Women's Philanthropy--Women's Issues

Demand Fair Reporting on Health and Supplements

Demand Unbiased Reporting on Health and Supplements » Dear Stephanie, When it comes to studies that affect our health, we need objective research and trustworthy results. But a recent Institute of Medicine report says few people are vitamin D deficient, despite concerns from dozens of studies from respected experts in the field. What should we believe? Tell Congress to appoint a new -- and unbiased -- scientific panel to review vitamin D » Doctors have advised taking vitamin D for everything from heart disease and cancer to autoimmune disease. Now we're hearing a different story from the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition board, which included a panelist who works as an adviser in the pharmaceutical industry. We want an honest answer on whether or not we need more vitamin D. Tell Congress to appoint a new scientific panel to review vitamin D and investigate the IOM's report » Thanks for taking action, Natasha Care2 Campaign Team

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eVOICES 2011 Nurse's Aide Training Begins in Yangon, Myanmar

2011 Nurse's Aide Training Begins in Yangon, Myanmar Dear Stephanie, On January 17, 31 young women were accepted to the Nurse's Aide Training Program conducted by the Zoe Development Center in Yangon, Myanmar.  This is the fifth year Global Women has contributed the funds for this program. The women are mostly from the region of Myanmar that was devastated by Cyclone Nargis in 2008.  They have little opportunity for jobs or education. The Nurse's Aide Training Program offers hope to these women by providing room and board as they participate in the 6-month training course.  After graduation from the program, the women will have opportunities for continued training as they work in area clinics and hospitals which will eventually provide a source of income for them.  Naw Paw Gaw, director of the Zoe Center, asks Global Women to pray for the instructors of the program and for the students as they adjust to their new educational setting. Also pray that these young women will experience love, encouragement and hope offered by the staff of the Zoe Center. Pray that they will all experience God's care and provision during this time of study and transition. Global Women's executive director will travel with a small medical team to Yangon in June, to offer additional training for the students and to celebrate with them as they graduate.     Update from Central Asia Prayer Need Kh, the woman we have been praying for this week, has been safely relocated to another country, along with her children. She is in a place unknown to her abusive husband and is surrounded by loving friends who are working to find her a permanent location.  In emails shared during this crisis, she expressed thanks for all who have been praying for her.  She expressed sadness for having to leave her home and her family, but thanks to God for protecting her and her children.  Please continue to pray as she adjusts to a new city and as she especially looks for a church family.     You are receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in Global Women's mission of connecting and empowering women to transform our worlds. We invite you to join us as we Investigate the global needs of women, Involve ourselves and our communities in meeting these needs, and Influence leaders to cultivate cultures that value women.  | Forward to a friend | Our mailing address is: Global Women PO Box 1535 Pelham, AL 35124 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2011 Global Women All rights reserved. Remove me from this list

Denied Treatment for Pregnancy Complications: Could This Happen To You

Could It Happen to You? Knowledge is power. Empower yourself and others — learn more about religious restrictions and how you can prevent them from affecting your care. Dear Stephanie, Can you imagine learning that complications from your pregnancy put your health at risk and yet your hospital refuses to act? This horrific reality has happened and can happen again. If your local hospital is religiously-affiliated or employs doctors or nurses who have religious objections to providing needed medical care, it could even happen to you. Take our pledge and get informed about how religious refusals can affect your care. In November 2010, a woman in southern Arizona who was fifteen weeks pregnant with twins miscarried one at home. She went to the only hospital available, a Catholic-affiliated hospital, for treatment, only to be told that the miscarriage could not be completed because the remaining fetus still had a heartbeat. According to her treating doctor, nothing could be done to save the fetus, and without treatment the woman was at risk of hemorrhaging or developing a life threatening infection. Yet she was sent eighty miles away for treatment, because hospital administrators considered completing an inevitable miscarriage to be an abortion. This woman was denied the standard of care at the hospital in her community and subjected to an unnecessary delay in treatment while enduring a traumatic experience. One way to prevent this from happening to you is to know that it can happen and to ask the right questions of your health care providers. Pledge to empower yourself with the knowledge that individual health care provider or institutional religious refusals could affect your care or the care of someone you love. Some religiously-affiliated hospitals allow religious doctrine, and not proven medical best practices, to dictate the kind of care and procedures that pregnant women can receive. In these hospitals, patient care and medical standards often run a distant second to religious doctrine and, as a result, women’s health can suffer and their lives can be at risk. Our newly released report, Below the Radar: Health Care Providers’ Religious Refusals Can Endanger Pregnant Women’s Lives and Health, explores this disturbing trend. Knowledge is power. Empower yourself and others — take our pledge that you’ll learn more about how religious restrictions can affect your health care. Thank you for all the work you do to support women and girls and for continuing to fight with us to protect women’s health. Sincerely, Jill Morrison Senior Counsel National Women's Law Center P.S. Don’t forget to check out our newly released report, Below the Radar: Health Care Providers’ Religious Refusals Can Endanger Pregnant Women’s Lives and Health.       Share This     Spread the Word   Please forward this email to your friends, family, and co-workers and encourage them to sign up to receive the NWLC Update in their own inboxes.   Check Your Subscription   Are you getting the emails from NWLC that most interest you? Please take a moment to update your subscription preferences.           Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to receive future NWLC e-mails >> View this email on the web >> Privacy Policy >> Unsubscribe >> ® Copyright 2010 National Women’s Law Center 11 Dupont Circle, NW, # 800 Washington, DC 20036 ( phone ) 202. 588. 5180

