Women's Health Week
Women’s Health Week is an annual observance founded by the FDA Office of Women’s Health. It always begins on the Sunday of Mother’s Day and continues that week through Saturday. At the Olson Center for Women’s Health, we like to provide educational opportunities for women to learn more about their health and wellness during Women’s Health Week.
Women's Health Week 2025 Offerings
- College of Nursing Webinar: Migraine in Women
- Unseen and Overlooked: Recognizing and Responding to Brain Injury in Women's Health
"College of Nursing Webinar: Migraine in Women"
Speaker: Elizabeth Hartman, MD, UNMC Department of Neurologic Sciences
Tues., May 13, 2025
- Handout
- This presentation is for everyone. Nurses are able to receive 1.0 ANCC nursing contact hour, free of charge, for one year after the video posts.
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"Unseen and Overlooked: Recognizing and Responding to Brain Injury in Women’s Health"
Speakers: Peggy Reisher and Renee Brandenburg, Brain Injury Association of Nebraska
Wed., May 14, 2025
Women's Health Week 2024 Offerings
"College of Nursing Webinar: Food Insecurity in Nebraska"
Speaker: Natalia Santos, MHP (PhD Candidate), UNMC College of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion
Tues., May 14, 2024
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"Stroke and Women"
Speaker: Marco Gonzalez Castellon, MD, UNMC Department of Neurologic Sciences
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Women's Health Week 2023 Offerings
- Uterine Fibroids: Shared Decision-Making
- Women's Health and HIV: Insights from Living with HIV
- Wellness Through Doing: Veggie Gardening 101
"Uterine Fibroids: Shared Decision-Making"
Speaker: Karen Carlson, MD, UNMC Department of OB-GYN
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"Women's Health and HIV: Insights from Living with HIV"
Speaker: Erin Fulton, HIV screening advocate
Links from the presentation:
- YouTube video: Dallas Buyers Club “Shake His Hand”:
- YouTube video: Elizabeth Glaser 1992 Democratic National Convention Speech (specifically at 2 minutes, 11 seconds through 4 minutes, 19 seconds)
- Online article: Jake Glaser – People Magazine, After Losing His Mom and Sister to AIDS, Jake Glaser Overcomes ‘Survivor’s Guilt’ to Help Others
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"Wellness Through Doing: Veggie Gardening 101"
Speaker: John Fech, Extension Educator at Douglas-Sarpy County Extension
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