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Current Health Education Programs


The Women’s Fund supplies significant support to women by disseminating information, offering learning opportunities and highlighting educational resources. Through these avenues, women can begin to take charge of their own bodies and understand ways to improve their health.

What About Me?

Young Women’s Health Education Program
With a focus on building resiliency and prevention, this health education program teaches young women the life skills that are essential to establishing good personal health habits and developing into strong, healthy women


What Are The Facts?

Women’s Health & Advocacy Project
Reaching community service providers and members, the women’s health and advocacy program teaches women to practice prevention and be proactive about their health care in order to reduce illness and promote enjoyment of life.


WomenCONNECT

Community Health Education and Resources
WomanConnect is a coalition of local organizations that advance women’s health and well-being. Through collaboration and shared wisdom, members of the coalition support each other and build awareness of women’s health issues.

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The Women's Fund has distributed nearly one million publications to the women and girls of Houston.



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The links that we have made available for you reflect our passion to become better advocates for the health of our family, friends, and ourselves. These links will assist you with your search for local resources and for further education on women's health.

Disclaimer: Although The Women's Fund for Health Education and Research includes links providing direct access to other Internet sites, The Women's Fund has not participated in the development of those other sites, does not monitor such sites, and does not exert any editorial or other control over those sites.

The Women's Fund, therefore, takes no responsibility for the content or information contained on those other sites, or reliability, security, or privacy policies of those other sites.




Additional Resources for Your Health Questions



Acne Treatment Reviews and Options


AVERT (Averting AIDS and HIV)

http://www.acnetreatment.net/fitness-acne-alcohol-and-more-teen-health-issues/

www.avert.org (see Teen section) 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/index.htm 
City of Houston

GirlsHealth.gov
www.houstonparks.org

www.4girls.gov 

Familydoctor.org

Health iof Houston Survey 2010

www.familydoctor.org 

http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/hhs2010/

National Youth Violence Prevention www.safeyouth.org/teens 
Resource Center Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign www.freevibe.com 
Medline Plus www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesity.html 
MyPyramid.gov (nutrition, food pyramid) www.mypyramid.gov 
National Institute on Drug Abuse www.nida.nih.gov/students.html 
PromoteTruth (sexual assault, date rape) www.promotetruth.org 
Sex, etc. www.sexetc.org 
TeenGrowth.com www.teengrowth.com 
TeensHealth (Nemours Foundation) www.kidshealth.org/teen 
The Obesity Society www.naaso.org 
TeenHealthFX www.teenhealthfx.com 
YMCA of Houston www.ymcahouston.org
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