From Salma Hayek,

GFH Advisory Board member:

"As a woman and a mother, I believe in speaking out strongly and passionately whenever possible to help diminish the suffering of women and children all over the world.

Just as I want to be there for my daughter, I want all mothers to be there for their children, because every daughter deserves to have a mother in her life. Cervical cancer has cut short these relationships far too often in poorer parts of the world -- even in areas of my native Mexico -- where women don't have the same access to health care as women do in the U.S.

Grounds for Health's cervical cancer screening, treatment and training programs successfully address this problem; and, by bringing life-saving care to mothers -- and future mothers -- who are the lifeblood of their families, they are saving daughters, sons, husbands and communities.”

Grounds for Health is a nonprofit organization founded to provide healthcare services to women in coffee growing communities. Our goal is to create sustainable and effective cancer prevention programs with a focus on the early detection and treatment of cervical cancer, a leading cause of death among women who lack access to health care.

A problem we can solve.

Grounds for Health's work is made possible through a unique partnership between American specialty coffee companies and the coffee growing communities where they do business.

In many countries where coffee is grown, cervical cancer rates are among the highest in the world. However, this disease is both preventable and, when caught early, one of the most treatable cancers.

Our mission is to bring effective cervical cancer screening and treatment to women in the coffee growing communities of Mexico, Central America and, in 2009, Tanzania. We use an innovative method called the Single Visit Screen & Treat Approach. Learn more...

Grounds for Health Featured on PBS:Click Here to View

Monin Announces Incentive Match to Raise Funds for Grounds for Health

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Grounds for Health Specialty Coffee Auction:

June 2, 2009

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Cervical Cancer in

Latin America:

Why we should care.

• Cervical Cancer is the number-one cause of cancer deaths in women in Latin America.

• Cervical Cancer is almost always fatal if it is not detected and treated.

• Cervical Cancer kills women in their prime, devastating their families and communities.

• Cervical cancer is easily prevented with early screening and treatment.