| Vision Leadership Institute Presents the:
State of the Young Women’s Health Forum
The Health Impact on Young Women
When: Saturday, July 29, 2006
Where: 1301 Columbia College Drive, Columbia College - Columbia, SC
Who Should Attend: Young Women, Health Professions, Faith-Based Community, Politicians, and Concerned Citizens
Time: 10:00AM – 12:00PM ***Registration begins at 9:30 AM.
Cost: FREE
Age Group: 13 and older
Mission of Vision Leadership Institute:
To provide health promotion services, youth leadership development, and academic promotion to South Carolina youth and provide HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education Services to young minority women between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five.
Forum Purpose:
The Forum will serve as a safe environment that will allow the exchange and flow of ideas and proposed solutions to address the health ills plaguing young women in South Carolina.
Forum Objectives:
1) Provide an open (safe) environment for the exchange and flow of ideas;
2) Develop a guide for addressing specific health problems facing young women;
3) Develop a guide for specific cultural competency when addressing special populations;
4) Provide voice for young women in South Carolina;
5) Build collaborative bridges and partnerships between professionals, young women, policy-makers, academia and other health professionals.
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Theme: “The Health Impact on Young Women”
Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina
July 29, 2006
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Welcome:
Rhondra O. Willis
Founder and Executive Director
Vision Leadership Institute
Greetings:
Dr. Whitson, President
Columbia College
Regina Brown
Palmetto Health of South Carolina
Moderator:
Lacie Lybrand
Miss South Carolina USA
Panelist:
Dr. Linda Salane
Executive Director
The Leadership Institute at Columbia College
Nadia Muhammad
Miss Benedict College
Rosetta Swinton
S.C. AME Health Coordinator
Medical University Of South Carolina
Nyre Sanders
Miss Claflin University
Ms. Cindy Thompson
Director of the Women’s Heart Center/ Red Dress Campaign Ambassador
Providence Hospital
Questions & Answers Segment
Closing Statement of Charge
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State of the Young Women’s Health Forum
Event Location: Columbia College
Date: July 29, 2006
With the information gathered from the State of the Young Women’s Health Forum, Vision Leadership Institute has assessed the presentations and made the following recommendations.
Findings and Recommendations from Forum:
· Create more places for young women to get information.
· We are more alike than different.
· Develop cultural competency.
· Reach youth through technology.
· Stand behind our cause.
· Make health education more interesting/fun
· Dedicate a day to healthcare.
· More clinics should be built.
· More education about pre-natal healthcare.
· Address the issue of underinsurance or uninsured.
Rhondra O. Willis, Founder and Executive Director
Vision Leadership Institute
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