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    The inaugural Maya Angelou International Women's Health Summit, scheduled for September 27-29 2012, seeks to create connectivity across the world to discuss and advance shared interests and concerns about women's health.

    Sponsored by the Maya Angelou Center for Women's Health and Wellness, this solution-driven annual conference will create conversations about contemporary issues affecting  women's and girl's health. National and international participants plan to spend two and one-half days in dialogue, planning and networking in response to keynote and panel presentations.

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Celebration

Evening Celebration of Women

In addition to international fellowship, the Evening Celebration of Women, scheduled for 7:00 PM on September 29, 2012, will raise funds for the Maya Angelou Center for Women's Health and Wellness. The funds raised are for many programs including: health and wellness programs for adolescent girls, women's preventative care testing and community health outreach for underprivileged women and girls. Visit the Maya Angelou Center for Women's Health and Wellness website for more information and this link to purchase tickets.

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Partners

National Council of Women of the United States, Inc.

Winston-Salem Urban League

WomenNC

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Day 1 Sessions

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Empowering Women and Girls to Lead Healthy Lives

Empowering Women and Girls to Lead Healthy Lives

The purpose of this session is to describe the population at greatest risk, discuss the impact of healthcare reform on women and girls, illustrate how physicians and nurses can partner...

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Women’s Healthcare From a Global Perspective

Women’s Healthcare From a Global Perspective

The objective of this session is to describe the healthcare disparities experienced by women globally, discuss the leading causes of death for women throughout the world, confer on how physicians...

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Access to Healthcare for Women in the United States: Effective, Affordable, Convenient?

Access to Healthcare for Women in the United States: Effective, Affordable, Convenient?

This session offers participants insight into the challenges US women face in relationship to healthcare accessibility and its associated costs. It further explores the potential impact of the Patient Protection...

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Luncheon: Tapestries of Hope

Luncheon: Tapestries of Hope

During this luncheon session, participants view an eight-minute vignette on child brides and the occurrence of HIV in Zimbabwe. Discussions on the health consequences of women and girls in Zimbabwe,...

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Cross-Cultural Barriers to Healthcare: The Global Experience for Women

Cross-Cultural Barriers to Healthcare: The Global Experience for Women

Participants in this session describe how cultural beliefs result in increased/decreased use of medical services, how specific cultures view medicine, learn about poor health outcomes in girls and women that...

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When Women Leave “Home”: Health Care Disparities for Migrant Women

When Women Leave “Home”: Health Care Disparities for Migrant Women

Participation in this session allows you to learn about the migrant populations that exist around the world, hear about the health conditions of migrant women and girls in populations around...

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Cross-Cultural Differences: When Spirituality and Religion Influence Women’s Mental and Physical Health

Cross-Cultural Differences: When Spirituality and Religion Influence Women’s Mental and Physical Health

This session investigates how religion result in the increased/decreased use of medical services, discusses how specific cultures view medicine, describes poor health outcomes in girls and women that may directly...

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Day 2 Sessions

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International Maternal and Child Mortality

International Maternal and Child Mortality

The objective of this session is to discuss the incidence and prevalence of maternal and child mortality in the United States and Canada compared to Europe, Asia, and Africa. Presenters...

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Public Policy and Advocacy for Women’s Health

Public Policy and Advocacy for Women’s Health

This session's purpose is to discuss the current public polices that address the health and wellness of women worldwide and the role of advocacy in improving the health of women...

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Women’s Cancer from a Global Perspective: Prevention, Diagnosis and Cure

Women’s Cancer from a Global Perspective: Prevention, Diagnosis and Cure

Participants review the cancers that affect women most around the world and learn about the different incidence and prevalence of cancers seen in developed and developing countries. Accessibility and quality...

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Obstetrical Complications: Cross Cultural Perspectives on Fistulas and Genital Cutting

Obstetrical Complications: Cross Cultural Perspectives on Fistulas and Genital Cutting

This session discusses the types of genital cutting most frequently experienced by women; the incidence of genital cutting globally; the medical, social and political rationale often used to determine when...

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Luncheon: The Perils of Refugee Camps for Women and Children: A Lunch Time Speaker & Discussion

Luncheon: The Perils of Refugee Camps for Women and Children: A Lunch Time Speaker & Discussion

During this luncheon panel, we will review a brief video vignette (short film) on the healthcare needs of female refugees and discuss the different conditions faced by women and girls...

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The Biology of Gender

The Biology of Gender

Participants will discuss the biology of gender and how differences between men and women impact nursing and physician care, disease states which disproportionately affect women and disease states that present...

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Global Feast or Famine: How Obesity and Malnutrition Impact Women’s Health

Global Feast or Famine: How Obesity and Malnutrition Impact Women’s Health

This session describes the incidence and prevalence of malnutrition globally, discusses how malnutrition affects the health of women and girls in developed and developing countries, describes the obesity in the...

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Human Trafficking and Violence Against Women: A Dilemma for Healthcare Providers

Human Trafficking and Violence Against Women: A Dilemma for Healthcare Providers

This session describes the prevalence of human trafficking globally and the legal rights of women and girls who are trafficked. Speakers plan to discuss the medical problems that result from...

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Day 3 Sessions

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Media and Women’s Health: Can Women Trust Television, Print and Radio

Media and Women’s Health: Can Women Trust Television, Print and Radio

Presenters will discuss the various types of information available to women regarding health and explore the validity, accuracy and reliability of the information. They will also discuss how this information...

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Public Policy and Advocacy for Women’s Health: The World of Internet and Social Media

Public Policy and Advocacy for Women’s Health: The World of Internet and Social Media

Participants will learn more about the various types of information available to women as well as regarding health, the validity, accuracy and reliability of the information and how this information...

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A Network of Resources: Using Innovation to Improve the Lives of Women

A Network of Resources: Using Innovation to Improve the Lives of Women

Participants will learn more about the various types of information available to women as well as regarding health, the validity, accuracy and reliability of the information and how this information...

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