September 8th through the 12th is National Cervical Cancer Awareness week. The focus is to raise awareness about the disease thousands of women face each year.

Today, Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo and the Kentucky Commission on Women, with Executive Director Eleanor Jordan, visited hospitals and health departments across the Commonwealth in an attempt to promote greater understanding of cervical cancer and to kick off the week dedicated to fighting back.

Here’s their schedule:

• 8:30-9:00 a.m. ET: Pikeville Medical Center Atrium – Pikeville
• 10:30-11:00 a.m. ET: Northern Kentucky Health Department – Edgewood
• 12:05-1:00 p.m. ET: Lexington-Fayette County Health Department – Lexington
• 2:30-3:00 p.m. ET: Hardin Memorial Hospital – Elizabethtown
• 3:40-4:10 p.m. CST: Mitchell Cancer Center – Owensboro
• 5:00-5:30 p.m. CST: Lourdes Hospital – Paducah

Click here for more information on cervical cancer and the importance of awareness.