There is a story that has been told for years in many different settings. Two people are walking along the beach and come across a large group of starfish that have washed onto the shore. One person begins to pick up a starfish and toss it back into the sea. The second person questions the […]
Women's Wellness
Reflections from the Black Women’s Health Conference
On June 13, 2014, I had the opportunity to attend Tulane University’s 2nd Biennial Black Women’s Health Conference (BWH) in New Orleans, Louisiana, representing the Every Woman Southeast Coalition (EWSE), and connecting with one of our coalition members in Louisiana. The full conference agenda can be accessed here and click here to view the recorded […]
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Cape
With age comes responsibility. With leadership comes responsibility. With parenthood comes responsibility. Responsibility is important and is something most women take very seriously. But too much of it sometimes can create a life full of “to do” lists, guilt, fatigue and crankiness. Personally, I have an internal barometer that starts to clang when I’ve had […]
Be a Bridge to Safety
By Kathy Hodges – Co-Executive Director, Family Violence & Rape Crisis Services Violence in relationships is a reality for far too many women in our community, especially young women. The CDC estimates that at least one in every 3 women will be the victim of violence in a relationship at some point, and our history at […]
Postpartum Visit Webinar is Almost Here
We are looking forward to our next Every Woman Southeast webinar which will focus on the postpartum visit – an important opportunity for interconception care. It seems that this is another topic of great interest in the Southeast – we have over 370 people registered! While we like to feature home grown programs, we’re reaching […]
Alabama Adventure
Thank you to Team Alabama for inviting me to talk about the Every Woman Southeast Coalition at their annual Perinatal Symposium in Birmingham last week. While thunderstorms kept me in the Charlotte, NC airport longer than I liked, the weather in Alabama was beautiful! At the Symposium, I was honored to follow a fantastic presentation […]
WISH Webinar Series is a Wrap
The Women’s Integrated Systems for Health Webinar series concluded with two excellent presentations on policy and advocacy. The slides and suggested links and resources from each of the webinars are posted on our website – under initiatives. We’re still working on getting up a few of the recorded presentations but encourage you to check them […]
Are You Registered?
The 3rd National Preconception Health Summit is just around the corner. The agenda and registration information are posted at http://www.beforeandbeyond.org/. Check it out! I know times are tight, but the registration fee is only $175 and the current room rates are only $92. The Summit begins officially Sunday evening June 12th and finishes up at […]
Learn about HRSA’s New Bright Futures for Women’s Health Initiative
On April 6th Sabrina Matoff-Stepp and Anna Kindermann from the Office of Women’s Health at HRSA will share information on the new Bright Futures for Women’s Health Initiative. This presentation is part of our Women’s Integrated Systems for Health (WISH) webinar series. The presentation will be recorded and available for viewing a few days after […]
Interconception Webinar is a Hit
We still can’t believe that we had almost 300 people listen in to our webinar last week on Interconception Health for High-Risk moms. The response to this topic and to the webinar series has been wonderful. Clearly there is a significant interest in sharing ideas and practices in providing services and support to this important […]