FREE HEALTH FORUM SET FOR A.V. WOMEN.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - Antelope Valley women are invited to learn more about their health at the annual Women's Spring Health Forum that will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. May 6 at the Chimbole Cultural Center, 38350 Sierra Highway. Free and open to the public, the event will highlight the ways women, especially those over 40 years of age, can take steps to safeguard their health through active and nutrition-conscious lifestyles and early detection of chronic diseases that affect them. ``Women over 40, particularly in specific ethnic groups, are a high-risk group high-risk group Epidemiology A group of people in the community with a higher-than-expected risk for developing a particular disease, which may be defined on a measurable parameter–eg, an inherited genetic defect, physical attribute, lifestyle, habit, for cancer and chronic diseases,'' said Anita Horner, family nurse practitioner nurse practitioner n. Abbr. NP A registered nurse with special training for providing primary health care, including many tasks customarily performed by a physician. and clinical manager of Care-A-Van, Antelope Valley's mobile health clinic. ``Our speakers will focus on the importance of diet, exercise, and regular screenings to minimize the risks.'' Horner notes that women are usually also the health caretakers of their families, so they need to protect their own health for the sake of their families. ``It is critical that all women educate themselves about cancer's warning signs and have critical screenings performed regularly.'' Free breast and cervical screenings are available at Care-A-Van for uninsured and low-income women. The mobile clinic is a program of Visiting Nurse vis·it·ing nurse n. A registered nurse employed by a public health agency or hospital to promote community health and especially to visit and administer treatment to sick people in their homes. Community Services of Partners in Care Foundation. Speakers from medical centers and organizations will discuss menopause and nutrition; breast and cervical cancer-screening disparities among African-American, Hispanic/Latina and Asian women; and environmental tobacco smoke environmental tobacco smoke (ETS/passive smoke), n the gaseous by-product of burning tobacco products, including but not limited to commercially manufactured cigarettes and cigars; contains toxic elements harmful to the health of adults and children and women's health. Nutritious refreshments, child care, Spanish-language translation services and door prizes for attendees are also on the program. Sponsors for the forum include the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Partnered for Progress, the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, , Funding by Proposition 99, the Hispanic/Latino Tobacco Education Network, the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , ISR (Interrupt Service Routine) Software routine that is executed in response to an interrupt. and L.A. Care Health Plan. For more information and reservations, call Maria Altamirano at (661) 945-2391. |
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