Andrea Ivory has decided that just surviving breast cancer is not enough.  She is determined that more women take control of their own health and she is doing something about it.  She has built an army to combat this problem.  The FBHI, or Florida Breast Health Initiative, Ivory formed with the idea of going from house to house to promote education and awareness of breast cancer.

While empowering all women to get involved, they spend much of their time seeking out women who don’t have insurance and are over the age of thirty-four.  This group is more likely to be diagnosed too late to survive the cancer.  The FBHI has since its inception has helped fund more than five hundred mammograms.  The founder believes that the only way to beat the enemy is by detecting it early. Some of those who have been helped through this effort have become volunteers to help spread the word.

While going through her own health battle, she realized how fortunate she was to have been provided with health coverage.  That got her thinking about all of those women who are not covered.  She likens this to a war and believes that she and her army of volunteers on the front line.  She plans to win this one, too.