From Local to Global: A Maternal Health Crisis Seattle, WA, 01.27.11

	We wanted to let you know about an exciting event that is coming up near you! What: From Local to Global: A Maternal Health Crisis Where: University of Washington Savery Hall Room 260 University of Washignton Savery Hall, Seattle, WA (map) When: Thursday January 27th 2011 Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Join us for a film screening and panel discussion on the human rights crisis of maternal mortality. We will see parts of the film "Dead Mums Don't Cry" and hear from an expert panel, including: Shafia Monroe, International Center for Traditional Childbearing Vivianne Tsu, PATH Professor Steve Gloyd, UW Dept of Global Health and Health Services Dr. Michael Tuggy, Swedish Medical Center Moderated by Jason Disterhoft, Amnesty International Demand Dignity Campaign This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. UW Campus map: http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/?SAV For more information, please contact Sara Schmidt at sschmidt@aiusa.org or 415.288.1865. You can also learn more by going to http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1508838771437#!/event.php?eid=177995485568001.

Join Gloria Steinem, Gloria Feldt, Loretta Ross, Julie Burton for Choice

Today marks the 38th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that affirmed a woman’s right to choose. Last month, Gloria Steinem, Gloria Feldt, Loretta Ross and I emailed you asking for your support of Not Under The Bus, the Women’s Media Center’s rapid-response communications hub and multimedia campaign to keep women’s health care fair, safe, and covered.  We received a wonderful response from our supporters, and sincerely thank those of you who gave generously to support this important project. But the reality is that this year’s Roe anniversary is one of the darkest ones, and we still need your support.  This week, the U.S. House of Representatives – now controlled by an anti-choice majority – introduced legislation that would raise taxes for recipients of health plans that cover abortion, tighten restrictions on abortion for rape and incest victims, and ban abortion access for women serving in the military. I know you and I did not fight (for decades!) to be faced with this kind of unbelievable threat to our reproductive lives. Please help the Women’s Media Center continue to build a megaphone and get our pro-choice messages across: https://donate.womensmediacenter.com/page/contribute/wmc. In solidarity, Julie Burton, President Women’s Media Center PS: Be sure to check out Friday's exclusive Women’s Media Center commentary Violent Rhetoric Has Consequences – Just Ask Abortion Providers by Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation. ------- From: Women's Media Center <info@womensmediacenter.com> To: Stephanie Doty Date: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 1:01 PM Subject: Join Gloria Steinem, Gloria Feldt, Loretta Ross, Julie Burton for Choice Dear Stephanie, Did you know…. … that Senator Jim DeMint, Republican of South Carolina, is blocking funds for the first National Museum of Women’s History because he objects to its inclusion of Margaret Sanger? … that Rush Limbaugh brought abortion even into his agenda on TSA on screenings by asking (seriously), “Will these scans be able to tell whether or not a woman has had an abortion?” … that Glenn Beck fronts for the right wing strategy to claim a civil rights mantle for the corporate-backed, anti-environment, anti-choice rightwing, and to divide the overwhelmingly progressive and pro-Obama Black community?  They have turned the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s March on Washingtoninto a Tea Party rally, used Fox News to attack longtime civil rights activist Shirley Sherrod, presented Priests for Life as Freedom Riders protesting the (false) idea that abortion is “Black genocide,” and mounted rallies and billboards in Atlanta – also soon to appear in more communities -- that declare “African-American children are an endangered species." …that the US House of Representatives will be led by obsessively anti-choice John Boehner, Republican of Ohio, whose anti-choice majority took an on extra 43 anti-choice members in the midterms, aided by a Senate with 6 additional anti-choice votes -- all with the sworn agenda of throwing women in this and other countries under the bus by de-funding and then reversing domestic and global reproductive freedom. There is only thing more dangerous than all of the above – not knowing all of the above. And there will be much more.  