Our Story
The Breast Health Collaborative
of Texas
IT STARTED AS AN IDEA IN 2005
2005
A group of like-minded breast health advocates created the first annual Breast Health Summit
2011
Dr. Julie Nangia had the idea to start a free monthly webinar series on breast health news, resources, research, and other issues relevant to the Texas breast health community.
2013
The Breast Health Collaborative makes an impact in Houston with over 400 attendees at the 2013 Breast Health Summit
2007
The Breast Health Collaborative of Texas became an official 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
2012
BHCTexas was formed!
It was a volunteer based organization that
focused on the continuance of the summit
under the operations of The Rose.
2014
Gretchen Walton, JD, MPH was hired as the Executive Director. The BHCTexas staff grew from 3 employees to 5 employees.
2015