/tags/womens-health women's health en-US Copyright Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:50:53 GMT /education/2022-01-26/free-period-products-cincinnati-public-schools-hamilton-county-commission "I think, if toilet paper is considered an essential item or soap is considered an essential item for our bodily functions, why aren't period products?" posits a member of the Hamilton County Commission on Women and Girls. The group meets with CPS leadership Thursday about getting free period products in all district bathrooms. Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:50:53 GMT /education/2022-01-26/free-period-products-cincinnati-public-schools-hamilton-county-commission Jolene Almendarez /local-news/2022-01-10/tidal-babe-free-period-supplies-cincinnati-northern-kentucky It's a common misconception that people can access period supplies through government assistance. That's not the case. Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:49:00 GMT /local-news/2022-01-10/tidal-babe-free-period-supplies-cincinnati-northern-kentucky Jolene Almendarez /local-news/2018-12-11/report-on-black-womens-health-will-guide-new-initiative The Center for Closing the Health Gap will launch the Black Women's Health Initiative early next year. It will be crafted from focus group results being… Tue, 11 Dec 2018 19:05:33 GMT /local-news/2018-12-11/report-on-black-womens-health-will-guide-new-initiative Tana Weingartner /local-news/2018-10-31/study-non-invasive-hysterectomy-may-not-be-the-right-choice Some surprising findings could alter the way doctors treat cervical cancer. A study co-authored by a first-year medical resident at the University of… Wed, 31 Oct 2018 21:00:00 GMT /local-news/2018-10-31/study-non-invasive-hysterectomy-may-not-be-the-right-choice Tana Weingartner /health/2018-03-25/more-states-move-to-end-tampon-tax-thats-seen-as-discriminating-against-women In many states, menstrual products are subject to a sales tax whereas items like ChapStick are not. It's just one example of women paying a premium, known as the "pink tax," for various products. Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:01:14 GMT /health/2018-03-25/more-states-move-to-end-tampon-tax-thats-seen-as-discriminating-against-women Ema Sagner /health/2016-03-03/discussing-environmental-factors-and-breast-cancer-in-advance-of-an-upcoming-forum Daily environmental factors, such as chemical exposure through food and products, play a role in a woman?'s likelihood of developing breast cancer. The… Thu, 03 Mar 2016 11:30:05 GMT /health/2016-03-03/discussing-environmental-factors-and-breast-cancer-in-advance-of-an-upcoming-forum /books/2015-10-19/the-born-frees-in-post-apartheid-south-africa Born into post-apartheid South Africa, the young women of the townships around Cape Town still face daunting challenges. Their families and communities… Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:30:05 GMT /books/2015-10-19/the-born-frees-in-post-apartheid-south-africa /community/2015-10-19/raising-womens-voices-from-cincinnati-to-cape-town Kimberly Burge, author of The Born Frees: Writing with the Girls of Gugulethu, will be participating at an event tomorrow evening at the YWCA of Greater… Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:30:00 GMT /community/2015-10-19/raising-womens-voices-from-cincinnati-to-cape-town /health/2015-06-18/experts-from-the-new-uc-health-center-for-womens-cancer Approximately 40,000 women will die from breast cancer this year in America, and about 4,000 more will die from cervical cancer. Early detection is… Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:30:05 GMT /health/2015-06-18/experts-from-the-new-uc-health-center-for-womens-cancer /health/2014-09-08/childbirth-options NOTE: This show originally aired May 6, 2014 While the vast majority of women in the United States give birth to their babies in a hospital, home births… Mon, 08 Sep 2014 10:30:00 GMT /health/2014-09-08/childbirth-options Maryanne Zeleznik