Womens Health

KNOW THE STATS BEFORE YOU DONATE MONEY TO YOUR FAVORITE WOMEN'S CAUSE

Charity Navigator: America's premier independent charity evaluator, works to advance themore 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.

FIND INFORMATION ON NEW GOVERNMENT STUDIES

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

PRESENTATIONS ON WOMEN'S HEALTH POLICY BY THE KAISER FOUNDATION

INFORMATIVE HEALTH BROCHURES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCES & HEALTH CARE

Samaritan Counseling Center, Lancaster PA

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
may be ? harmed, it is essential to become informed about the impact of violence on you and your unborn child, and understand what your options are for keeping yourself and your baby safe. ? One in three women will be battered by an intimate partner during her lifetime ? Homicide is the leading cause of death for pregnant women.

Medical Brochure 02 - Domestic Violence & Pregnancy

POOR HEALTH POOR WOMEN: HOW REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AFFECTS POVERTY

International Center for Research on Women (ICRW): 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)

What is VESICOVAGINAL FISTULA?
WHY does if effect so many women in developing nations? Why does it still exist at all?

WOMEN'S HEALTH INSURANCE FACT SHEET

The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

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

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