Empowering Women: Addressing Our Higher Risks of Diabetes and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Did you know that women, especially women of color, face a significantly higher risk of diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? This November, join us in raising awareness through the IAWH's educational initiative focused on these critical health concerns. https://lnkd.in/erdA-G_i
Institute for the Advancement of Women's Health
Health, Wellness & Fitness
Woodbridge, VA 223 followers
Building trust in the delivery of evidence-based health research to enhance a woman's decisionmaking about care.
About us
All women are not a like, but what we have in common bonds us - like seeking reliable and credible healthcare, and the need for self-care and overall information to enhance our well-being. This is where the Institute for the Advancement of Women’s Health comes in. We focus on sharing evidence-based tools and information on priority women’s health issues through the lens of a public health research framework. IAWH advances women’s health through disease prevention and health promotion efforts in our local community and national and international settings. Our aim is to reduce the number of devastating health-related stories from women through sharing relevant and current research that informs our health care decision-making. IAWH partners with women, and collaborate with experts and advisors from community-based organizations, public health departments, colleges, and universities to promote holistic care, cultivate research, and uplift the culture of the essence of being a woman to advance women’s health, together. IAWH’s uses evidence-based research to inform its priority areas, and is guided, but not limited by, HHS Healthy People 2030 guidelines that include: • Increase the proportion of women who are aware of and that seek appropriate evidence-based clinical preventive services and screenings (especially breast, cervical cancer, and sexually transmitted diseases). • Increase the number of women who aim to engage their clinicians in conversations about their health (shared decision-making). • Increase the mental and physical health-related quality of life of women with a focus on loneliness, cancer survivors, and work/life balance. • Provide gynecologic education. • Provide education and training on evidence-based holistic methods for reducing chronic disease and comorbidities in women.
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https://www.iawh.org
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- Health, Wellness & Fitness
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- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Woodbridge, VA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2018
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Woodbridge, VA 22194, US
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Updates
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Read Justine’s Experience with Domestic Violence. Share these resources.
Justine's Story - Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2024
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Hey Sis, When was your last mammogram? If it's been a while, it's time to talk with your doctor about scheduling your next mammogram. Breast cancer is the 2nd most common cancer among women in the U.S., and it's most commonly found in women who are 50 or older. Mammograms can help you find breast cancer when it's easier to treat and before it's severe enough to feel or cause symptoms. Although a mammogram can be uncomfortable, any discomfort is over soon. Read more and find other links to resources here: https://lnkd.in/eTzmMA2g Excerpt from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services campaign
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Kidneys are the quiet champions of our body, working to filter your blood and remove excess fluid and waste from your body. They are deeply integral to our health, as are the heart, lungs, and liver. Your kidneys keep you healthy by maintaining just the right balance of water and other substances inside your body. IAWH’s latest blog, "Taking Care of the “Quiet Champions” of our Body: Our Kidneys," offers insights into prevention, the relationship between diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure) symptoms, and treatments - check it out and fight for the health of your kidneys. https://lnkd.in/esN9syYY
Taking Care of the “Quiet Champions” of our Body: Our Kidneys
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It is August 2024, and women in the United States have some highly consequential decisions to make around the leadership for the future of this county and about personal choices for our health and wellbeing. https://lnkd.in/dsJsJJyX
Exploring the Social Determinants of Women's Health
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New #IAWH blog highlights Urinary Tract Infections (UTI; bladder infections) to help women detect symptoms and learn what treatments are available before and after #menopause. #womenshealth https://bit.ly/IAWH-UTI
Breaking the Silence: Urinary Tract Infections in Women: The “Why,” Symptoms, Menopause, and Treatments
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Did you realize that a majority of women who have issues with a leaky bladder have not discussed it with their doctors? On average, women wait 6.5 years before seeking professional help for this problem. To learn more, look at our blog: "15 Qs & As About Urinary Incontinence and Overactive Bladder in Women: What You Need to Know. https://lnkd.in/ehFrewW3
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40 percent of Black men and women are more likely to get colorectal cancer than any other racial group in the United States. They are also more likely to die from it than other racial groups. Learn more in the Institute for the Advancement of Women's Health's March Directors’ Note. #colorectalcancer https://lnkd.in/eQYfWkVE
Just the Facts, Ma'am – “Everything” You Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer (Colon)
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Check out our February Directors' Message for American Heart Month https://lnkd.in/efpm3w3F
A Matter of the Heart - February is American Heart Month
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