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Color, Music and Purpose Mark St. Croix Cancer Awareness Walk in Frederiksted

ST. CROIX — The streets of Frederiksted were alive with color, rhythm, and purpose on Friday, October 25, as hundreds of residents joined the V.I. Department of Health’s Breast and Prostate Cancer Awareness Walk. The event began at the Claude O. Markoe School at 5:30 p.m. and ended at Buddhoe Park, drawing an estimated 200 participants who danced to Caribbean music while spreading awareness about two of the territory’s most diagnosed diseases. “It was a collaborative effort where different divisions came together, and we walked for a purpose,” said Tamara Ramos, territorial coordinator for the Division of Behavioral Health.  Ramos said the event felt like a celebration as much as a campaign, with the energy of the crowd reflecting both hope and determination. “It was more of a fete, getting you ready for Carnival,” she added, smiling. From a public health standpoint, the walk was about more than awareness. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Janis Valmond emphasized that the Department of Healt...