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The eighth annual Midsouth Summit Black Expo, presented by the Cancer Control Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, will celebrate Black History Month with a family-friendly event highlighting the importance of cancer screenings and education.

The expo is scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 25 at  Clear Channel Metroplex Event Center, 10800 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock.

Admission is free. For information call the UAMS Cancer Control Program at (800) 259-8794.

 Featuring the theme “I am the Picture of Health,” the expo will include free health education and blood pressure screenings, live entertainment and more.

 Prostate cancer screenings for men age 40 and older who qualify and mammograms for women age 40 and older who qualify will be available. Extended hours are offered for the screenings and preregistration is required by calling (800) 259-8794.

 Boys and girls ages 11-18 may receive free vaccinations to protect against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the most commonly sexually transmitted infection which can cause cervical cancer in women and genital warts in men and women. Parents requesting the vaccine, which is part of a three-shot series, are asked to bring their child’s vaccination record.