The Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition
Who is the Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition? The Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition is a non-profit (501c3) Tax ID 31-1717086 GPCC was founded in 2000 GPCC is the largest Prostate Cancer Organization in the State of Georgia: -Atlanta Chapter -Macon Chapter -Athens Chapter -Augusta Chapter - Columbus Chapter - Albany Chapter
GPCC Members GPCC is made up primarily of Prostate Cancer survivors. All of our 100+ members are volunteers All funds raised or donated are used to achieve our mission of awareness, education and free prostate cancer screenings.
GPCC s Mission & Vision Statement Vision: To eliminate deaths due to prostate cancer in Georgia. Mission: To build Prostate Cancer awareness, provide education, offer free responsible screenings for men in Georgia, and support Prostate Cancer Research and Advocacy. Early detection is the key to a cure. Prostate cancer is the second most fatal form of cancer in men.
What does GPCC do? 2000 to 2013: GPCC s mission was to build awareness and educate men on the importance of getting screened for prostate cancer. 2014: GPCC added free prostate cancer screening for the unemployed and uninsured men of Georgia. Approximately 2,000 men are screened annually. 2015: GPCC is involved in supporting prostate cancer research with Emory Winship and Clark Atlanta University.
GPCC Partners with ProstAware GPCC and ProstAware have formed a partnership to build a stronger voice in the State of Georgia. GPCC and ProstAware have the same mission: Build Awareness and Educate the men of Georgia on Prostate Cancer. ProstAware brings Medical Expertise to GPCC.
Change in Georgia Prostate Cancer Statistics U.S. Rankings* 2016 # of Deaths from PCa: 4 th * American Cancer Society Cancer Facts and Figures per capita basis Reasons for the Georgia Statistics: 1) High percentage of population in rural areas without adequate medical facilities (3X national average) 2) High risk ethnic groups (3X national average) 3) High Poverty Rate (15% higher than national average)
Free Screening Events 2017 January 14, Urology of Albany, Albany GA February 18 Omega PSI PHI Fraternity, Decatur, GA February 28 Atlanta Police Department, Atlanta, GA March 4 Welcome Friend Baptist Church, Ellenwood, GA March 11 IATSE Local 479, Atlanta, GA March 11 Medical Center of Peach County, Bryon, GA March 18 Hispanic Men s Health Fair, Macon, GA April 7 American Legion Post #35, Columbus, GA May 4 Gwinnett County Employees, Lawrenceville, GA May 6 Jefferson Hospital, Athens, GA June 3 Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston, GA June 3 Enon Church, College Park, GA June 15 Cargill, Inc. Newnan, GA June 24 Beulah Missionary Church, Decatur, GA June 24 Anderson Conference Center, Macon, GA July 29 Organization of Black Police, Atlanta, GA 27 Screening Events Scheduled for 2017
Mobile Unit for Screening Events $1 million Mobile Unit with 4 examination rooms
GPCC Partners
GPCC Sponsors
Georgia Prostate Cancer License Plate Not only does the Prostate Cancer license plate build awareness, the State Legislature is giving $22 for each plate purchased to help fund free prostate cancer screening for the unemployed or uninsured men of Georgia. You can save $25 on your plate by contacting Frank Catroneo @ catroneo@bellsouth.net
Prostate Cancer Day in Georgia February 6 th, 2017
Blue Week September 18 th 22 rd, 2017 All 421 High Schools in the State of Georgia will be participating in Prostate Cancer Awareness - Players: Blue ribbons on all helmets - Referees: Blue penalty flags - Coaches: Wear blue wristbands - Fields: Display blue ribbons - Public Announcements on Prostate Cancer Blue Week will be an annual event for all Georgia High Schools
Georgia Police Officers/Fire Fighters The Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition will be offering free prostate cancer screening for all first responders in the state of Georgia
Prince Blue Tennis Racket and Shoes Promotes Prostate Cancer Awareness For 2016, Prince Tennis will be supporting The Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition and will have a Blue Tennis racket and Blue Tennis shoes to help build awareness to Prostate Cancer National Advertising will help introduce the new items to the public beginning in October, 2015.
The Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition
GPCC Annual Golf Event The Georgia Prostate Cancer Annual Golf Challenge is the biggest fundraiser of the year for GPCC. All monies raised are used to fund Free Prostate Cancer Screenings in the State of Georgia
Georgia Cancer Plan Federal Cancer Monies CDC GDPH Georgia Cancer Plan Breast/Colorectal/Lung/Prostate 51% of Cancer deaths in Georgia 8 Priorities: Money is given to Breast/Colorectal/Lung, but NO monies are allocated for Prostate Cancer
Learn more about The Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition by visiting our website: www.georgiapcc.org