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Women's Health Fair

National Women's Health Week

Monday, May 12, 2008, 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, 12201 Euclid Ave, Cleveland

FREE FOOD, PRIZES, WORKSHOPS & HEALTH SCREENINGS!

3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Stressed Out?

The Mind-Body Connection: What’s the relationship between chronic illness and mental health and what do I do about it? Learn tips to deal with stress!

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Fast, cheap and healthy meals!

Learn about preventing diabetes and how food affects your mood!

This program is supported by funding for Women’s Health Week from the Violence and Injury Prevention Program, Bureau of Health Promotion and Risk Reduction, Office of Healthy Ohio, Ohio Department of Health and the Case Urban AHEC. Co-sponsored by the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women at Case Western Reserve University and the Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland.

Contact: katie.hanna@case.edu or 216.368.8639 for more information.

Visit http://womenshealth.gov/whw

Mandel Center Open House

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 from 5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations Building at 11402 Bellflower Road

Advance your Career in the Nonprofit Sector!

The Mandel Center at Case invites you to an Open House for its Master of Nonprofit Organizations degree and Certificate in Nonprofit Management program, which are ranked in the top ten in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Learn about the advantages of working in the nonprofit sector, the types of jobs that are available, and how a Mandel Center degree or certificate can impact your career in this field.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 from 5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. at the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations Building, which is located at 11402 Bellflower Road

Full tuition available for Fall 2008! Case employees can take advantage of the University’s Tuition Waiver.

Parking available in Ford Drive Garage.

Please R.S.V.P. by calling 1- 800- 435- 6669 or emailing us.

If you are unable to attend, but would like to, please visit our website at for more information.

Looking Back to Look Forward in a Different Voice   THE VIDEO!

Carol Gilligan, professor at New York University speaks on her interdisciplinary work on girls' moral development and how gendered notions of care and justice has influenced many fields of inquiry around the world.

>>Click here to see the video recording<<

Recorded February 27, 2008 in Nord Hall at Case Western Reserve University.

Introduced by Dorothy C. Miller

VOLUNTEER WITH US!


Interested in volunteering with the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women? We frequently have opportunities for you to get involved!

This year we will be sending monthly announcements to our volunteers about our upcoming programs and events and how you might participate. We will also be sending volunteer requests on an as-needed basis throughout the year.

To be added to our volunteer listserve, please contact Erica Steckl, our volunteer coordinator at erica.steckl@case.edu. THANK YOU!

DOWNLOAD ANNUAL REPORT


Click here to download
our annual report

Student Focus Group on Cyberstalking

Thursday, May 8, 2008: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Flora Stone Mather Center for Women, Conference Room, 303 Thwing Center

How much of an issue is this on our campus?

Come give the FSM Center for Women & a local graphic designer feedback about draft educational materials on this issue!

Dessert, fruit, & beverages provided. RSVP to Katie Hanna or call 216-386-0985

Hands Off

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 • 5:30 PM
AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland

Hands Off is an evening event highlighting the unfortunate juxtaposition between the positive healing power of touch and the real life, untouched experience of many women living with the stigma of HIV/AIDS.

Come for the exhibit, stay for the panel discussion!

The Exhibit: Women living with HIV will exhibit self-representations in the form of sculptured casts of their own hands. Some will share stories of personal experience with stigma and the healing power of touch.

Healing Touch: Massage therapists and manicurists will be on hand offering mini-massages.

Hands Off/Hands On: A lively panel discussion featuring our Hands Off artist/curator, Samantha Schartman, along with massage therapists, artists, and mental health professionals.

This event is free and open to the public.

Sarah Stankorb 216-357-2223
sstankorb@atfgc.org

http://www.aidstaskforce.org/.

Mammogram Mondays

Do You Qualify for a FREE Mammogram?

Do you have a physician?
If YES:
• Obtain the Mammogram order from your physician
• Contact scheduling 216.636.8000 Monday thru Thursday
(7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.) and Friday (7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.)
• Tell scheduling it’s “Mammogram Mondays” program

No Physician…No Problem!
• Call 216.761.7684 for more information

Although marketed as “Mammogram Mondays” patients can schedule Monday through Friday to receive the free mammogram. No age restriction (if you have a family history of breast cancer, Mammogram Baseline age is 40 years of age), transportation will be provided as needed within a 5 mile radius and uninsured patients that require follow-up will be referred to Huron Hospital Community Health Center 216.761.8992.

This is a grant funded program to provide free mammogram screenings for qualified women with no insurance. Huron Hospital, in partnership with The National Breast Cancer Foundation and Colgate Palmolive, is sponsoring “Mammogram Mondays.”

Announcing the Amelia Earhart Internship for Women Students in the Sciences and Engineering (WISER)

The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women and the Career Center will be co-sponsoring a new internship program this summer. Students interested in completing a summer internship in Cleveland in a science or engineering field are eligible to participate. 
Click here for more details.

 
 
 
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