Workshops across San Francisco May 17 - 24 will mark California Women's Health Month

By Eve Harris

In honor of Women’s Health Month in California, the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health will host community workshops in May on topics including aging, heart health and reproductive health. Workshops are free of charge and open to the public.

For the past 11 years, the Ob/Gyn Foundation, associated with UCSF, and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, have hosted a one-day conference called “Women’s Health 2020.”  This year, in an effort to reach a wider audience, the conference has expanded to locations throughout San Francisco, and encompasses almost two weeks of activities.

Advance registration is requested. To register, request special assistance or for more information, call 415-353-2668. More information is also available on the web at www.ucsf.edu/coe.


Tuesday, May 17
MIND OVER BLADDER: UNDERSTANDING FEMALE URINARY INCONTINENCE: Workshop sponsored by Self Help for the Elderly and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health in honor of Women’s Health Month. Cantonese translation, snacks provided. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Lady Shaw Senior Housing, 1483 Mason St., San Francisco. Call (415) 353-2668 or visit www.ucsf.edu/coe for more info.

Wednesday, May 18
HEART & HORMONES - THE BASICS ON HEART HEALTH & MENOPAUSE: Workshop sponsored by the American Heart Association and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health in honor of Women’s Health Month. With Spanish translation, cholesterol, body mass index and blood pressure screening. 6-8 p.m. Free. The Women’s Building, 3543 18th St., San Francisco. Call (415) 353-2668 or visit www.ucsf.edu/coe for more info.

Thursday, May 19
HELPING EACH OTHER, HELPING OURSELVES: TEACHING FROM A YOUNG WOMEN’S
PERSPECTIVE: Workshop sponsored by the Ob/Gyn-Foundation, New Generation Health Center and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health in honor of Women’s Health Month. Snacks provided. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. The Women’s Building, 3543 18th St., San Francisco. Call (415) 353-2668 or visit www.ucsf.edu/coe for more info.

Saturday, May 21
FIBROID COMMUNITY PROGRAM: Workshop sponsored by the UCSF Comprehensive Fibroid Center and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health in honor of Women’s Health Month. Childcare, lunch provided. 9-11:30 a.m. Free. West Bay Conference Center, 1290 Fillmore St., San Francisco. Call (415) 353-2668 or visit www.ucsf.edu/coe for more info.

Monday, May 23
HOW TO BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT THE INEVITABLE: WOMEN FACING END OF LIFE REALITIES: Workshop sponsored by The Good Death Institute and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health in honor of Women’s Health Month. Refreshments provided. 6-8 p.m. Free. UCSF Mount Zion, 1600 Divisadero St., San Francisco. Call (415) 353-2668 or visit www.ucsf.edu/coe/ for more info.

Tuesday, May 24
ABCs OF DIABETES: Workshop sponsored by the American Diabetes Association and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health in honor of Women’s Health Month. Healthy snack demo, childcare provided. 5:30-7 p.m. Free. West Bay Conference Center, 1290 Fillmore St., San Francisco.
Call (415) 353-2668 or visit
www.ucsf.edu/coe/ for more info.

Tuesday, May 24
ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES FOR MENOPAUSE. Workshop sponsored by the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health in honor of Women’s Health Month. Snacks provided. 6-7:30 p.m. Free. UCSF Women’s Health Center, 2356 Sutter St., San Francisco. Call (415) 353-2668 or visit www.ucsf.edu/coe for more info.

Wednesday, May 25
BECOMING A BLESSING: Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, UCSF Professor of Family and Community Medicine and author of the bestselling “Kitchen Table Wisdom” and “My Grandfather’s Blessings,” will discuss people’s innate capacity to heal and be healed and how people can make a difference in the world.  Lecture sponsored by the UCSF Center for Gender Equity and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in honor of Women’s Health Month.  Noon-1:00 p.m. Free. UCSF Medical Sciences Building, Cole Hall, 513 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco. (415) 476-5222. Also available on the web in streaming video: UCTV