevention and early intervention program serving the residence of Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and Stark Counties in Southwestern North Dakota.

Many forms of cancer and cardiovascular diseases are preventable, and some, when detected and treated early are curable. The greatest potential for reducing cancer and cardiovascular disease is prevention strategies like education, improved means of detection, and wider use of screening techniques.

Pathways to Healthy Lives is a program that has served the area since 2000. Due to collaborations between community leaders, health care providers, area clinics and hospitals, we are able to host free comprehensive screening events within our eight county regions. At each event, we provide free cholesterol checks, clinical breast exams, prostate exams which includes PSA's, colorectal exams, skin exams, and a lung cancer risk assessment.

As a public service provider in Southwester North Dakota we provide free public education to local schools or businesses. We have provided free education to elementary and secondary students and faculty focusing on making healthy dietary choices, being physically active, cancer, and cardiovascular health. We also provide free education to area businesses and educational booths at a variety of healthy fairs, county fairs, and other community events. This is all made possible with the help of our partners Southwestern District Health Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital, and Community Action Partnership.

Our goals are to increase awareness of healthy lifestyles for cardiovascular health and cancer prevention, and to increase the availability of comprehensive screening events. This is all made possible with the help of our partners at the Southwestern District Health Unit, St. Joseph's Hospital, and Community Action Partnership.