Welcome to the Long Term Care Aware section of Global Aging.
Click here to access the first in a series of articles on this subject, as well as links to other related articles.
Health
The Health Team provides information on women's health and aging to allow you to make informed health decisions. We will take a holistic approach to help us safeguard and nurture our bodies, as well as enrich our minds and spirits. There will be articles and reports, suggested books, and FAWCO member contributions. We will also include practical information and resources, such as caring for loved ones from a distance, for ourselves and family members.
In 2014, we re-launched Clubs in Motion, with the goal to walk or run around the globe before the March 2015 Conference. That's 40,000 kms, so we better get moving! To learn more, sign up your club's walking or running group, and check how far we've come, go to Clubs in Motion.
We have gathered information from FAWCO Clubs about their Heart Pillow Projects to help women who have had breast cancer surgery. If you have Heart Pillow news to share, please send it to us at health@fawco.org.
We are currently looking for a Health Issues Team Chair. Please contact vp-committees@fawco.org if you are interested in the position.
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New guidelines urging doctors to look for factors that put older men at risk for osteoporosis have just been published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Once thought to be primarily a woman's issue, this bone-thinning disease is thought to strike about six out of 100 men by the age of 65. Screening for men that age and older is...
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WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY 2008
The third annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day will be celebrated worldwide on June 15. Sponsored by the International Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) and its partners, a related conference will be held in Ottawa, Canada, on June 16-17, 2008. Individuals, groups, and organizations are urged to attend, or to participate...
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A new study linking alcoholic beverages to breast cancer has left many women in a panic. Should you give up evening cocktails? Should you stop cooking with wine? The latest data, gathered by researchers at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, Calif., are based on the drinking habits of more than 70,000 women who supplied dietary information during health examinations between 1978...
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Panic Attacks May Be an Independent Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease News Author: Susan Jeffrey
Release Date: October 8, 2007, Medscape (WebMD)
October 8, 2007 — A new analysis of data from a substudy of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study suggests panic attacks may be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Postmenopausal women in this study who...
Release Date: October 8, 2007, Medscape (WebMD)
October 8, 2007 — A new analysis of data from a substudy of the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study suggests panic attacks may be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Postmenopausal women in this study who...
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Stress Overview
Everyone is familiar with stress. We experience it in varying forms and degrees every day. In small doses, stress can actually be beneficial to us. It is only when the stress becomes too great, affecting our physical or mental functioning, that it becomes a problem.
- In small doses, stressors can help give us increased energy and alertness,
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Children's Health Issues - New Meningococcal Immunization Recommendations
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has issues new meningococcal immunization recommendations. The recommendations state that young adolescents at the pre-adolescent visit (11-12 years old), adolescents at high school entry (15 years old) and college freshmen living in dormitories should be immunized against meningococcal...
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Children's Health Issues - Staying Healthy:
Vaccinations – Keeping up to date with the U.S. System
By Karen L., MD, AWC of Amsterdam
Parents of children who may be returning to the U.S. should try to keep their children’s vaccinations up to date for the U.S. system. The country you are living in will have its own system of immunizing children;
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Marcy Dwyer was a member of the AWC of Zurich and editor of the FAWCO Forum. She died in 2003 after a long battle with Ovarian Cancer. This site grew out of her suggestion that FAWCO provide a site to support members of FAWCO Clubs whose lives have been touched by Cancer.
The objective of the Marcy Dwyer Memorial Cancer...
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Cigarette smoke is the leading cause of preventable death in America today, resulting in approximately 450,000 premature deaths annually. A smoker's lung cancer risk is between 10 and 20 times higher than that of a nonsmoker, depending on how many cigarettes are smoked, and how long the person has smoked.
Approximately 160,000 cases of lung cancer are diagnosed annually...
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Clubs in Motion
Clubs in Motion!
Join Clubs in Motion and get moving with FAWCO. If your club has a walking, hiking or running group, this is for YOU! You can dowload a flyer to publicize the program to your club members by opening Clubs_In_Motion.doc.
Let's get moving! Join FAWCO Clubs in Motion today! Happy and healthy!
Our FAWCO Leadership was caught in the act - out WALKING while attending the Geneva NGO Forum Beijing+20!! From left to right on the rock... Kathleen Simon (Counselor & AWC Bern), Maggie Palu (AWG-LR - thanks to Maggie for the photos), My-Linh Kunst (President & AWC Berlin), Monica Jubayli (1st VP & AWC Lebanon), Suzanne Wheeler (Foundation Board Member & AAWE Paris), and Sallie Chaballier (2nd VP & AAWE Paris). Well done ladies!
Clubs in Motion is a FAWCO initiative to encourage members to stay physically fit.
Keep your club members healthy and increase FAWCO awareness. Start sending a record of all those kilometers or miles your clubs' walkers and runners have walked or run NOW!
Who can send in kilometers/miles?
FAWCO Club activities can include walking groups, participating in walks/runs in your area, organizing a walk with your club members ,etc. In order for the kilometers / miles to count, three or more members must be exercising together. We are not gathering data from individuals walking on their own, because this is about both the physical benefits and the mental benefits of getting active together!
How will the kilometers/miles be tallied?
Send kilometers from club activities with club name to clubsinmotion@fawco.org and the number of participants. Please include the name and location of any organized walks/runs - for example: breast cancer awareness, club walking group, marathons, etc. and any special locations. Send photos!
You'll find updates on the FAWCO Clubs In Motion page under the Health Team site, so you can check the progress of the various clubs.
Why should clubs get involved?
Exercise benefits your health. Did you know that for every hour of regular, vigorous exercise you do, like brisk walking, you can live two hours longer? And we all know that it's more FUN to exercise with friends. Clubs in Motion will be a fun way to get your members active and interested in FAWCO, and introduce them to FAWCO's website.
Top 10 reasons to Get in Motion with Clubs in Motion:
- Prevent Type 2 diabetes
- Reduce risk of heart disease
- Reduce the risk of osteoporosis: strengthen bones/maintain bone density
- Improve blood pressure
- Help lower cholesterol
- Help you maintain a healthy body weight
- Reduce the risk of breast and colon cancer
- Good for your brain: cognitive functions improve with regular exercise
- Enhance well-being and reduce stress
- Improve fitness
When do we start?
NOW! Let’s ‘move it’ together -- with FAWCO!
Heart Pillow Projects
Many FAWCO member clubs are involved in making heart pillows to donate to help the recovery of women who have had breast cancer surgery. AWC The Hague has a Heart Pillow Best Practice with instructions for how you can start your own heart pillow project that you can access in our members-only Best Practices section (you must be registered and log in to see these). We also have Heart Pillows featured in these articles: Heart Pillow Project and Stitched with Love.
