Sentences with phrase «access to breast health»

PPNC plays an essential role in ensuring that low - income, at - risk women in our community have access to breast health screenings.

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At Ashland Women's Health, we are moms too, committed to providing our patients with concierge customer service, access to lactation consultants and important resources to support our patients from bump to breast.

It is best if you are seen in a multidisciplinary breast center (like the Breast Health Center at Tufts Medical Center) where you will have access to a team of speciabreast center (like the Breast Health Center at Tufts Medical Center) where you will have access to a team of speciaBreast Health Center at Tufts Medical Center) where you will have access to a team of specialists.

So, if a Guatemalan mom wants to give her nine - month - old a coffee - infused sugar drink from a bottle, I have two options: I can gasp in disgust and silently judge her in my head, pointing out all of the reasons why giving that baby anything but breast milk is not good for its health or newly formed teeth, or I can take time to learn and respect that maybe for this mom, who lives in conditions where there is little access to clean water, boiling water to make coffee is the only way to ensure her little baby doesn't get sick.

HIV Medicine DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00918.x IBFAN - Asia Position Statement on HIV and Infant Feeding, 13 October 2008 South African Tshwane Declaration on breastfeeding, S Afr J Clin Nutr 2011; 24 (4) UNAIDS 2010, Strategy Getting to Zero, UNAIDS Strategy 2011 — 2015 UNAIDS 2010, Agenda for Accelerated Country Action for Women, Girls, Gender Equality and HIV, 2010 - 2014 UNAIDS 2011, Countdown to Zero: Global plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, 2011 - 2015 UNAIDS 2011 Press Release, 9 June, World leaders launch plan to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015 UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child UNICEF 2010, Facts for Life UNICEF 2011, Programming Guide, Infant and Young Child Feeding, 26 May 2011 WHO / UNICEF 2003, Global strategy for infant and young child feeding WHO 2007, Evidence on the long - term effects of breastfeeding: systematic reviews and meta - analysis WHO, UNAIDS, UNICEF 2009, Towards universal access: scaling up priority HIV / AIDS interventions in the health sector: progress report 2009 WHO 2009, Women and health, Today's evidence tomorrow's agenda WHO 2009, Acceptable medical reasons for use of breast - milk substitutes WHO 2009, Rapid advice: use of antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant womenand preventing HIV Infection in infants WHO 2009, Rapid advice: revised WHO principles and recommendations on infant feeding in the context of HIV WHO 2010, Priority Interventions — HIV / AIDS prevention, treatment and care in the health sector WHO 2010, Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding: Principles and recomendations for infant feeding in the context of HIV and a summary of evidence WHO 2010, Annexure 7b to Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding.

7 It follows that access to health care workers via maternity hospitals and doctors» offices remains marketers» principal method of product promotion (often via advertising ABM on prescription pads and infant immunization booklets).8 The tireless efforts of IBFAN are making some progress in shutting down these avenues to unethical promotion of breast milk substitutes.

Governor Cuomo's deal with legislative leaders on expanded access to breast cancer screening falls squarely within three unfortunate Albany traditions: It micromanages the health - care industry in ways that add red tape and drive up costs.

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Erie County, NY Department of Health» Department of Health Receives Grant from Komen WNY Affiliate Will Increase Access to Breast Cancer Screening in Erie County

Produced by the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU), part of the MRC - PHE Centre for Environment & Health based at Imperial College London, the open - access atlas allows researchers, policy makers and members of the public to study the geographical pattern of 14 diseases and conditions such as lung cancer, breast cancer, heart disease, leukemia and low birth weight.

The lab is also working with the Breast Oncology Program at UCSF to make this data part of an adaptive clinical trial called I - SPY, which lets researchers identify the most effective therapies based on patient molecular profiling, and is collaborating with members of the UCSF Institute for Computational Health Sciences (ICHS) to put these and other public data into a centralized database that clinicians can access through an app to help make the most appropriate treatment decisions.

The data for the study came from annual random telephone surveys during 2001 through 2011 that asked 345,211 New Englanders questions about their general, physical and mental health, and their use of and access to health care services including cholesterol testing and screening for cancers of the breast, colon and cervix.

The Georgia Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP)(the Chronic Disease Prevention Section of the Georgia Department of Public Health) provides access to timely breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services throughout the state to female resiBreast and Cervical Cancer Program (BCCP)(the Chronic Disease Prevention Section of the Georgia Department of Public Health) provides access to timely breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services throughout the state to female resibreast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services throughout the state to female residents.

