Our Mission
Speaking of Women's Health's mission is to educate women to make informed decisions about health, well-being and personal safety for themselves and their families. The goal of the Speaking of Women's Health conference is to enhance the lives and welfare of women, raise funds to support women's health initiatives and honor individuals making a difference in our community.
What is Speaking of Women's Health?While honoring what it means to be a woman, Speaking of Women's Health addresses important health issues for women including osteoporosis, heart health, beauty and self-esteem, GI health and relationships. In 2008, Speaking of Women's Health will host more than 50 events across the country. In Wal-Mart stores across the country, you will find Speaking of Women's Health Information Centers, with free educational health brochures available on more than 20 health topics of interest to women.
National SponsorsIn addition to grassroots support from local and regional sponsors, Speaking of Women’s Health is supported by National Sponsors Wal-Mart, Lifetime, Tylenol, Zyrtec, Kellogg’s, L’Oreal Paris, Maybelline New York, Garnier, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, Guardasil, Slim-Fast, Promise activ, Vaseline, Degree, Kleenx, Huggies, Kotex, Dove Chocolate, Meredith, Stryker, One-A-day Women's, and Citracal Universal Sisters®In 2001, Speaking of Women's Health launched Universal Sisters®, its first Minority Health Program. By design, the Minority Health Initiative programs are devoted to celebrating minority women and highlighting the significance of preventive health care. Universal Sisters began as a one-day event and has grown to seven events in 2005, which include daylong conferences across the country, as well as the exclusive women’s health pavilion sponsorship at the Midwest Black Family Reunion Celebration (Cincinnati) and the National Black Family Reunion Celebration (Washington DC). Visit the Universal Sisters page of our Web site. Speaking of Women's Health launched a second Minority Health Program for Latinas in the fall of 2003, Hablando de la Salud de la Mujer, Spanish for "Speaking of Women's Health." In the same spirit of Speaking of Women's Health events, Latinas enjoy learning about their health, well-being and personal safety through pampering and "edu-tainment" from Latino speakers and health care professionals. Speaking of Women's Health raises funds to support women's health organizations, hospital-based women's health initiatives, and health topic programming on PBS stations. At each conference, Speaking of Women's Health honors women who make a difference in their communities. To date, Speaking of Women's Health has raised more than $2 million for support of women's health and well-being programs across the nation.2008 ConferenceSalt Lake City’s ninth annual SPEAKING OF WOMEN’S HEALTH conference, hosted by KUED-7, will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center on Saturday,September 13, 2008 from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The Salt Palace is located at 100 South West Temple in Salt Lake City. Tickets will be available in June 2008. Those who cannot attend but would like to make a contribution to enable women of need to attend the conference are invited to make a donation online. Last year, over 90 underprivileged or at-risk Utah women were able to attend SPEAKING OF WOMEN’S HEALTH thanks to contributions. The Speaking of Women’s Health Foundation is a 501©3 non-profit organization founded in 1996 by Dianne Dunkelman with a mission to educate women to make informed decisions about their health, well-being and personal safety. |
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