FIRST FRIDAY: TACKLE CANCER CAMPAIGN
SEPT 7, 2007
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FirstFriday is a public awareness health initiative jointly sponsored by the FirstFridayFoundation, the Ohio High School Athletic Association and the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association. It is held in September in conjunction with Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. High school football players, football coaches and football officials join in an effort to make the public more aware of prostate cancer screening and risk factors.

Football Players:
All high school football players will receive a player card detailing the risk factors, diagnosis and treatment options for prostate cancer. They will share the information on this card with their parents. A sample is posted above.

 


Football Coaches:        
Head coaches will be provided with a blue wristband to wear on game day as recognition of their efforts to inform their players and community about prostate cancer as a health issue.  Coaches will also distribute player information cards to their players to share with their families.

Football Officials:
Officials working the games played on 9/1/06 or 9/2/06 will wear wristbands in recognition of their effort to inform themselves about prostate cancer, will confirm with  head coaches that they have distributed the player cards to their team and confirm that the head coach is wearing a blue as a recognition of their efforts to inform their community about prostate cancer.

Athletic Directors:
Athletic directors will be asked that the special pregame announcements be read over the Public address system, and that special mention be made when the captains, coaches and officials meet at midfield prior to the kickoff.  In addition a program insert will be provided so that attendees will receive information about prostate cancer. The Ohio High school Athletic Association will provide  the insert.

Kickoff:
Team captains, head coaches and game officials will gather at the 50 yard line hash mark just prior to kickoff  to join together as the public service announcement is read regarding FirstFriday.

Member of the Public: 
You may become involved by:

  • Offering to assist your local coach/athletic director in coordinating FirstFriday activities
  • Offering to sponsor/coordinate a fund raiser at your local school for one of the options offered by the OHSAA.
  • Offering to sponsor the cards/wristband promotion for your school
  • offering to donate to the OHSAA FirstFriday Fund to support the ongoing public health  awareness programs of OHSAA. Refer to the donate page for donation procedures
  • If
    • you are in the risk catagory for prostate screening, have your PSA blood test taken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are interested in becoming a partner with FirstFridayFoundatoin, please contact us via email at firstfridayfoundation@gmail.com