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August 10th, 2008 Join Us As We Improve Our Health and the Health of Nepalese Women!
SD Rehab and Women’s Health Foundation have partnered to bring health to both the women of Nepal and the women of Chicago! Postural Pilates - Strength and Vitality Throughout Our Lifetime, a one hour fitness class, will be offered August 23rd at 10 a.m. All donations will go towards Women’s Health Foundation’s upcoming humanitarian and medical mission: Secret Shame: Uterine Prolapse Among Women in Nepal.
Here is a little information on the class that will be offered: Designed by a rehabilitation specialist and pilates instructor with extensive knowledge of the body’s anatomy & natural alignment, this class can only improve your posture and vitality! This class is appropriate for all levels of fitness and includes the use of foam rollers, resistive bands light weights and Pilates mat exercises to increase your overall flexibility, improve your core strength, and align your spine. Participation will help you to look and feel better throughout your lifetime!
So come out and help improve the lives of Nepalese women and help boost your own health and wellness too!
Postural Pilates - "Strength and Flexibility for a Lifetime"
Where: SD Rehab 1962 North Bissell Street, Chicago, Illinois
When: Saturday, August 23, 2008
Time: 10am-11am
$15.00 Donation
This class is appropriate for all levels of ability. To register, call SD Rehab at 773.477.7599
SD Rehab is sponsoring this class to assist the Women's Health Foundation in their fundraising efforts. All proceeds from the class will go to the Women's Health Foundation, a non for profit organization dedicated to the health of women.
July 15, 2008 The Simon Foundation, one of WHF's friends and partners, is gathering information to better understand the needs of those affected by urinary leakage. If you experience bladder control issues, please help the Simon Foundation further their work by participating in a short online survey. To take the survey, please visit: www.female.simonfoundation.org
June 13, 2008 Below the Belt is a Smashing Success! Below the Belt: Fighting for Women’s Pelvic Health was incredible, Women's Health Foundation beat their fundraising goal by over 200% and raised over $176,000. Unbelievable for a first time event! WHF would like to sincerely thank sponsors, donors, and attendees for their generosity and commitment to women’s pelvic health. Your donation allows our organization to improve the quality of the lives of women through medical research, community-based programs, and humanitarian efforts in the field of pelvic health and wellness. Thank you for helping Women's Health Foundation reach this goal!
left to right: Jeni Hebert Beirne (WHF), Missy Lavender (WHF), Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls, Molly Kirk (WHF), Cailtin Costello (WHF), Amy Ray of Indigo Girls, Cody McSellers-McCray (WHF) Press Releases For Immediate Release April 17, 2008 Contact: Falk Associates 847-675-2580 Women’s Health Foundation to Host First of Three Health Forums in Western Suburbs
The Women’s Health Foundation, supported by a generous grant from the Community Memorial Foundation, is hosting three women’s health forums in the western suburban communities. The first of the free health events will occur Wednesday, May 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Southwest Suburban Center on Aging (SWSCOA), 111 West Harris Avenue in LaGrange, IL. Lunch will be provided. The forums provide a means for women to ask health experts the crucial questions that they are unable to ask during the typical 15 minutes with their health provider. Women’s Health Foundation Executive Director and Founder, Missy Lavender, will serve as event moderator. The SWSCOA expert panel will consist of renowned local women’s health experts including:
Attendees are encouraged to bring their health-related questions to the event for the panel to respond and be prepared to have fun and expand their understanding of women’s health and wellness. Women in Health Connection forums are also planned for:
The Southwest Suburban Center on Aging (SWSCOA) is a non-profit organization which is the connection to the most comprehensive, expert information, programs and services enabling older adults to remain independent and their families to make the best, most informed decisions regarding needed care in their lives. Serving 22 communities in the Lyons, Riverside and South Proviso Townships, SWSCOA programs and services are made possible by community support and donations, and, in part, by the Illinois Department on Aging (IDOA), AgeOptions, Community Memorial Foundation and local United Ways. To learn more, visit www.swscoa.org. The Women’s Health Foundation is a Chicago-based non-profit organization whose mission is to heighten awareness and education about women’s pelvic health and to co-sponsor related research. In addition to its educational efforts, the Foundation trains instructors to teach the Total Control™ program, a research-based pelvic health and wellness fitness class and works with area locations who want to present Total Control™ classes. For additional information, please visit www.womenshealthfoundation.org. For further information about the event or to make reservations, please call 708. 