Powell Center for Women's Health - University of Minnesota

Our last Women's Health Lecture of the year, "Teen Pregnancy: Patterns, Prevention & Potential," is this Wednesday!

The event will take place 12pm-1pm in Moos 2-520. The lecture is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is encouraged: http://z.umn.edu/april26wmlecture

Further details on the event and our guest speaker can be found on our website! https://www.womenshealth.umn.edu/teen-pregnancy-patterns-prevention-potential

"Teen Pregnancy: Patterns, Prevention & Potential" This seminar will explore patterns of s*xual risk behaviors, pregnancy and childbearing among U.S. adolescents over time, with an emphasis on disparities among young people from various social groups. Evidence-based approaches for preventing teen pregnancy--including access to preventive services,...

April Speaker Feature:

Dr. Renee Sieving, PhD, RN, FAAN, FSAHM

Dr. Sieving is a Professor with the School of Nursing and the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. She directs the Healthy Youth Development - Prevention Research Center, which conducts community-partnered research, provides training, and disseminates actionable knowledge to promote positive youth development and health equity among young people. As a nurse practitioner, she has worked with adolescents and their families in a variety of school and community settings. Dr. Sieving’s research focuses on understanding influences that help adolescents avoid risky s*xual behaviors, violence, and early pregnancy; and on testing interventions that involve health clinics, schools, families and communities in promoting the health and well-being of our young people. Read more about her work here: https://www.nursing.umn.edu/bio/faculty-experts/renee-sieving

Dr. Sieving's lecture is entitled "Teen Pregnancy: Patterns, Prevention & Potential," April 26th, 12PM - 1PM, Moos Tower 2-520. Interested in attending? Please RSVP here: http://z.umn.edu/april26wmlecture

There's one week left until "Teen Pregnancy: Patterns, Prevention & Potential" with Dr. Renee Sieving! Have you RSVP'd yet?

http://z.umn.edu/april26wmlecture

Dr. Sieving will discuss patterns of s*xual risk behavior, pregnancy and childbearing among US adolescents over time, with an emphasis on disparities among young people from various social groups. We hope you'll join us!

Wednesday, April 26th, 12PM - 1PM, Moos Tower Room 2-520

Teen Pregnancy: Patterns, Prevention & Potential Renee Sieving, PhD, RN, FAAN, FSAHM April 26, 2017 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 2-520 Moos Tower, 515 Delaware St SE University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Today's Lecture: "Type 2 Diabetes: Why is there an exercise impairment and what are the s*x differences?" with Dr. Judy Regensteiner.

Via U of MN MCH on Twitter:
"Full house for today's lecture! "

Our first April Women's Health Lecture "Type 2 Diabetes: Why is there an exercise impairment and what are the s*x differences?" is this Wednesday!

The event will take place 12pm-1pm in the Ski-U-Mah room of the McNamara Alumni Center. The lecture is free and open to the public, but an RSVP is encouraged:
http://z.umn.edu/april19wmlecture

Further details on the event and our guest speaker can be found on our website!
https://www.womenshealth.umn.edu/type-2-diabetes-why-there-exercise-impairment-and-what-are-s*x-differences

"Type 2 Diabetes: Why is there an exercise impairment and what are the s*x differences?" Diabetes is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and mortality with consequences being particularly severe in women. Dr. Regensteiner will be discussing her research which explores why women with diabetes have even poorer cardiovascular outcomes than men with diabetes. We hope you'll join us!

There's one week left until "Type 2 Diabetes: Why is there an exercise impairment and what are the s*x differences?" with Dr. Judy Regensteiner! Have you RSVP'd yet?
http://z.umn.edu/april19wmlecture

Dr. Regensteiner will discuss her research which explores why women with diabetes have even poorer cardiovascular outcomes than men with diabetes. We hope you'll join us!

Wednesday, April 19th, 12PM - 1PM, Ski-U-Mah Room of the McNamara Alumni Center

Type 2 Diabetes: Why is there an exercise impairment and what are the s*x differences? Judy Regensteiner, PhD April 19, 2017 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm McNamara Alumni Center, Ski-U-Mah Room 200 SE Oak St. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

April Speaker Feature:

Dr. Judy Regensteiner, PhD

Dr. Regensteiner is the Director of the Center for Women’s Health Research and Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Regensteiner’s research expertise is in the cardiovascular effects of diabetes with a specific focus on women with type 2 diabetes since they appear to have more significant abnormalities than men with diabetes. Her lab has been funded for over 20 years for this work and her publications have influenced the field. She is also known for her research on peripheral arterial disease.

Dr. Regensteiner's lecture is entitled "Type 2 Diabetes: Why is there an exercise impairment and what are the s*x differences?" April 19th, 12PM - 1PM, Ski-U-Mah Room, McNamara Alumni Center. Interested in attending? Please RSVP here: http://z.umn.edu/april19wmlecture

Join us for the last two Women's Health Lectures of this year!

April 19th: "Type 2 Diabetes: Why is there an exercise impairment and what are the s*x differences?"
Dr. Judy Regensteiner of the University of Colorado School of Medicine
RSVP: http://z.umn.edu/april19wmlecture

April 26th: "Teen Pregnancy: Patterns, Prevention & Potential"
Dr. Renee Sieving of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing
RSVP: http://z.umn.edu/april26wmlecture

Details and RSVP information can be found on the flyers below, as well as on our website: https://www.womenshealth.umn.edu/events/lecture-series

April 3rd - 7th is National Public Health Week! Check out some of the events going on at the U!
http://www.sph.umn.edu/events-calendar/nphw/

National Public Health Week - School of Public Health Join us for National Public Health Week events at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health

Our quarterly e-newsletter was sent out last week! It features UMN and community events, Powell Center and women's health news highlights, funding opportunities, & research opportunities.

Subscribe to receive our newsletter right in your inbox: http://www.womenshealth.umn.edu/node/201

Greetings from the Powell Center for Women's Health - Quarterly E-Newsletter

Thank you to everyone who attended today's Women's Health Lecture! Our upcoming lectures are shown below. Details on each event will be coming soon!

Today's Lecture: "Lean and Upward Mobility - Linking a Process Improvement Methodology to Increased Diversity in Health Care Leadership" with Dr. Julia Joseph-Di Caprio.

Via U of MN MCH on Twitter:
" alumna Dr Joseph-Di Caprio talking about & in "