Joins the organization’s newly-formed Science Advisory Committee of experts in women’s and public health FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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.
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July 10, 2018 Media Contact: Jenny Rosenberg jtr@careaboutfibroids.org Washington, DC — CARE (Community, Action, Research, and Education) About Fibroids (careaboutfibroids.org), a recently-established nonprofit women’s health organization dedicated to increasing awareness of uterine fibroids, announced today that Dr. Jenna Benyounes, a Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP), has become the group’s new women’s health advisor. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact:
April 4, 2018 Jenny Rosenberg jtr@careaboutfibroids.org Washington, DC — CARE (Community, Action, Research, and Education) About Fibroids (careaboutfibroids.org), a nonprofit women’s health organization dedicated to increasing awareness of uterine fibroids, today announced that renowned women’s health expert Nancy C. Lee, M.D. will serve as the group’s Senior Policy Advisor. With the addition of Dr. Lee, CARE About Fibroids is elevating its stature as an emerging force in the mobilization of women’s health advocacy organizations to build greater awareness of uterine fibroids, as well as a sense of urgency around the need for improved diagnosis, expanded and better treatment options, and enhanced patient access to appropriate care. Washington, DC — CARE (Community, Action, Research, and Education) About Fibroids, a recently-formed nonprofit women’s health organization dedicated to increasing awareness of uterine fibroids, today unveiled a patient-centered online resource to help educate and inform patients about uterine fibroids. The website, www.CAREaboutFibroids.org, serves as a one-stop shop for the “411” on uterine fibroids, as well as a compilation of resources and published studies on fibroids.
The website builds on CARE About Fibroids’ mission to elevate the conversation surrounding uterine fibroids, an under-recognized condition that can seriously impact the health and fertility of millions of American women each year. CARE About Fibroids’ carefully-curated and scientifically-reviewed online resource is accessible to anyone interested in learning more about fibroids. Washington, DC -- Former U.S. Department of Health and Human Services official and Capitol Hill veteran Jenny Rosenberg today announced the formation of CARE (Community, Action, Research, and Education) About Fibroids, an innovative women’s nonprofit health organization dedicated to elevating the conversation around uterine fibroids for all U.S. women.
Fibroids are a condition affecting between 70 to 80 percent of women by the time they are age 50. CARE About Fibroids will serve as the catalyst for increased awareness and advocacy of uterine fibroids, giving voice to the estimated 30 percent of women of reproductive age who face its symptoms - from extreme pain and heavy menstrual bleeding to urinary and bowel dysfunction, sexual problems, pregnancy complications and infertility. |
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