354.1323. A complimentary lunch will be served to attendees with reservation. ____________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release April 15, 2008 Contact: Falk Associates 847-675-2580 Below The Belt: Fighting for Women’s Pelvic Health Event to Feature Indigo Girls’ Private Acoustic Set On 6.7.08, Women’s Health Foundation (WHF) will present “Below The Belt: Fighting for Women’s Pelvic Health,” an exclusive event celebrating WHF’s 4th Anniversary and featuring a private 45-minute Acoustic Set with Indigo Girls as the Opening Round. The Grammy® Award-winning duo will be followed by Round Two of the evening—the Anniversary Celebration with live music by Chicago’s own The Play Doctors, fabulous food, cocktails and a stellar belt-centric silent auction featuring unique belts from craftswomen, celebrities, and designers. A special awards presentation—including the Foundation’s inaugural “Medical Activist Award” and “Passion Award” designations—will round out the evening. Fighting on behalf of the under-researched and under-treated issue of women’s pelvic health, Below The Belt promises to be an exciting evening with 300 champions for women’s health — leaders in Chicago’s corporate, medical and women’s communities — in attendance. The June 7 event will be held at 632 West Deming Place in Chicago’s Historic Lincoln Park Neighborhood. Women’s Health Foundation is a Chicago-based organization dedicated to advancing the pelvic health, fitness, and wellness for women of all ages. Through community education and Total ControlÔ, the Foundation’s signature seven-week medically based fitness program, the Women’s Health Foundation has impacted the lives of thousands of women in its first four years of service. Tickets to Below The Belt are $500 per person for the Indigo Girls’ Private Acoustic Set and Anniversary Celebration, including recognition throughout the event; $300 per person for just the Anniversary Celebration and acknowledgement in the program book; and $150 per person for the Anniversary Celebration. For additional information regarding sponsorship opportunities, tickets and other information about BELOW THE BELT or the Women’s Health Foundation, please call Jeni Herbert-Beirne at 773.305.8206 or visit www.totalcontrolprogram.com/belowthebelt. For more information on the work of Women’s Health Foundation, please visit www.womenshealthfoundation.org. ____________________________________________________________ Press Releases For Immediate Release August 15, 2007 Contact: Molly Kirk 773-305-8201 New DVD Helps Women Be Fit, Sexy And In Control Every woman deserves to feel fit, sexy and in control of her own body. That’s the theory behind a new DVD that offers education and exercises for women who want to strengthen their Pelvic Pyramid – the three muscle groups that help control the bladder, flatten the abdominals and influence sexual satisfaction. “Total Control™ Workout: Be Fit, Be Sexy, Be in Control,” is a 90 minute video produced by the Women’s Health Foundation, a Chicago-based non-profit organization.
“The DVD has both a fitness workout and key educational topics in an included booklet,” says Missy Lavender, founder and executive director of the Foundation. “It is marketed to women who have never taken our Total Control™ class, as well as for women who have taken the program and would like a refresher.”
The Women’s Health Foundation promotes a seven-week community based fitness program called “Total Control™,” which was designed by urogynecologists, exercise physiologists and physical therapists to improve or prevent symptoms of bladder control problems. This program is currently offered at hospital wellness centers and fitness facilities in Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Arizona, Massachusetts and Illinois. Total Control™ has already been responsible for some amazing success stories. Early research shows that after taking the class, 25 percent of participants say their bladder control issues are gone and half of the remaining participants say they are “significantly improved.” “All of our products - the class, the DVD, and our book - have been developed to empower women and give them a new ‘lease on life,’” explains Lavender. She started the Foundation after the forceps delivery of her first child left her with an out of control bladder. Issues around bladder and pelvic health affect nearly half of all women at some point in their lives, Lavender says, and many do not even realize that there is nothing “normal” about leaking or damp underwear.
“While we developed this program for women with serious issues, who have to wear some form of protection and therefore have changed their lives due to this problem, we are really about helping every woman feel in control,” explains Lavender. “No one should have to worry about laughing or sneezing or wonder where the nearest bathroom is because she has to go every hour.” Women report a vast improvement in their level of control through their work with the Total Control™ exercise program.
The DVD includes a 60-minute exercise workout, 15 minutes of educational information as well as expert testimonials from doctors, current instructors and previous participants. “Total Control™ Workout” is available in three packages: the DVD for $19.95; with the Total Control™ basic exercise equipment kit, including a six-inch rubber ball, a resistance band and a bag for $37.99; or as a premium kit with the exercise equipment. DVD and a copy of the educational primer You Go, Girl…But Only When You Want To,” for $52.99. Prices exclude shipping and handling fees. To order any of the aforementioned products, please visit www.totalcontrolprogram.com or call (773) 305-8204. ____________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release August 15, 2007 Contact: Molly Kirk 773-305-8201 You Go Girl, But Only When You Want To Publisher: Lightning Source ISBN:0-9796876-0-8 Price: $14.95
You Go, Girl Offers Some Real Bathroom Reading
Information and fitness tips for women seeking greater control over their pelvic health will soon be available in a new book, You Go, Girl…But Only When You Want To, (Lightning Source, $14.95), written by Missy Lavender and Dorothy Smith, R.N. Lavender is the founder of the Women’s Health Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the pelvic health and fitness of women. Smith is a nurse who specializes in women’s bladder issues. The book offers tips that readers can use to make immediate changes in their habits to improve bladder control. The tome includes information on diet, bathroom habits, medical devices, medications, surgery and biofeedback, as well as specific techniques for strengthening the muscles of the Pelvic Pyramid, a collective term for the three major muscle groups responsible for pelvic fitness. “You Go, Girl was written to educate women about their many options,” says Lavender, who also is executive director of the Women’s Health Foundation. “Our goal is for women to learn how they can immediately improve their bladder health or, if they are healthy now, how to prevent problems in the