Presentations included: Genetics Primer & Clinical Updates by Linford Williams, MS, LGC; Genetics and Women's Health: Seeing and Foreseeing the Ethical Challenges Ahead by Ruth Farrell, MD, MA; Preimplantation Genetic Screening and Diagnosis: What You Need to Know by Marissa Coleridge, MS, LGC; Evolution of Prenatal Genetic Screening and Testing: NIPT and Beyond by Jeff Chapa, MD, MBA; Promises and Pitfalls of Prenatal Whole Exome Sequencing by Amanda Kalan, MD; Fertility Preservation and Cancer: Survivors, Previvors, and the Newly Diagnosed by Rebecca Flyckt, MD; Improving Access to Cancer Genetics via Telegenetics by Ryan Noss, MS, LGC; Breast Cancer: Management of Moderate Penetrance Predisposition Genes by Holly Pederson, MD; Use of Hormonal and Non-hormonal Therapies in Breast Cancer Survivors and Women at High Risk for Breast / Gyn Cancers by Holly Thacker, MD; Addressing Commonly Asked Patient Questions about Genetics by Rebekah Moore, MS, LGC, Christina Rigelsky, MS, LGC and Allison Schreiber, MS, LGC; and a panel discussion on Genetic Testing Reimbursement featuring Bruce Rogen, MD, MPH and John Yao, MD, MBA, MPH, which was moderated by Daniel Sullivan, MD..

Patients with breast cancer now have access to the new Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion at UC San Diego Health.

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«Latina women and their families depend on access to preventive health care, like lifesaving breast cancer screenings, Pap tests, annual exams and affordable birth control.

Those regulations will affect more than women's access to early abortion care, because most abortion care providers offer a full array of safe, affordable, preventive health services, including breast and cervical cancer screening, STD prevention and treatments, and birth control.

«During the last week, millions spontaneously joined a national conversation about lifesaving breast cancer prevention care and reinforced shared values about access to health care for all.

En banc review is also needed to protect low - income Texas women's access to needed preventive health care such as breast exams, birth control, pap tests and STD screenings to nearly 50,000 low - income Texas women.

Advocate for research funding and access to affordable, high - quality breast health and cancer care services

Hempstead, NY — April 6, 2015 — Planned Parenthood of Nassau County (PPNC) and Susan G. Komen Greater NYC have announced that they will partner once again to provide Long Island women with comprehensive breast health education and access to free or low - cost screening services through the activities of Sisters United in Health / Hermanas Unidas en la health education and access to free or low - cost screening services through the activities of Sisters United in Health / Hermanas Unidas en la Health / Hermanas Unidas en la Salud.

The expanded program Planned Parenthood announced today will give more women access to lifesaving cancer screenings, diagnostic services, and educational resources to help them identify potential breast health issues early, and make the best decisions about their health care.

«During this economic downturn, many women and families are struggling to make ends meet, and are relying on women's health and family planning centers for access to essential health care services such as breast exams, other cancer and disease screenings, contraception and more.

To ensure that the Komen Foundation's decision doesn't jeopardize any woman's access to lifesaving screenings and services, Planned Parenthood has launched a Breast Health Emergency FunTo ensure that the Komen Foundation's decision doesn't jeopardize any woman's access to lifesaving screenings and services, Planned Parenthood has launched a Breast Health Emergency Funto lifesaving screenings and services, Planned Parenthood has launched a Breast Health Emergency Fund.

As a breast cancer survivor, I know well that recent threats to take away women's access to lifesaving and preventive health care by barring federal funding for Planned Parenthood are dangerous and irresponsible.

Here on Long Island, Sisters United in Health, a coalition of 13 partner organizations led by Planned Parenthood of Nassau County and the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Program, has been helping women overcome these barriers and working one - on - one with them to access breast cancer screenings for more than a dBreast Cancer Program, has been helping women overcome these barriers and working one - on - one with them to access breast cancer screenings for more than a dbreast cancer screenings for more than a decade.

When women have questions or concerns about breast health, many are able to turn to a family physician or OB / GYN for answers and convenient access to cancer screenings and mammograms.

Hempstead, NY — Planned Parenthood of Nassau County (PPNC) and Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, the two lead agencies of Sisters United in Health, is sponsoring a breast cancer screening event to help low - income and uninsured women in the community access no - cost mammograms and clinical breast Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, the two lead agencies of Sisters United in Health, is sponsoring a breast cancer screening event to help low - income and uninsured women in the community access no - cost mammograms and clinical breast breast cancer screening event to help low - income and uninsured women in the community access no - cost mammograms and clinical breast breast exams.

In Michigan, 10 community health centers are working to increase access to routine and early screenings for breast and cervical cancer.