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A View from Women in Vulnerable Habitats on Issues of Habitat and Health

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 10:27:03 +0000

Sheela Patel, Founder and Director of the Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Center (SPARC), a community organization in India, gives a keynote presentation, View from Women in Vulnerable Habitats on Issues of Habitat and Health, at the 18th International Congress on Womens Health Issues: Cities and Womens Health: Global Perspectives. The address was given on April 8, 2010 at the University of Pennsylvania.

Duration : 0:49:8

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Women’s Health in the Urban Community: NIH Perspective

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:40:51 +0000

Dr. Vivian Pinn, Associate Director for Research on Womens Health at the National Institutes of Health, speaks at the 18th International Congress on Womens Health Issues: Cities and Womens Health: Global Perspectives. The address was given on April 9, 2010 at the University of Pennsylvania.

Duration : 1:14:25

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Women’s Health : Types of Birth Control Implants

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:25:05 +0000

Birth control implants include the Implanon, which is a single capsule placed under the skin, and the IUD, or intrauterine device, which is placed inside the uterus. Consider the benefits of these long-term birth control methods with helpful information from a board-certified ob-gyn in this free video on women’s health.

Expert: Dr. Josh Vogel
Contact: www.wilmingtonhealth.com
Bio: Dr. Joshua Vogel has been a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist for more than 13 years.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

Duration : 0:1:42

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STHS Associates Go Red for Women!

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:15:12 +0000

Saint Thomas Heart is dedicated to raising awareness of heart disease in women. That’s why it’s partnered with the American Heart Association and the Go Red for Women movement. Join the employees of Baptist Hospital, Middle Tennessee Medical Center, and Saint Thomas Hospital as we go red for women and bring heart disease to the forefront of women’s health… and have some fun doing it!

Visit Nashville Goes Red at http://www.nashvillegoesred.org and Saint Thomas Heart at http://www.heartasone.com for more information.

Music written and produced by Steve Ivey.
http://www.IMImusic.com

Duration : 0:4:3

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What Women Want & Need to Know #5: Breast Cancer Awareness

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:32:54 +0000

Neeta Shah, MD, Vice President of Women’s Health at the North Shore-LIJ Health System discusses critical topics on the health of women.

In episode #5 Dr. Shah discusses breast cancer awareness. Her guest is Dr. Karen Kostroff, Chief of Breast Surgery at the North Shore-LIJ Health System.

Learn more about North Shore-LIJ’s women’s health services at the Women’s Health Institute website, http://whi.northshorelij.com/index.html

Duration : 0:9:40

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Women’s Health : Breast Pain Causes

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:06:32 +0000

The causes of breast pain can include premenstrual syndrome or the rarer fibrocystic breast disease. Identify breast pain causes with helpful information from a board-certified ob-gyn in this free video on women’s health.

Expert: Dr. Josh Vogel
Contact: www.wilmingtonhealth.com
Bio: Dr. Joshua Vogel has been a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist for more than 13 years.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

Duration : 0:1:30

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National Leaders, Champions For Women’s Health In Pittsburgh

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:16:09 +0000

A sold-out crowd of more than 2,000 was at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Wednesday for the Women’s Health and the Environment conference.

Duration : 0:1:18

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What Women Want & Need to Know #13: Gestational Diabetes

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:07:09 +0000

Neeta Shah, MD, Vice President of Women’s Health at the North Shore-LIJ Health System discusses critical topics on the health of women.

In episode #13 Dr. Shah talks about gestational diabetes, the causes and risk factors and how to manage the condition for both mother and baby. Her guest is Marie Frazzitta, MSN, manager of the Center for Diabetes in Pregnancy at the Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at North Shore-LIJ.

Duration : 0:9:57

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Aurat ki Kahani, or “the Story of Women” (India)

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:39:47 +0000

This is Manorama, a community health worker from the Indian NGO Action India demonstrating an educational banner which she uses for sensitivizing Indian women about women’s health and rights. The person she is adressing is Laura Corradi, an Italian professor of environmental health, sociology and gender issues at the university of Calabria. The translation is by Poonam Negi, member of staff at Navdanya, the organisation which was hosting a workshop on the topic of women’s health at their Bija Vidyapeeth campus in Dehradun. The workshop was aimed at local women from rural villages and was taught by community health workers from Action India.
Supported by the Youth in Action program of the European Commission

Duration : 0:10:48

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Katherine C. Finney, M.D. from the UNMC OLSON CENTER for Women’s health

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:16:07 +0000

Katherine C. Finney, M.D.
General OB/GYN
UNMC OLSON CENTER
OMAHA NEBRASKA

Duration : 0:4:25

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