Women's Health

This pamphlet describes the physical, emotional, and other benefits for choosing breastfeeding over bottle-feeding. Some of the benefits listed are protection from disease and increased test scores among high school students who had been breastfed. It promotes breastfeeding for the health and convenience of mother and child during the first year. The brochure explains the two types of mother’s milk and the three steps for breastfeeding. More information on this topic and other women’s health issues can be found on the website and phone numbers listed on the back of the pamphlet.
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In this pamphlet women learn healthy eating habits for the benefit of their mind and body. It covers six nutrients of particular importance to women -- Fiber, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Omega 3 Fatty Acid, and Calcium -- and lists information including the foods that contain that nutrient, its health benefits and how much of each is needed per day.
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The information in this pamphlet stresses to women the proven significance of Folic Acid, a B vitamin, in the prevention of birth defects in a baby’s brain and spinal column, and lists other benefits of this nutrient to mother and baby – protection against spina bifida, anencephalus, cleft lip and palate, heart problems, anemia and low birth weight.
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This pamphlet stresses the importance for women to seek help and find safety from domestic abuse. It explains types of domestic abuse – physical, verbal, emotional and economic -- the violence cycle, and why leaving is difficult.
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Gives women the key factors involved in a healthy pregnancy and birth. This pamphlet advocates maintaining good health and seeking medical advice prior to becoming pregnant. It describes the three stages of pregnancy – 1st, 2nd and 3rd Trimesters.
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This pamphlet educates women in the ways to choose a sexual partner she can trust to fulfill her needs. Women learn the importance of knowing herself first so she is able to find a partner that is compatible to her wants and needs. It includes how to communicate with a sexual partner verbally and physically to result in good sex, closeness, and happiness in a relationship and also promotes STI prevention and testing.
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This pamphlet encourages women to take an active role in prevention and early detection of breast and cervical cancer. It explains the contributing factors to each type of cancer, how they can be detected, how to find facilities that test for them and gives tips for reducing the risk of both diseases.
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This pamphlet describes birth control methods available to women, their benefits, effectiveness, possible problems, cost, and any disease protection they may provide. It explains birth control terms that all women should learn -- cervix, egg, ejaculation, emergency contraception, hormones, latex, pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, sperm, spermicide and uterus.
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This pamphlet gives women information on how to recognize and treat CFS, a disease that affects women three times as often as men. It encourages those who experience extreme, prolonged, and unexplained tiredness to consult a health care professional.
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