That's why it's the job of the Women’s Me di a C en ter to use new and old media to get the facts out, correct biased framing by the media, and to identify and train diverse, trustworthy, popular spokeswomen who alert the country to threats to the human right to reproductive freedom – and what you and we can do together to protect it.   During the healthcare debates, for instance, when Congressman Bart Stupak was posing the maximum danger, the Women’s Media Center launched  Not Under The Bus -- the only site that brings the whole pro-choice community together, aggregating critical campaigns, commentary and video from the WMC’s leadership and our pro-choice allies. Our strong voice amplified those who were fighting against the Stupak Amendment.  And we clarified the many media misconceptions about what Stupak meant for women’s health and rights.  Frankly, we think we also gave courage and leverage to many of you who felt women’s voices needed to be more prominent and less equivocal in that debate.   Not Under The Bus is again ready to roll out as a basic part of the media landscape and the public consciousness.    Not Under The Bus is a unique and critical project fighting biased media coverage through a rapid-response communications hub and multimedia campaign to protect women’s right to reproductive health. We’ve done the groundwork, and now all we need is your help to rally and amplify pro-choice voices across the country. Can you help?  Only your support will win the fight for women’s reproductive choice. Donate, say, the cost of one dinner or a few months of movies or anything else in your life that won’t give you nearly as much pleasure as watching women be trusted to decide their own reproductive lives. Please give $50, $250, $500, or more today! womensmediacenter.com/donate Do you remember last year when the mainstream media amplified anti-choice Democrat Bart Stupak’s voice loud and clear – but not the majority views of women?  With fewer than 20 percent of all managerial positions at media outlets held by women, and only 25 percent of op-eds in major newspapers written by women, it’s no wonder that our media often fails us when it comes to reality-based discussion of our reproductive rights. Remember: A woman’s ability to decide when and whether to have children – including comprehensive sex education and affordable birth control in order to avoid abortion as well as to choose safe childbirth – is the single greatest determinant of her health, ability to go to school, economic status and even her longevity. This is not a single issue.   Like freedom of speech and assembly, this is a basic human right.  But it’s up to us to keep the media from trivializing it.  womensmediacenter.com/donate With your help, women’s lives will not be thrown under the bus. With friendship, Gloria Steinem Co-Founder, Women’s Media Center Gloria Feldt Board, Women’s Media Center Loretta Ross National Coordinator of SisterSong Julie Burton Interim President, Women’s Media Center PS: Longtime activist and author, Gloria Steinem, has joined with Gloria Feldt (activist, author, and former President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America), Loretta Ross (National Coordinator of SisterSong, whose Trust Black Women Campaign is countering rightwing propaganda about abortion), and Julie Burton (former Executive Director of Voters For Choice and Founding Executive Director of Choice USA) to lead the WMC’s Not Under the Bus campaign. You did not vote for and don’t deserve this threat to our reproductive lives.  Help us amplify your majority voice with Not Under the Bus: womensmediacenter.com/donate. Women's Media Center was founded in 2005 by Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem to positively impact the visibility of women in the media, amplify women's voices on key issues in the national dialogue, fight sexism and bias against women in the media, and increase professional opportunities for women across all forms of media. Through training, advocacy, and the development of original content, WMC is changing the conversation in the media so that media more accurately represents the perspectives, positions, and priorities of women.

