Women's Health Council

Women in the Workplace

gglanville — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:17:55 +0000

April 17 , 2012: Equal Pay Day

This year’s Equal Pay Day is Tuesday, April 17, 2012. This date symbolizes how far into 2012 women must work to earn what men earned in 2011.

Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE) in 1996 as a public awareness event to [...]

What’s At Stake for Women’s Health

gglanville — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:12:32 +0000

The World Congress 3rd Annual Leadership Summit on The Business of Women’s Health takes place April 25th-27th in Boston, MA. Three members of the Women’s Health Council of RI will be featured speakers.

Carrie Bridges, MPH, from the RI Department of Health and a founding member of WHC, is speaking on Strategies for Addressing Women’s [...]

WHC Sponsors Annual Women’s Summit at Bryant University

gglanville — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:50:23 +0000

The Women’s Health Council of RI is one of the sponsors of the 15th Annual Women’s Summit, a day-long event to be held March 15th on the campus of Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. The Summit features keynote speakers Carla Harris, Executive Director of Morgan Stanley’s Investment Management services, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough of [...]

New Book: “The Truth About Statins”

gglanville — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:48:15 +0000

Women’s Health Council founding member Barbara H. Roberts, M.D., is the author of a new book titled The Truth About Statins: a comprehensive guide from a doctor on the front lines of the struggle against heart disease. Dr. Roberts discusses the health risks, benefits and alternatives to cholesterol-lowering drugs.

According to the back cover “This [...]

Medical Issues Hit the Stage at Trinity Rep

gglanville — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:46:06 +0000

An original play by Deborah Salem Smith, Love Alone, tells the story of what happens after a routine medical procedure goes tragically wrong and forever changes the lives of the four women involved. The play explores what a lawsuit means for a doctor who is sued, and traces her personal journal of recovery from the [...]

Upcoming Events

tom — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:11:36 +0000

CRITICAL WORKSHOP TRAINING

Managing Women’s Physical and High-Risk Behavioral Health

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS

The World Health Organization predicts that by the year 2020 the leading disability in women worldwide will be depression. This workshop will teach concrete steps for integrating behavioral health screening and follow-up in both primary care and [...]

2011 Conference

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:02:58 +0000

CO-CHAIRS Mary Reich Cooper, MD, JD; Karen Rosene-Montella, MD
and the Women’s Health Council of RI

INVITE YOU TO THE
Second Annual Quality Conference

Women’s Health
Bridging Physical and Behavioral Health

Keynote Speaker
Vice Admiral REGINA M. BENJAMIN, MD, MBA
Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service