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Sleep Apnea and
Heart Disease
Snoring is more than just an annoying problem that keeps your spouse awake at night. This is part 3 in a series of articles on sleep and your health, contributed by Dr. Mahmood I. Siddique, D.O. of the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Sleep Clinic. more |
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WHF was established as a 501c3 charity June 11, 1992 |
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Greetings!
WHF, the only Non-Governmental Organization that designs and implements demonstration projects for the prevention of heart disease, thanks you for your support. WHF has nationally recognized programs acclaimed worldwide. Together, we're making great strides toward improving women's survival and quality of life. Please read on to see WHF dollars at work and how you can help. |
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Top Story: WHF Exec Director to present at Woman's Health Conference to take place in northern New Jersey
Garden State Woman Magazine is hosting its 3rd annual Health & Wellness Conference October 20 from 8 AM to 3 PM at Montclair State University Conference Center. "Fit & Fabulous at Any Age" will feature WHF Exec Director Bonnie Arkus as one of its keynote speakers. Other presenters include Dr. Fred M Jacobs, Commissioner, NJ Dept of Health & Senior Services; Peg Brady, Executive Director, Medical Missions for Children; Ernestine Schlant Bradley, Cancer Survivor; and featured speaker Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999 and International Diabetes Advocate. Ticket price of $25 includes a continental breakfast while overlooking New York City's skyline, lunch and exhibits. BRING YOUR UNWANTED JEWELRY TO the WHF exhibit table and support the WHF JEWELRY PROJECT. (This event sells out quickly. See conference information below.) |
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Three Upcoming Gender Care Conferences:
1.  Women's Heart Centers Programs & Services- ACI Conference on meeting and exceeding the care needs of the female cardiac patient Oct 18-19, 2007 at the Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute in Houston, TX. Featured is the team of Caroline R Norman, MD and Stephanie Supple, RN of Making a Difference Heart to Heart. This dynamic duo teamed with a software company to create a tracking system for Women's Heart Centers to effectively monitor outcomes to promote sustainability. If you are a health professional or administrator considering opening a Women's Heart Center, or if you just one to become more expert in the field of women's cardiac health, don't miss this important event. - presented by Active Communications International-U.S. The conference fee is $2,390; conference documentation CD: $615. If you register 3, get 1 free. And, if you register 3 persons at the same time, the fourth is FREE. ACI must receive payment 5 days after receiving booking form. All Women's Heart Foundation members/subscribers will receive a $300.00 discount but must mention this ad/email blast when registering for conference. Download conference brochure. Go to www.ACIUS.net website.
2. Fit & Fabulous at Any Age - Garden State Woman Magazine annual women's health conference Oct 20, 2007 at Montclair State Univ, Montclair, NJ. Download conference brochure. Directions to conference center: http://www.montclair.edu/welcome/directions.html
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Teen Esteem Health & Fitness
WHF begins its 4th year at TCHS; School transitions to making TEEN ESTEEM an elective gym-alternative for 10th-grade Girls
WHF is excited to begin another school year at Trenton Central High School with more girls than ever enrolling in this highly successful program. WHF has updated the curriculum and established ongoing partners to co-administer the program. Partners include Rutgers Cooperative Extension Services, Rutgers University-Camden and UMDNJ Dietetic Internship Program. The University is completing data analysis on the 3rd year participants and is expected to release its final report this November, under the direction of Principal Investigator Dr. Kathleen Ashton. Funding support comes from the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, Princeton Area Community Foundation and the William Bryce Thompson Foundation. The intervention is an all-girl gym-alternative designed to reduce the risk of heart disease. Over 400 girls have graduated the program so far. The program touts a "zero" school dropout rate for three consecutive years, per enrollment records kept by lead teacher, Connie Kelley. The program will be featured at a Nov 2 Children's Health Summit in Morristown, NJ (see above) and will exhibit at the New Jersey School Board Convention in Atlantic City Oct 25 and 26, 2007. For more information, contact us: info@womensheart.org. |
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Featured Recipe Book
WHF just release a new recipe book to support a healthy heart and a healthy planet. You can order your copy of Go GREEN Recipe Book for Women by visiting WHF's new online bookstore. | |
WHF is excited to be an invited presenter at five locations this month including a wine-tasting and jewelry sale at the law firm of Hunton & Williams at 200 Park Ave in NYC on Oct 18, and a health fair at NJDEP Oct 10. On Oct 20, I will be sharing my personal health story at the Garden State Woman FIT & FABULOUS Health Conference with a titled presentation "Don't Break Your Own Heart". Please join us for this great event and also for the CHILDREN'S HEALTH SUMMIT Nov 2, where experts from around the state will bring to the forefront critical issues concerning our children's heart health. Take Care of Your Heart! - BA
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Sincerely,
Bonnie Arkus, R.N. WHF Executive Director & Founder |
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