Announcements

2010 INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY: Gordon Brown & 10 Downing Street celebrate International Women's Day w. a month of inspirational success stories & discussion on areas of need for British & European women.

AKIMBO: Standing strong for a woman's right to a just and happy life! Akimbo is more aware of U.S. perspectives on domestic & international women's health care issues than most U.S. resources, along with being completely up-to-date on what is happening in diverse cultures all around the world.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH COALITION: Through 25 March 2010 international youth between the ages of 18 - 30 may share their vision of a healthier future for a chance to win a $1,000.00 grant! At the IWHC, they "are inspired by the activism of young people and their visions for the future of sexual rights and reproductive health"

U.N. INTL CONFERENCE on POPULATION & DEVELOPMENT (ICPD), Secretary Clinton commemorates the international agreement on health & human rights. For video of Secretary Clinton's speech - click here.

BRIDGING THE GENDER DIVIDE As posted by Alice Korngold in Fast Company Magazine: Armed with new research from the International Center for Research on Women, the ICRW, Exxon-Mobil, and Ashoka Changemakers are launching a new economic development challenge that they believe will be transformative in improving the lives of women and their families in developing countries. The World Bank calls the "business case for expanding women's economic opportunities nothing more than smart economics". (BPR notes that financially healthy women are often healthier than impoverished women).

2010 NATIONAL

THE DAILY BEAST'S FIRST ANNUAL: Women in the World Summit (March 12-14 at The Hudson Theatre in New York City) highlights the work of women activists from around the world who are fighting the challenges that hold back women and girls, including sex trafficking. Expected to attend are Meryl Streep, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, Diane von Furstenberg, and many others, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Under Secretary Maria Otero, and Ambassador Melanne Verveer. Ambassador CdeBaca will be interviewed on stage by Daily Beast founder and editor in chief Tina Brown, as part of the "Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery" panel on Saturday, March 13 at 10:30 a.m. He will then be joined by leading activists and survivors of human trafficking.

MTV STAYING ALIVE. Staying Alive is an MTV international initiative to encourage HIV prevention, promote safer lifestyle choices and fight the stigma & discrimination which fuels the HIV epidemic. Staying Alive is now the world's largest HIV mass media awareness and prevention campaign. It features the world's biggest stars from Beyonce to Justin Timberlake , Mary J Blige , Diddy, Kanye West , Kelly Rowland, Nelson Mandela & Bill Clinton.

NATIONAL CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH sponsored by The National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC).

TAKE THE PLEDGE: The Pearl of Wisdom Campaign wants women to protect themselves - and their mothers, daughters, sisters and friends - from this preventable disease. During National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in January, this coalition of leading women's health advocates today launched its "Take the Pearl Pledge" initiative, which asks women to: schedule their annual gynecologic examination, wear a Pearl of Wisdom in support of cervical cancer prevention, and encourage 5 friends to do the same.

2010 PENNSYLVANIA

SAMARITAN COUNSEL CENTER: Helping women to heal through interdisciplinary counsel and workshops. New events listed as they are offered. Services always available. Please download a sample of Samaritan's health care brochures located in the "Education" section of this website.

2009 INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL & PENNSYLVANIA

2009 HEALTH HEROES presented by OUR BODIES OURSELVES / The Boston Women's Health Collective.

Jade Goody of the UK died 22 March 2009 of cervical cancer. Most well known for her working class brash while on the reality tv show Big Brother, Mrs. Goody - who leaves behind a husband and two boys - changed the world opinion of her when she publicly took on cervical cancer, raising awareness on the importance of screening and treatment plans. She was 27 years old.

MENSTRUAL POETRY on President Obama's First 100 Days in Office.

GET YOURSELF TESTED! is PLANNED PARENTHOOD 's biggest effort ever to make sure everyone who should get tested for STDs has access to the services they need. In partnership w/ the KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION & MTV !

THE PENNSYLVANIA PATIENT SAFETY AUTHORITY is raising consumer awareness during Patient Safety Awareness Week (March 8-14) by promoting its consumer tip sheets and brochures, derived from data received from health-care facilities through the PA Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS). www.patientsafetyauthority.org

"National Patient Safety Week allows everyone to pause and rethink how much we can do in our daily practice as a patient or as a health-care provider to improve patient safety," Fran Charney, director of Educational Programs at the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority said. "A recent survey shows that more Pennsylvanians are participating in their health-care. Having the patient engaged and an active team member in their care and treatment is an incalculable value to their health-care team." The consumer tip sheets cover a variety of topics that include: knowing the difference between do-not-resuscitate orders and a living will, medication errors, falls, infections, color-coded wristbands and the importance of knowing your medical history.

2008 PENNSYLVANIA

NEW! HealthyLancasterCounty.org

Lancaster General Hospital introduces the da Vinci (r) Surgical System for minimally invasive gynecologic treatments & hysterectomy. The da Vinci is a robot-assisted device that allows surgeons to "improve technical techniques for total laparoscopic hysterectomies (TLH)"; and it has potential for additional applications, such as surgery for cervical and uterine cancer, uterine fibroids and endometriosis". Also "With a quicker return to normal activities and less pain and scarring, the da Vinci is the growing preferences for patients in need..." LGH Spring 2008 GENERALLY SPEAKING.

subROSA'S name honors feminist pioneers in art, activism, labor, and politics: Rosa Bonheur, Rosa Luxemburg, Rosie the Riveter, Rosa Parks. subRosa is a reproducible cyberfeminist cell of cultural researchers committed to combining art, activism, and politics to explore and critique the effects of the intersections of the new information and biotechnologies on women's bodies, lives, and work. subRosa produces artworks, activist campaigns and projects, publications, media interventions, and public forums that make visible the effects of the interconnections of technology, gender, and difference; feminism and global capital; new bio and medical technologies and women's health; and the changed conditions of labor and reproduction for women in the integrated circuit.

Featured on WGAL News in Lancaster, PA, "THINK BEFORE YOU PINK" is part of Breast Cancer Action, a San Francisco based advocacy group that monitors how corporations collect & distribute "pink ribbon" proceeds & donations. Breast Cancer Action (BCA) is a national education and advocacy organization. If you have questions about breast cancer, BCA can assist you!

FEEL YOUR BOOBIES! Get a super cool t-shirt & work towards a cure for women under 40! Leigh Hurst founded Feel Your Boobies after a t-shirt that was originally designed for a few friends caught on at a national level. Right now, mammogram's are targeted only for the 40 and over population. For women under 40, feeling your boobies is one of the ways to ensure early detection. Somehow telling young women the importance of "self-breast exams" doesn't quite have the same punch as saying "feel your boobies." So you might laugh at the slogan, but hopefully you'll take it seriously and do it... and so will those who see your t-shirt.

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