Now he's after abortion access - stop Speaker Boehner from taking away our rights

Access to Abortion at Risk Tell your Member of Congress to reject the Smith bill and protect women’s access to abortion. Dear Stephanie, Speaker Boehner’s priorities: #1: Hold a vote to repeal the health care law, which will harm women’s health; #2: Threaten women’s access to health insurance coverage of abortion, even when it is paid for with their own private dollars, which would harm women’s health. Sense a trend? Tell your Member of Congress to stop Speaker Boehner and other anti-choice Members of Congress from threatening women’s health. It’s no coincidence that this week, leading up to anniversary of the landmark Roe v Wade decision, anti-choice Members of Congress introduced the Smith bill (H.R. 3). This bill: Increases taxes on millions of individuals and small businesses that keep the insurance plans they currently have; Attempts to shut down the private market for insurance coverage that includes abortion, even though the coverage is paid for with private funds; Makes dangerous restrictions on abortion coverage permanent; Prevents some rape survivors and women with life-threatening pregnancies from obtaining insurance coverage for abortion. I know — you probably have to read the list above again, but it’s true — Speaker Boehner and other anti-choice Members of Congress have decided to vote on a bill that is this dangerous for women. The truth is, he’s on a roll to make sure that his special interests are taken care of. And his special interests? They don’t have the interests of women’s health in mind. Tell your Member of Congress to oppose the harmful Smith bill (H.R. 3) and protect women’s health. Today, as we celebrate everything that the Roe v Wade decision has meant for women, we also need to remind ourselves that access to abortion is continually threatened, and we must do all we can to protect it. Thank you for helping us protect women’s access to reproductive health services. Sincerely, Judy Waxman Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights National Women's Law Center P.S. Want to learn more about how the Smith bill harms women’s health? Check out our new fact sheet.       Share This     Spread the Word   Please forward this email to your friends, family, and co-workers and encourage them to sign up to receive the NWLC Update in their own inboxes.   Check Your Subscription   Are you getting the emails from NWLC that most interest you? Please take a moment to update your subscription preferences.           Did someone forward you this email? Sign up to receive future NWLC e-mails >> View this email on the web >> Privacy Policy >> Unsubscribe >> ® Copyright 2010 National Women’s Law Center 11 Dupont Circle, NW, # 800 Washington, DC 20036 ( phone ) 202. 588. 5180