future.” For easy reading, information is presented in short chapters with numerous illustrations that help readers visualize their own anatomy, the Pelvic Pyramid, and understand how the pelvic floor muscles optimally work. The Women’s Health Foundation is a Chicago-based non-profit organization whose mission is to heighten awareness and education about women’s pelvic health and to sponsor related research. The Foundation trains instructors to teach the Total Control™ program and works with area locations who want to present Total Control™ classes. The book may be ordered from the Women’s Health Foundation, www.totalcontrolprogram.com or by calling (773) 305-8204. The book, You Go, Girl…But Only When You Want To, is available separately for $14.95, or in a deluxe package for $52.99 that also includes the DVD, “Total Control™ Workout: Be Fit, Be Sexy, Be In Control,” and Total Control™ exercise equipment. Prices exclude shipping and handling fees. For further information, please contact the Women’s Health Foundation at (773) 305-8204, or visit the website at www.totalcontrolprogram.com. ____________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release February 2, 2007 Contact: Molly Kirk 773-305-8201 Women’s Health Foundation’s First Fundraiser a Success! It was a cold and frosty night outside, but the temperature inside Ethel’s Chocolate Lounge located in Lincoln Park in Chicago was nothing but hot, hot, hot. With warm chocolate fondue accompanied with fresh strawberries, gooey marshmallows, and scrumptious pound cake, the female attendees were all smiles with talk of their favorite earthy delights: Sex and Chocolate. As champagne and other chocolate goodies were passed around on silver trays, the conversation was all about sex and more importantly, pleasure. Guest speaker, Holly Herman, a world renowned Physical Therapist and lecturer, gave a black and white explanation of different positions and techniques for women to achieve powerful orgasms. Missy Lavender, founder of Women’s Health Foundation, focused on tips and topics on how to strengthen your pelvic floor or “sex muscles” while Cheryl Sloane, owner of G-Boutique, illustrated toys and other devices that can both aid and enhance the power of the female pelvic floor. The final speaker of the night, Chicago-based sex therapist, Elizabeth Wood, spoke on the importance of sensuality with the aid of the yummy chocolate fondue: “It’s important for women to realize the difference between sensuality and sexuality…a woman needs to know and understand her own passions before she can share passion with her partner.” “We’re extremely excited about the success of our very first fundraiser,” said Missy Lavender as the event was wrapping up. “Thanks to the generous support of Ethel’s Chocolate Lounge, Otherwise Incorporated, Renessa, and Pfizer, we were able to cover 100% of our cost making all ticket purchases direct contributions to the Foundation.” Future “sex and chocolate” events are being planned for suburban Chicago and Boston. For more information on how you can be a part of this wonderful event, go to Women’s Health Foundation at www.womenshealthfoundation.org. ____________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release November 27, 2006 Contact: Molly Kirk 773-305-8201 Women’s Health Foundation Secures Funding For Fitness DVD From Pfizer
Chicago – Women’s Health Foundation (“WHF”) announced today the award of an unrestricted educational grant by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals to produce a fitness DVD and educational booklet of its unique program for women: Total Control™, A Pelvic Wellness Program for Women. Proven in research to flatten abs, improve sex and orgasms, better bladder control, and help women sleep comfortably through the night, Total Control™ is appropriate for women of all ages, life stages and fitness levels. The educational booklet included with the DVD will be produced in partnership with the American Urological Association Foundation and will include key tips and topics on bladder and sexual health. Why Every Woman Needs Total Control™ The female pelvis is the epicenter of her body. Major life events such as pregnancy and menopause challenge pelvic health and fitness and yet, traditional workout programs neglect to keep a woman fit from the inside out. Total Control™ focuses first on three major muscle groups - front, back, and floor. Building to a full-body strength and resistance workout, the program is designed to prevent or alleviate loss of bladder control, improve a woman’s sex life, and enhance posture and balance. The bonus educational booklet teaches women important behavior management and lifestyle modifications to potentially prevent loss of bladder control. Educational topics include basic pelvic anatomy, nutrition and the bladder, and Potty Training 2.0. “It is shocking how many women are completely in the dark about basic changes they can make that will dramatically improve symptoms and enhance their quality of life. We are so excited to move beyond group classes and share this information with thousands of women who want to be in Total Control!” says Missy Lavender, Executive Director and Founder of the Women’s Health Foundation. Total Control™ DVDs will be available for purchase in 2Q, 2007. To preorder, contact Molly Kirk at 773-305-8201 or at molly@womenshealthfoundation.org. Group Total Control™ classes are currently being offered in Denver, Boston, and the Chicagoland area. Visit www.womenshealthfoundation.org for more information on Total Control™ classes, bladder tips, and other pelvic health related topics.
About Women’s Health Foundation The Women’s Health Foundation is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming women’s lives through pelvic health and fitness. The Foundation’s goal is to bring wellness solutions such as the Total Control™ program to women in need. Co-sponsoring research with a number of Urogynecology experts, the Foundation is based in Chicago, IL; Women’s Health Foundation currently sponsors programs in Denver, Boston, and throughout the Chicagoland area ____________________________________________________________ |
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