High-level UN Commission established to track results and resources for women’s + children’s health DECEMBER 2010 | NEW YORK -- The United Nations is establishing a high-level commission charged with developing an accountability framework that will link resources committed to women's and children's health with the results they are intended to achieve. Read the full press release on UN High-Level Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health UN … [Read more...]
Marianne Williamson Taking Action! 3 Day Retreat…Feb. or Apr. 2011
December 17, 2010 by
A Three-Day Retreat with Marianne Williamson Choose from San Diego, CA or Phoenicia, NY Locations Join Marianne Williamson for a three-day intensive retreat, delving deep into the miraculous intersection of spirituality and weight loss. Using material from her new book, A COURSE IN WEIGHT LOSS: 21 Spiritual Lessons For Surrendering Your Weight Forever, Marianne will put your feet firmly on the path to both conscious weight loss and spiritual healing. Allow her, along with Yoga expert Tracee … [Read more...]
WOMEN in RECOVERY – 'Are YOU an Enabler?': 6 Ways to Stop, Holly Allender.
December 16, 2010 by
6 Ways to Stop Being an Enabler By Holly Allender It would be a lot easier to write this article if I had no experience with being an enabler. I could just spout things I’ve read about, refer you to the latest articles, and send you off to a support group with a box of tissues. Let’s get real... How healthy is it to give yourself completely to someone? Aren’t you tired of making excuses for their behavior or chemical dependency? Are you enjoying doing everything for him/her/them? … [Read more...]
Doing Right By World AIDS Day: Putting Community Front and Center
December 14, 2010 by
World AIDS Day, December 1, presents a unique challenge to a website such as TheBody.com that is devoted to all things HIV/AIDS year-round. How do we commemorate the day in a way that doesn’t simply rehash the information we disseminate every other day of the year? And how do we make World AIDS Day relevant before and beyond December 1? Every year, we create a special section for World AIDS Day , but we wanted our latest effort to be more than a list of resources and statistics. We … [Read more...]
The Mayo Clinic: 10 Tips to Coping Holiday Stress!
December 14, 2010 by
~~ Celebrating the Holidays in 2012 ~~ Stress, depression and the holidays: 10 tips for coping with 'stress and/or depression' ... don't ruin your holidays and hurt your health. The holiday season, starting in early December continues through New Year's Day, often brings unwelcome guests — stress and depression. ... and it's no wonder. In an effort to pull off a perfect holiday, you might find yourself facing a dizzying array of demands — … [Read more...]
Bosnia: Legacy of Sexual Violence
December 13, 2010 by
Dealing with the Legacy of Sexual Violence in Bosnia The war in Bosnia was the first time the United Nations had been faced with mass rape as a weapon of war. Fifteen years after the Dayton Accords peace agreement, Sophie Arie talks to doctors in Sarajevo and discovers a culture of denial. 13 December 2010 In the summer of 1992, Sreko Simic, one of Bosnia’s leading gynaecologists, worked without electricity, anaesthetics, or oxygen and with only a skeleton staff, to keep delivering … [Read more...]
REV. Nina Taking Action! 'Angels Teach: Truth, Raziel and Holiday Prayer Event'
December 13, 2010 by
It has been a while since I have communicated with all of you regularly. A busy teaching season is winding down and my guidance is to reach out and reconnect. Feels good, because I always love interacting with all you inspired earth angels! A Moment of Truth 'Tis the season. For honesty that is. I'm talking about full blown, head on, stand-in-front-of-the-mirror naked and smiling kind of honesty. At least that's how I wish to live this month signifying the celebration of … [Read more...]
Melissa Beaupierre, Senior Director CDC (NPIN): Using Twitter at Summit
December 12, 2010 by
Using Twitter at the HIV Prevention Leadership Summit At CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN), we have embraced social media as a key tool in developing and maintaining strong partnerships. As a CDC project whose purpose includes HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STD, and tuberculosis informational support to prevention partners, stakeholders, and other constituents, we realize the benefits of sharing key messages, new resources, and current news in a quick and easily-accessible … [Read more...]
NEPALGANJ, Nepal, UNFPA: 'To Be a Woman in Nepal'.
December 11, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women cares for the Women of our World in Nepal. NEPALGANJ, Nepal — UNFPA It is especially dark tonight, with the monsoon rain coming down, not hard but constant. The evening birds have taken refuge in their tree nests all around, and the only sounds are the far-off murmur of conversations, the occasional but insistent barking of dogs and the eerie crow of large black birds that fill the compound. The calm and quiet night disguises the adversities here. The … [Read more...]
NEPALGANJ, Nepal, UNFPA: ‘To Be a Woman in Nepal’.
December 11, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women cares for the Women of our World in Nepal. NEPALGANJ, Nepal — UNFPA It is especially dark tonight, with the monsoon rain coming down, not hard but constant. The evening birds have taken refuge in their tree nests all around, and the only sounds are the far-off murmur of conversations, the occasional but insistent barking of dogs and the eerie crow of large black birds that fill the compound. The calm and quiet night disguises the adversities here. The … [Read more...]
HHS Submits Operational Plan for National HIV/AIDS Strategy
December 10, 2010 by
By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Ron Valdiserri, HHS Today marks a milestone in our ongoing efforts to achieve the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS): The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) submitted its NHAS operational plan to the White House. Upon release of the NHAS in July, the President tasked six Federal agencies with lead responsibility for … [Read more...]
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY – December 10, 2010
December 9, 2010 by
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY December 10, 2010 Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December. The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights. The formal establishment of Human Rights Day occurred at the 317th Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on 4 December 1950, when the General Assembly declared … [Read more...]
The Human Rights of Women – Take Action!
December 6, 2010 by
The Human Rights of Women Numerous international and regional instruments have drawn attention to gender-related dimensions of human rights issues, the most important being the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 (see box). In 1993, 45 years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, and eight years after CEDAW entered into force, the UN World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna confirmed that … [Read more...]
WOMEN North of the Equator – Beating The Winter Time Blues with Ruby!
December 3, 2010 by
WOMEN with 'SADS' (Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder) For many, surviving the Winter Season is a major challenge....don't beat yourself up if you find that 'EVERYTHING' is an effort these days, as it is for so many . This video will share with you some great ideas for assisting you in preventative measures to minimize your experience of SADS (Seasonal Affectiveness Disorder) this year of 2010. Hopefully, we can put some 'rose coloured' glasses on you during this winter season and you can … [Read more...]
PamelaJo McQuade is Taking Action for the Holidays !
December 3, 2010 by
A Letter from Mrs. Claus..... To: The Spiritually Sexy Ones~ My daily meditation left me with an URGENT message from my heavenly helpers. Time is running out, time is short, the time is now to align to the highest potential of your future being. Over this past year I have seen an alarming number of people that are living their life with emotional pain and struggle. How do you rank in this category on a scale of 1 to 10? 1 is living in hell, depressed, and can't get out of bed and … [Read more...]
