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Fidelis Care partnered with Rochester Regional Health (RRH) to bring its Mobile Mammography Center to the FIGHT Village Apartments in Rochester. Fidelis Care invited women from across the neighborhood to receive no-cost mammograms.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States. It commemorates June 19, 1865, the day when the final enslaved people were told in Galveston, Texas, that they were free. Juneteenth is an important milestone in American culture. It celebrates the liberation from discriminatory, immoral, and inhumane beliefs, policies, and systems that we cannot afford to repeat. In 1867, the Freedmen's Bureau organized the first Juneteenth celebration. The day (melding the words `June' and `nineteenth') was first celebrated in Galveston.

Testicular cancer is a growth of cells that starts in the testicles. Testicular cancer is not very common. It can happen at any age, but it happens most often between the ages of 15 and 45. Testicular cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men aged 20 to 39 years. Non-Hispanic White men, Native American men, and Alaskan Native men are more likely to be diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Did you know that heat is the leading weather-related killer in the United States? Most heat-related deaths are preventable. This summer, Fidelis Care is sharing ways to stay safe and healthy in the heat and sun.

Fidelis Care is encouraging parents and caregivers to schedule well child visits and to keep their children up to date with required immunizations ahead of the 2024-25 school year. To help spread the word, Fidelis Care has partnered statewide with organizations such as the Erie County Department of Health, Fulton County Public Health, Monroe County Department of Public Health, Madison County Health Department, the Batavia City School District, Allegany County Department of Health, Monroe County Medical Society, and New York State PTA, among others.