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Does your contribution work for the intended cause? KNOW before you donate! Charity Navigator: America's premier independent charity evaluator, works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace by evaluating the financial health of over 5,300 of America's largest charities. Before you donate, know where your money is going & how it will be utilized! Think Before You Pink: A project of Breast Cancer Action, launched in 2002 in response to the growing concern about the overwhelming number of pink ribbon products and promotions on the market. The campaign calls for more transparency and accountability by companies that take part in breast cancer fundraising, and encourages consumers to ask critical questions about pink ribbon promotions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clinical Trials. Search by medication, illness, location; or a combination of keywords. www.clinicaltrials.gov
Clinical Trial Results. Find out study results available in the public domain. www.clinicalstudyresults.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Power Point Presentations on U. S. Women's Health Policy
Samaritan Counseling Center, Lancaster PA Informative & Educational Health Care / Counsel Brochures. Do you avoid certain medical procedures like breast screening, pap tests and pelvic exams because you feel anxious and fearful? Many women are anxious about these medical procedures, but survivors of violence sometimes find simply being in a medical setting is difficult because it may evoke past memories of abuse. Medical Brochure 01 - Domestic Violence & Women's Health Exams
If you are currently in an intimate partner relationship where you are ? or are afraid you Medical Brochure 02 - Domestic Violence & Pregnancy
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is VESICOVAGINAL FISTULA?
WHY does if effect so many women in developing nations? Why does it still exist at all?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Center for Research on Women (ICRW): Poor Health, Poor Women: How Reproductive Health Affects Poverty. Does poor reproductive health prevent women from escaping poverty? Co-authors Margaret Greene of ICRW and Thomas Merrick of the World Bank found that poor reproductive health outcomes ? early childbearing, maternal mortality/morbidity, and unintended/mistimed pregnancy ? do have negative effects on overall health, and under certain circumstances, on education and household well-being. Their findings, published in a new Woodrow Wilson Center publication, help make the case that improving women's reproductive health is an important factor to alleviating poverty. Download the report (PDF) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Women's Health Insurance Fact Sheet. As the cost of health insurance continues to rise, women in particular may face difficult challenges affording coverage because they are disproportionately low-income and can have more limited access to employer-based insurance. To document the health coverage status of women, the Kaiser Family Foundation is releasing new fact sheets providing state and national data on women's health insurance. The fact sheets are available at http://www.kff.org/womenshealth/1613.cfm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doc Stoc Reproductive Health Page
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