Health Alerts For Women

Webinar – Criminalization as Violence Against Women Living with HIV

November 18, 2016 | 0 Comments

“Women living with HIV are likely to have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and.. trauma resulting from HIV-related, gender, and racial discrimination, along with institutional violence entrenched in discriminatory […] Read More

Syphilis on rise in Shasta County

November 17, 2016 | 0 Comments

Redding’s Record Searchlight features Women’s Health Specialists as a resource for STI testing in light of news that Syphilis continues to see an uptick in Shasta County. Many can get […] Read More

The Pill is linked to depression – and doctors can no longer ignore it.

November 17, 2016 | 0 Comments

Oral contraceptives have been absolutely liberating in the way women are able to work and live their lives, but we must be honest about some of the side effects. Women […] Read More

Adoption Choices of Northern California Fundraiser Dinner, tonight, Nov 17th!

November 16, 2016 | 0 Comments

Come support Adoption Choices of Northern California AND enjoy a great dinner. Between 6-8PM at the Chico Tbar on Flying V off of Forest Ave, 20% of your purchase will […] Read More

TOMORROW: Adoption Choices 5th Annual Adoption Movie Night!

November 11, 2016 | 0 Comments

This moving film follows a son as he pushes to know more about his Dad’s mysterious past. Watch as they travel to a Swiss castle to search for unanswered questions […] Read More

In Solidarity

November 11, 2016 | 0 Comments
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It’s Election Day!

November 8, 2016 | 0 Comments

Find your polling place! Check out the Black Women for Wellness Proposition Guide!

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Black Women for Wellness CA Proposition Voting Guide

November 8, 2016 | 0 Comments

Check out the Black Women for Wellness Proposition Guide!

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October 28, 2016 | 0 Comments
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October 28, 2016 | 0 Comments

This moving film follows a son as he pushes to know more about his Dad’s mysterious past. Watch as they travel to a Swiss castle to search for unanswered questions […] Read More

#SeeItShareIt #Shut It Down

October 24, 2016 | 0 Comments

Over the past few years, online bullying of abortion providers has skyrocketed. During October, National Anti-Bullying month, let’s shut down harassment. We developed the #SeeItShareIt #ShutItDown campaign to encourage multiple […] Read More

How Routine Mammography Screening Fails Women

October 18, 2016 | 0 Comments

Karuna Jaggar of Breast Cancer Action explains how routine mammography and the overall problem of over-detection in the mainstream breast cancer movement have failed to dramatically reduce the number of […] Read More

Governor Signs Two Healthcare Bills Authored by Speaker Emeritus Toni Atkins

October 17, 2016 | 0 Comments

Speaker Emeritus Toni Atkins has long been a proponent of advancing women’s healthcare and assuring access to comprehensive healthcare for all. Last month Governor Brown signed into law 2 Atkins […] Read More

9th Circuit panel denies CPCs’ request to block Reproductive FACT Act

October 17, 2016 | 0 Comments

Great news! In a unanimous opinion, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a challenge to the Reproductive FACT Act, which protects women from misleading practices by antiabortion-rights crisis pregnancy […] Read More

Women’s Health Specialists October Newsletter

October 14, 2016 | 0 Comments

Check out our October Newsletter and sign-up for e-mail alerts below to get them monthly by e-mail!

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Addyi 1 Year Later: What’s the Score?

October 14, 2016 | 0 Comments

National Women’s Health Network has come out with a comprehensive report to mark 1 year since Addyi, a drug which is supposed to increase libido in women, was put on […] Read More

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe responds to invite for government – to – government consultation

October 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

“The Obama Administration’s call for national reform on this issue is a historic moment. We welcome the Administration’s invitation to all tribes to consult on the process for decision – […] Read More

Black Women for Wellness presents Brave Bold Fearless Black Futurism Conference

October 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

Women’s Health Specialists will be leading a workshop at the Black Women for Wellness conference in Los Angeles next week. The WHS workshop will be Birth Control Now and on […] Read More

Better Access Through Technology

October 13, 2016 | 0 Comments

On Saturday, September 10, 2016, thousands came together to call for an end to abortion stigma. Locally, the first ever Abortion Access Hackathon was hosted by reproductive health clinic Women’s […] Read More

Add your voice to a statement of principles on the promotion and provision of LARCs

October 10, 2016 | 1 Comment

National Women’s Health Network and SisterSong have released a statement of principles regarding Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCSs): “In order to support a principled approach to the counseling and provision […] Read More