Chrysalis has been in the news recently, regarding our thoughts about women’s health and our planned activities for National Women’s Health Week, which kicks off annually on Mother’s Day.
Click here to view the National Women’s Health Week Proclamation
Building a Healthier Community: Conference to address health, well-being of women, girls
“At our National Women’s Health Week lunch-and-learn last year, attendees said they wanted to hear about a variety of real-life strategies that girls and women can use to improve their health,” said Marcia Davis Taylor, Chrysalis Services’ president and chief executive officer. “We decided that a conference would be able to provide that as well as bring together individuals, community-based organizations and health care practitioners to share and learn together.”
Mothers Shape the World: Opinion-Editorial
Generally speaking, women have continued to outlive men at later ages, and self-reported health status has been gradually declining among women since the mid-1990s. According to “Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being,” increasing numbers of women live with chronic health conditions. More than one third of all women over 20 are obese and less than half of all women meet the Federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic activity.
Young Women’s Health Leadership Institute
The institute will be open to girls in grades seven through 12. The purpose is to cultivate leadership skills in young women, resulting in improved health outcomes in the community. Modeled after the curriculum for Project SHARE — Student Health Advocates Redefining Empowerment — the ultimate goal is to prepare young women who will become community leaders, peer educators, and advocates around the health issues that affect girls and women.
