In a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee, CARE About Fibroids and 17 leading fibroids and women's health stakeholders joined a letter of support penned by the Black Womens Health Imperative for H.R. 6383 - The Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act. Sponsored by Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), the bill would direct the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to conduct and expand upon uterine fibroids research, as well as Medicaid coverage of treatment options for this health condition. CARE About Fibroids is proud to join BWHI and our stakeholder partners in supporting this vitally important effort.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 29, 2020

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Jenny Rosenberg
jtr@careaboutfibroids.org

Washington, DC – CARE (Community, Action, Research, and Education) About Fibroids, a nonprofit women's health organization dedicated to raising policymaker awareness of the impact of uterine fibroids among women in the U.S., today announced the publication of the group's third white paper entitled, "A Report on the Sexual and Emotional Impact of Uterine Fibroids." Given that the physical impacts of uterine fibroids have been well-documented and researched, CARE About Fibroids deemed it vital to focus on the emotional, mental, and psychological impact. The report predominately highlights the need for providers, physicians, community advocates, and activists to understand the overreaching impact that uterine fibroids has on the women who have to confront their existence every day. 

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August 13, 2019

Media Contact:
Jenny Rosenberg
jtr@careaboutfibroids.org

​Washington, D.C., and Durham, N.C., August 13, 2019 – Responsum Health (Responsum), an innovative creator of personalized patient newsfeeds and support platforms, and the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), a leading academic research organization, are excited to announce an agreement to collaborate on their shared mission to improve the quality of life for patients with uterine fibroids. They are joined in this effort by The White Dress Project and CARE About Fibroids, two of the nation’s top uterine fibroids patient advocacy organizations. The announcement follows Fibroids Awareness Month, recognized in July.

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July 29, 2019

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Jenny Rosenberg
jtr@careaboutfibroids.org
Tanika Gray Valbrun
wecanwearwhite@gmail.com

​CARE About Fibroids applauds U.S. Representatives David Scott (D-GA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-At Large), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-At Large) for their introduction of a Congressional resolution expressing support for the designation of July 2019 as Uterine Fibroids Awareness month.

CARE About Fibroids is proud to join forces with organizations from the Caribbean, US, UK and France to launch a global campaign calling for a greater focus on fibroids. The campaign highlights the need for a global change where all stakeholders (healthcare professionals, women and their families) are better informed about fibroids so they are empowered to take action to improve the health and wellbeing of the many women affected by this condition.

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November 29, 2018  

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Jenny Rosenberg                                                                                                                                        
jtr@careaboutfibroids.org                                                                                                                                    
Tanika Gray Valbrun                                                                                                               
wecanwearwhite@gmail.com

Washington, DC — CARE (Community, Action, Research, and Education) About Fibroids, a nonprofit women’s health organization dedicated to raising policymaker awareness of the impact of uterine fibroids among women in the U.S., today unveiled a wide-ranging strategic partnership with The White Dress Project (thewhitedressproject.org), the nation’s preeminent patient support organization for women with fibroids. 

CARE About Fibroids Executive Director Jenny Rosenberg was interviewed by HealthyWomen in an article that highlights the work CARE is doing to raise awareness about uterine fibroids. In the interview, Rosenberg stressed that increased awareness and education are key to helping women get an earlier diagnosis and proper treatment for uterine fibroids. She also pointed out that stakeholder collaboration with various women's health groups has played an integral role in the work that CARE About Fibroids is doing. "By assembling a steering committee comprised of some of the most influential voices in women's health advocacy and attracting a high-caliber science advisory board of experts, CARE About Fibroids has established itself as a thought leader and resource for policymakers, health care providers and patients alike," said Rosenberg. "Our partnerships with leaders in the women's health advocacy space, investment in research and engagement with stakeholders and women patients will help move the needle on this health challenge."

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September 27, 2018
Media Contact:
Jenny Rosenberg
jtr@careaboutfibroids.org

 
Washington, DC  — CARE (Community, Action, Research, and Education) About Fibroids (careaboutfibroids.org), a national nonprofit women’s health organization dedicated to increasing awareness of uterine fibroids, announced today that renowned, Atlanta-based obstetrician-gynecologist Mary Segars Dolan, MD, MPH, FACOG, NCMP, of the Emory School of Medicine Faculty and Emory Healthcare Network Physician, has become the group’s new OB-GYN advisor.

​Last Wednesday, CARE About Fibroids’ Executive Director Jenny Rosenberg participated in a monthly twitter chat (#FibroidsChat) with Lakewell Health and Wellbeing, a leading foundation in the United Kingdom working to improve the health and wellbeing of the black community in their country. During the chat, Rosenberg fielded a series of questions from Lakewell Health’s Abi Begho about the work CARE About Fibroids is doing to promote uterine fibroid awareness and education.