Part 2: Health Resources
- Part 1: Main Section
- Part 2: Health Resources
- Part 3: Reading List and Links to Resources
- Part 4: Media and Politics
- Part 5: Community Resources
- Part 6: Honoring Women
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
- 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