Food Insecurity in the U.S. What is Food Insecurity? Food Insecurity is defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as t he “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.” There are four different food security categories one could find […]
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Premature Menopause
Premature Menopause September is National Menopause Awareness Month! Because menopause is something that happens to every woman, we figured we would take some time to talk about what happens when it comes earlier than expected. For this, we turn to WebMD, which works closely with health experts across a broad range of specialties to provide credible […]
The Privilege of a Snow Day
It is a mix of snow and sleet paired with freezing temperatures…in the South. Our world is shut down. It is lovely. It is Saturday and we suddenly have a weekend without obligations. An excuse to stay in sweats, work on small projects, actually talk to family, stay up late watching movies, even bake […]
Looking Forward
I’m a “resolutioner”. A reflector. A list maker. An organizer. All traits that pair well with the end of the year. As a girl I would make time on New Year’s Eve to write my goals for the next year on a small piece of paper. I’d then put them in a special box that held my […]
Reflection
It is time for white people to wake up from “the Dream,” recognize the pain our privilege causes, and begin to make amends. Tweet There has been so much said on social media since the seven murders last week and now today. Some powerful words have been shared. Some people have remained silent because they […]
Who Makes the Decision
Mother’s Day gives us the chance to reflect on our mother, the women who have been our mentors, and the mothers around us. Motherhood is a messy, crazy, amazing, life-altering, life-long journey. It is not for the faint hearted! Before my first child was born I couldn’t have imagined that within seconds of holding her […]
Connecting Webinars to Action Steps in Louisiana
Blog Post by Caroline Brazeel from Louisiana Every Woman Southeast is having an incredibly positive impact on my personal and professional life through its meaningful webinars and support from my colleagues in other states. It’s the fact that we are a regional organization of local people that makes us uniquely poised to impact change. Here’s […]
Jessica Hardy is Leading the Way in Alabama
Happy New Year Everyone! Jessica Hardy is a very active and engaged member of the EWSE leadership team. She is a registered nurse, with an advanced degree in public health from the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB). She has served more than nineteen years with the Alabama Department of Public Health in various capacities, including […]
From the Field: Health Care Law’s Positive Impact on Women
Making Change Happen in Florida Leah Barber-Heinz is the CEO of Florida CHAIN Lost in all of the political wrangling over the Affordable Care Act is the fact that Florida’s women, an astounding 1.4 million of whom are uninsured, will see a huge positive impact thanks to these reforms. The new law creates significant […]
Voices from the Field: Callie Womble, Intern Extraordinaire
Hello Blog World! My name is Callie Womble and I’m a Masters of Public Health student in the Health Behavior Department at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. My graduate program focuses on the social and behavioral sciences as a means of understanding and improving the health of populations. One […]