CU Nursing Students tackling issues of Underserved Women

Students from Clemson University’s College of Health, Education and Human Development are not waiting until graduation to tackle the issues of breast cancer and heart disease, which are among the leading causes of death of women ages 45 and older in the United States.  This summer, nursing and public health sciences students, supervised by professional faculty and staff from the Joseph F. Sullivan Center, Clemson’s interdisciplinary health center are offering physicals to uninsured, underserved women ages 47-64 throughout the Upstate, with a particular focus on heart and breast health. The women are receiving head-to-toe physicals, including gynecological exams, mammograms, cardiovascular exams, lab work and information on nutrition and exercise.