Women’s Health Center of Excellence Update

January/February 2002, Issue 32

Breastfeeding Classes Available

The Women’s Center offers breastfeeding classes taught by Certified Lactation Consultants. The classes are held in the Women’s Center at 2001 West First Street in Suite 101. This course will begin January 8 and be held every Tuesday for three weeks from 6 to 8 pm. Registration is $25, which includes a book Breastfeeding: A Parent’s Guide and refreshments. Participants with perfect attendance are entered into a drawing for a breastfeeding adapter kit (courtesy of the Women’s Health Center). For more information or to register, contact ActionHealth at 713-8001.

Attention All Physician Offices

The three-year WHISC (Women’s Health: Interventions for Smoking Cessation) project is approaching its end. Free materials are available to any interested health care providers in Forsyth County to assist in counseling patients to quit smoking. The ultimate goal of WHISC is to reduce the high infant mortality rate in Forsyth County. A contributing factor to this mortality rate is women smoking during childbearing years and second-hand smoke. If interested in obtaining these materials for your practice, please contact Nancy Simpson, WHISC Project Manager, at 713-7050 or nsimpson@wfubmc.edu.

Last Chance for Workshop

The WHISC project will offer “Counseling for Change: Smoking Cessation for Women of Childbearing Age” one last time on Thursday, March 22, 2002, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm at the Sticht Center. This free workshop is funded by the Duke Endowment Grant, and workshop materials, lunch, and breaks are all provided. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. For more information and/or to register, contact Carol Bledsoe at 713-7003 or cbledsoe@wfubmc.edu.

Women’s Health Seminar Series

January 8, 2002 – “Mental Health for Geriatric Women: Challenges for the Next Decade,” presented by Mary Harper, MD, Distinguished Adjunct Professor, University of Alabama.

February 12, 2002 – “HIV Infection in Women,” presented by Shannon L. Hader, MD, MPH, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Centers for Disease Control.

March 12, 2002 – “Women’s Health Pilot Grant Winners Day: An Update,” presented by Roger Anderson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Section on Social Sciences and Health Policy, Department of Public Health Sciences and Sharon Jackson, PhD, Assistant Professor, Section on Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences.

All seminars are held in the Sticht Center Auditorium on the Ground floor of the Sticht Center. Lunch is provided. For questions or directions, contact the Women’s Health Center at 713-4220.

For more information, stop by our Resource Center at Piedmont Plaza II, 1^st Floor, contact us at (336) 713-4220, or visit our web site at www.wfubmc.edu/women