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The
California Science Center Launches Premiere
of The Changing Face of Women's Health Exhibit
with Free Women's Health Festival: Making
Healthy Choices
Los
Angeles, CA — The California Science
Center announced plans today to launch the
West Coast April 3 premiere of The Changing
Face of Women’s Health exhibit
with a Women’s Health Festival: Making
Healthy Choices. This one-day
free celebration takes place on April 3,
2004 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature
celebrity guests, health experts, resource
providers, performance artists and a host
of health related special activities geared
toward inspiring women and their families
to explore key health and well-being issues.
“The
Science Center is pleased to present the
West Coast debut of The Changing Face
of Women's Health and to launch it in
such an exciting way with the Women's
Health Festival: Making Healthy Choices," notes
Jeffrey N. Rudolph, President of the California
Science Center. "We hope that women
throughout Southern California will take
advantage of the Festival and exhibit as
an opportunity to learn more about caring
for their health and to share concerns and
experiences while discovering new ways to
enhance their well-being."
Highlights
of the Women's Health Festival will include:
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Breakout
panel discussions throughout
the day on health, teen and special issues
and will be lead by some of today’s
leading experts. Panels will cover a
broad range of subjects, such as cancer,
alternative medicine, mental health,
teenage pregnancy and menopause.
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The
Fitness Zone,
a space where women can learn more about
the benefits of yoga, Tai Chi, Self Defense
Pilates and much more from leaders in
their fields.
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The
Beauty Zone, a designated area
where professional vendors will provide
pedicures, manicures and massages, as
well as a section where women can relax
while sampling foods from select exhibitors.
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The
Kids Zone,
a place where your children can experience
fun activities designed just for them.
Watch your kids learn in a fun, safe
environment through such innovative events
as a dance class, a drawing contest,
and cooking lessons.
This
festival has been made possible through a
grant provided to The California Science
Center by The Unihealth Foundation.
UniHealth
Foundation
UniHealth Foundation is an independent private
foundation founded in 1998 when UniHealth,
a vertically integrated health care delivery
system, changed the means by which it fulfilled
its charitable mission and became a grant-making
organization. The Foundation's mission is to
support and facilitate activities that significantly
improve the health and well being of individuals
and communities within its service area.
The
Changing Face of Women’s Health Exhibit
The
Changing Face of Women’s Health,
an immersive exhibition makes a dramatic statement
in terms of just how far women’s health
has come in the past 50 years — with visuals,
video, art and interactives, which address
a number of issues including: why many American
women are “conditioned” to be obsessed
with body image, illuminating how the actions
of our youth have a huge impact on our later
years, and touching on issues universally experienced
by women at every stage of life.
The
Changing Face of Women’s Health will
:
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dispel
misconceptions of what ranks as the #1
killer of women (it’s heart disease,
not breast cancer)
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spotlight
landmark studies that changed our understanding
not only of women’s health, but forged
the way for new and innovative treatments
for males
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showcase
the most up-to-date scientific information
on women’s health
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promote
learning, prompt open discussion and impress
upon visitors the role each one of us — young
and old, male or female — can take
in maximizing our health.
The
Changing Face of Women’s Health
The Changing Face of Women’s Health,
which closes on June 6, 2004, is funded by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the National Institutes of Health, Metropolitan
Life Foundation and Pfizer Women’s Health.
The exhibit was developed by the National Health
Sciences Consortium, which includes: the California
Science Center, Los Angeles; the Exploratorium,
San Francisco; the Franklin Institute Science
Museum, Philadelphia; Maryland Science Center,
Baltimore; Museum of Science, Boston; Museum
of Science and Industry, Chicago; national
Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington,
DC; New York Hall of Science, New York City;
and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry,
Portland.
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