Health Funding Watch

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January 19, 2011
In this issue of Health Funding Watch, the Foundation Center's newsletter devoted to health-related topics, you'll read about an eight-figure gift to New York University's Langone Medical Center. You'll also find links to other health-related news, resources, funding opportunities for individuals and organizations, and job listings. Health Funding Watch is available exclusively to visitors who register at the Foundation Center's Web site.
Faculty Member Donates $21 Million to NYU Medical Center NYU Langone Medical Center has announced a $21 million gift from microbiology professor Jan T. Vilcek and his wife, Marica, to support research and education at the center. The gift will create the Jan and Marica Vilcek Merit Scholarship Fund, which will cover the tuition costs of NYU medical students based primarily on merit as well as financial need, and will also be used to expand the Jan T. Vilcek Endowed Fellowship Fund, which was created to support the careers of young scientists, strengthen the basic sciences at the center, and support the purchase and renovation of a dormitory for undergrad and graduate medical students. Read the article» Recent Health News from Philanthropy News Digest Partners HealthCare Receives $20 Million Gift The gift will establish the Kraft Family National Center for Leadership and Training in Community Health and support community cancer programs at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.... Posted: 1/13/11 Partnership Announced to Combat Severe Childhood Malnutrition in Haiti Partners in Health, Abbott, and the Abbott Fund will work together to build a new production facility in Haiti focused on producing Nourimanba, a nutritious, peanut-based food product developed by PIH to combat severe childhood malnutrition.... Posted: 1/11/11 Global Health Funders Commit to Enhancing Access to Research Data A coalition of seventeen health research funders, including the U.K.-based Wellcome Trust and the Hewlett Foundation, has agreed to support timely and responsible sharing of health research data in ways that are equitable, ethical, and efficient.... Posted: 1/11/11 NFL Charities Awards More Than $1.6 Million for Sports Medical Research The charitable arm of the National Football League awarded sixteen grants during 2010 for sports-related medical research, including almost $1 million for concussion prevention and treatment.... Posted: 12/26/10 Indiana University Receives $3.4 Million for Palliative Cancer Care Research, Education The grant will support the creation of the Walther Program in Palliative Care Research and Education, which will work to help clinicians, researchers, and educators integrate palliative care into conventional cancer care.... Posted: 12/25/10   More health news» Funding Opportunities Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Seeks Applications From Physicians for Clinical Scholars Program The two-year program will pay a yearly stipend of at least $62,000 to physicians interested in working with communities, organizations, practitioners, and policymakers to address issues essential to the health and well-being of all Americans.... Deadline: 2/28/11 American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation and Council of Medical Specialty Societies Offer Grants to Advance Medical Professionalism Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to medical and health groups, schools, organizations, and hospitals working to advance appropriate healthcare decision-making and stewardship of healthcare resources.... Deadline: 3/31/11 American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation and Council of Medical Specialty Societies Offer Grants to Advance Medical Professionalism Grants of $20,000 will be awarded to medical organizations, health systems/hospitals, academic medical centers, and medical practices working to improve healthcare decision-making and stewardship of healthcare resources.... Deadline: 3/31/11 American Legacy Foundation Invites Applications for Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications Two individuals who have worked to help disadvantaged communities and convey culturally appropriate messages about the dangers of tobacco use will be awarded $5,000 to pursue undergraduate or graduate studies.... Deadline: 4/30/11   More requests for proposals» Send Us Your Feedback We'd like to know what you think of Health Funding Watch. Please send your comments to healthwatch@foundationcenter.org.   Advertise in Health Funding Watch Health Funding Watch is mailed the third Wednesday of the month to more than 66,000 subscribers with a stated interest in health. For information about our advertising rates, contact Nick Scott at (212) 807-2432 or nps@foundationcenter.org.	Follow the Foundation Center!              Oral Health Oral Heath America works to represent the oral health interests of the American public. Through Smiles Across America, OHA reaches more than 310,000 children annually with a range of oral disease prevention and health promotion services, including dental sealants, fluoride varnish treatments, and family education. The organization also educates youth about the risks of smokeless tobacco use and advocates for policies that help underserved Americans obtain the dental care and education they need. Click here to learn more. Health Outcomes Measurement The U.S. lacks a cohesive national strategy and the necessary tools to monitor and address the social, economic, and environmental factors that affect health outcomes, a study by the Institute of Medicine finds. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, For the Public's Health: The Role of Measurement in Action and Accountability (4 pages, PDF) highlights findings from a full-length report that proposes changes in the collection and analysis of health statistics and argues for adoption of a robust set of indicators to help public health agencies, schools, hospitals, and community-based organizations implement strategies that improve Americans' health. Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation ADDF seeks to fill the critical translational funding gap between basic research and later-stage drug development in the field of Alzheimer's disease, related dementias, and cognitive aging. In addition to funding academic programs, it also invests in and creates early stage biotechnology companies and initiates, sponsors, and co-sponsors conferences to stimulate new ideas and approaches in areas of interest to the foundation. The organization provides funding for up to two years of research, with funding averaging $150,000 a year and the potential for future follow-on funding. To learn more, visit the ADDF Web site. Job Opportunities Knowledge Management Director National Kidney Foundation New York, New York Posted: 1/16/11 Executive Director Health Leads Baltimore, Maryland Posted: 1/13/11 Senior Policy Attorney National Health Law Program Washington, DC Posted: 1/13/11 Prospect Research Analyst Hazelden Foundation Saint Paul, Minnesota Posted: 1/12/11 More job opportunities»
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House Votes to Repeal Health Care Law

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Wed, January 19, 2011 -- 6:09 PM ET

The House on Wednesday voted to repeal the Democrats'
landmark health care overhaul, in a largely symbolic step
that the new Republican majority said marked the beginning of
an all-out effort to dismantle President Obama's signature
domestic policy achievement.

Leaders of the Democratic-controlled Senate have said that
they will not act on the repeal measure, effectively
scuttling it.

A House majority voted 245 to 189 to repeal the measure.

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http://www.nytimes.com?emc=na

USAID MAKING AN IMPACT -- Celebrating 50 years

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To celebrate our 50th anniversary, USAID is honoring the visionaries whose spirit of innovation has improved millions of lives in the developing world. These heroes are the quiet force for progress – preventing disease and disasters, stabilizing societies and expanding free markets.

Welcome to their stories.

 

Stand Up for Health:

Stand Up for Health:.