Part 3: Health Resources
- Part 1: Main Section - Brief overview & informative videos.
- Part 2: Community Resources - Find community & statewide Domestic Violence Resources, local, state & national health information, support networks, hotlines, placements, rehab & contact info
- Part 3: Health Resources - This section contains web sites referrals and resources about a wide range of health issues. Check them out.
- Part 4: Honoring Women - Meet & learn about local, state, and national leaders.
- Part 5: Media and Politics - Learn about how these work – it is essential to professional survival particularly for women. We welcome additional women & media info from college professors.
- Part 6: Reading List and Links to Resources
This section contains web sites referrals about a wide range of issues-
Check them out: womenshealth.gov
www.americanheart.org/presenter - Download Document
Also go to: http://womensissues.about.com to do their self exam as teens and monitor changes in the feel of their breast carefully.
- Discuss with your personal physician at what age you should start getting a mammogram.
- Fear is NOT the answer. Be proactive and be informed.
- Learn about the Myths at: www.healthsearches.org/Myths.htm
Raising Women's Voices
Raising Women's Voices is a national initiative working to make sure women's voices are heard in the health reform debate and women's concerns are addressed.
www.raisingwomensvoices.net
Interesting Health Articles:
6 Salads Worse Than a Whopper! - By David Zinczenko - Aug 09, 2010
6 Best Foods for Healthy Skin - By David Zinczenko, Aug 16, 2010
Breast Cancer Resources on the Web:
Information and identification tips on Breast Cancer Stages I-IV
www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/diagnosis/staging.jsp
Stages of Breast Cancer - National Breast Cancer Foundation
National Breast Cancer Foundation® Official Site explains the different stages of breast cancer and how breast cancer stages relates to breast cancer.
www.nationalbreastcancer.org
Treatments by Breast Cancer Stage
Different stages of breast cancer requite different treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and others. Find out more.
www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/treatments-stage
Breast Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute
Treatment options and information.
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast
ACS :: Treatment of Invasive Breast Cancer by Stage
Breast-conserving surgery is often appropriate for earlier-stage invasive breast cancers if the cancer is small enough, although mastectomy is sometimes necessary if the cancer is larger.
www.cancer.org
- Get Breast Cancer Support Information at: www.Gemzar.com
- Find breast cancer support, links to awareness resources at GEMZAR.
- National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is October - Get Information: www.fordcares.com
- Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
- Also: Protest Drive-Through Mastectomies. Please go to:
LifetimeTV.com: Breast Cancer Awareness Petition.
Let's end "drive-through" mastectomies in the USA, the leader of the FREE World.
Support Women's Health!
This year, we celebrate nearly 25 years of patient advocacy, building awareness and investing $630 million in breast cancer research & education.www.komen.org - The Breast Cancer Site
Founded to help offer free mammograms to underprivileged women n nationwide. With a simple, daily "click", visitors help provide mammograms to those in need: www.thebreastcancersite.com/ & www.yalecancercenter.org
Women and Heart Disease:
480,000 Women died from heart-related diseases. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women. Read about OneWorld's Heart Health Forum Parts 1 & 2 - Learn about the Anatomy & Function of the Human Heart, and Heart Health 101. Visit the link below and read what the women had to say:
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/HealthCare/diseases_of_the.html
Call us at (203) 407-0250 to order a copy of the tape or DVD.
www.americanheart.org/
www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews
www.nlm.nih.gov/medline