Young Women’s Health Day on the Hill History

In 2009, Tigerlily Foundation worked with Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz to develop the Breast Cancer Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act. With $9 million per year in proposed funding for five years, the EARLY Act created a national education campaign about the risks that young adult women (under 45) face from breast cancer. The bill, which passed into law, also provides assistance to young women who have the disease.

Inspired by the EARLY Act, Tigerlily Foundation hosted the first Young Women’s Breast Health Day on the Hill. This event brings together researchers, legislators, advocates, cancer survivors, physicians, healthcare professionals and more to Capitol Hill to learn about, advocate for and ask for better resources, support, funding and improved quality of care for young women – before, during and after cancer.

As a young cancer survivor, young woman or community member, you can join us in making a difference in this powerful movement, by volunteering to support our event, participating in or partnering with us. To learn more, email heal@tigerlilyfoundation.org. To receive alerts and updates about this event and other policy updates and Tigerlily news, sign up here.