Our Current Education Programs
Women’s Health Virginia’s annual conference and other education programs bring Virginians together to focus on medical and non-medical issues relating to women and girls’ wellness, the development of their health behavior, and their use of health care.

Our 2010 Conference was a great success! With over 150 health professionals, educators, parents and other concerned individuals in attendance, we made great strides in raising awareness about both the positive and negative influences of media on girls' decision-making. Want to learn more about media and girls' health? Here are a few ways you can deepen your understanding:

Bring a Media Education Program to your Community
Women's Health Virginia wants to partner with you to create media education programs geared specifically for members of your community or workplace. Possibilities include local workshops with a media expert, facilitated round-table discussions, or other activities to raise awareness and develop skills. Contact Women's Health Virginia for more information on how to create an education program for girls and/or caring adults in your area.

Purchase CDs or DVDs of "From TV to Twitter"
CDs and DVDs of our 2010 Conference will be available by the end of the summer. If you're interested in purchasing your own copy, click here to request further information on pricing and availability.

 

Conference support from:

Supporting Partner

 

 

Women's Health Virginia invites business, governmental and non-profit organizations to sponsor or exhibit at our conferences. If you are interested in these opportunities, call (434) 220-4500 or e-mail us.

 

 

HPV Vaccines: Making an Informed Decision

Are you a parent, educator, health professional or early teen
who wants to understand more about the HPV vaccines?

  • WHV can help you bring this program to your PTO, community center, health clinic, church or other community organization.
  • To find out more about this program, or to order a DVD, email us.

This workshop examines the public and personal health issues that surround the HPV vaccines Gardasil (Merck) and Cervarix (GlaxoSmithKline). If you have questions about the HPV virus, vaccination for yourself or your child or teen, or if you are a medical professional wanting resources for yourself or patients, this program addresses the vaccines from an individual health perspective as well as a public health matter. First hosted in Charlottesville, this program gives attendees effective tools to make an informed decision about vaccination, and provides resources for additional information.

Speakers:

Paige Perriello M.D., F.A.A.P.
Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville

Nicholas Mattsson, Health Counselor
Thomas Jefferson Health District, Virginia Dept. of Health

To order a copy of the DVD, or for information on how to bring this program to your area, contact us.
Photo by El Alvi,
source: Flickr

 

 

 

Our previous annual conferences were:

Growing Girls Strong — Strategies for Building Life Skills & Preventing High Risk Behavior (2009)

Stepping Over the Lines—Young Women’s Risk-Taking, Time for Concern (2008)

10 Years on the Way to Women’s Wellness—Roads Well Traveled, Directions Ahead (2007)

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Self-Image & the Challenge for Women & Girls’ Wellness (2006)

Pathways to Women’s Wellness:
Integrating Conventional, Complementary & Alternative Approaches to Prevention & Treatment (2005)

Working Women’s Wellness 9-5 24/7 (2004)

Women as Caregivers—Cradle to Grave (2003)

Food & Fitness: Lifelong Challenges (2002)

It’s More Than Words: Communications and Women's Health (2001)

The Multicultural Mosaic and Virginia Women’s Health (2000)

The Dollars and Sense of Women's Health (1999)

Virginia's Challenge: Women's Wellness (1998) (prior to WHV incorporation)