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National Womens Health Week

What the Affordable Care Act Means for Women

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 07.30.2012 | Women
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Marcia G. Yerman

Fifty percent of women put off getting medical care because of economic factors. One third of women pay their medical bills by trimming back on basic needs such as food. Understanding what the ACA offers gives women a window into what will transpire if it is defeated.

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Celebrating Women's Health Week as a Grandmother

Nancy K. Kaufman | Posted 07.15.2012 | Women
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Nancy K. Kaufman

On Sunday, I celebrated my first Mother's Day as a grandmother, so the celebration of National Women's Health Week this week has new meaning for me. I...

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Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson

Maya Angelou: 'The Disparities Are Embarrassing' In Minority Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 05.16.2012 | Black Voices
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Wisdom comes with age, and at 84 years old, Maya Angelou has lots of wisdom. But she says she picked up her most valuable piece of wisdom early on. "I...

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Time to Make Our Health a Priority

Vanessa Cullins | Posted 07.14.2012 | Black Voices
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Vanessa Cullins

Your health should come first, but when you're a healthy and busy working adult, you tend to forget how quickly the time flies. There's never enough money or time, and too often our health falls to the bottom of the list.

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Laura Bassett

Obama Declares 'National Women's Health Week'

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.14.2012 | Politics
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Women's health has emerged as such a major theme of the 2012 elections that President Barack Obama has dedicated a week-long celebration to it. The pr...

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What Health Reform Means for Women

Sec. Kathleen Sebelius | Posted 07.11.2011 | Politics
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Sec. Kathleen Sebelius

Young, old, with private insurance, or with Medicare, the health care law signed into law last year does more to advance women's health than we've seen in decades.

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Obesity Prevention in Women: Tipping the Scales Towards Health

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Susan Blumenthal, M.D.

As we commemorate National Women's Health Week, let's ensure that our national initiatives in obesity research include a focus on women and girls. Only then will the scales begin to tip towards a healthier future for women in our country.

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National Women's Health Week, May 9-15: Take the Pledge to Take Care

M. Tracey Brooks | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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M. Tracey Brooks

Pledge to get a check up. Join the Woman's Challenge. Take preventive measures to good health. Learn about important screenings and immunizations.

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