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Coming Events 2007

Menopause Workshop - Spring Series "Managing Menopause Naturally"

Wednesday 7th November 2007

Menopause Workshop - Spring Series "Managing Menopause Naturally" is a Women's Health Action workshop series - run four hours which aims to demystify and demedicalise menopause, give women information and direction and provide a safe forum for discussing women's experiences of menopause. Gill Sanson is facilitator for this series. Gill is an experienced menopause educator and author of "Mid-life Energy and Happiness" and the recently updated bestselling book "The Myth of Osteoporosis".

Details:

Wednesday 7th November 2007
From 6 until 9pm
Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room
2nd floor, 27 Gillies Avenue
Newmarket
AUCKLAND

Cost: $25 – include information pack and light snacks

Contact Women’s Health Action Trust, ph 520 5295, or email info@womens-health.org.nz, www.womens-health.org.nz

panel of women at event Women's Health Action takes an advocacy role in promoting informed public debate on women's health issues. One of the ways we do this is by organising events that enable consumers and providers to discuss current women's health issues.

For more information and bookings: Women's Health Action

a panel of women at a WHA event

Past Events 2006

Managing Menopause Naturally
date TBA
Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room
2nd floor, 27 Gillies Ave
Newmarket Auckland
This workshop will provide: an understanding of menopause; a discussion of the range of women’s experiences at menopause; in depth information on how to manage the transition with simple lifestyle changes, nutrition and traditional therapies.
Menopause is a normal life passage experienced by all women. The aim of the course is to demystify and demedicalise menopause, give information and direction, and to provide an opportunity for women to talk and share experiences. Gill Sanson, Menopause educator and author of ‘Mid-life Energy and Happiness’ and ‘The Myth of Osteoporosis’ willlead the evening.
For more info call 09 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz

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Past Events 2005

WOMEN’S HEALTH ACTION SUFFRAGE DAY BREAKFAST
From Victims to Victory – challenges for feminist Muslim women in NZ
19 September 2005
Alexandra Park
Auckland
This year our speaker is Muslim woman named Anjum Rahman. Anjum is very active in promoting and working for the rights of Muslim women in New Zealand. Anjum is going to speak about the rights women are given in the Muslim religion and compare the position of women today (Muslim and non-Muslim)
For more info call 09 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz

August 5th 2005
FROM NEWSHOUND TO WATCHDOG
Annual Cartwright Anniversary lunch
Friday 5th August 12 - 2pm
Hillsborough Room, Rickling Centre, 546 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings
Cost $20 (to cover lunch costs
After 26 years as a TV journalist and health reporter, Rae Lamb has moved on.
On 1 August she takes up her new position as deputy Health & Disability Commissioner.
At the Cartwright Lunch, Rae will talk about her first week on the job, why she wanted it, and reflect on the experiences she has had both personally and as a jjournalist which led her to this point - one of which was covering the Gisborne Cervical Screening Inquiry for Radio NZ.
For more information or to book contact Women's Health Action Ph. 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz

Managing Menopause Naturally
Wednesday 11 May, 6 - 9pm
Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, 27 Gillies Ave, Newmarket, Auckland.
Cost: $25.00
Workshop Leader: Gill Sanson, Women's health researcher.This workshop will provide: an understanding of menopause; a discussion of the range of women's experiences at menopause; in depth information on how to manage the transition with simple lifestyle changes, nutrition and traditional therapies.
Menopause is a normal life passage experienced by all women. The aim of the course is to demystify and demedicalise menopause, give information and direction, and to provide an opportunity for omen to talk and share experiences. There is a take home pack for all participants.
For more information or to book contact Women's Health Action Ph. 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz

A Primary approach to fertitlity
Friday 18th February, 9am - 5pm
Ellerslie Convention Centre, 80-100 Ascot Ave, Ellerslie, Auckland.
Cost: $85.00
Speakers include: Cindy Farquhar & Neil Johnson, Fertility Plus; Loula George, Medical herbalist specialising in fertility; Meriel Watts, environmental health researcher; Andrew Shelling, Senior lecturer in Reproductive Science; Gill Sanson, Women's health researcher; Helen Shale, Consumer of fertility services.
For more information or to book contact Women's Health Action Ph. 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz

Past 2004 events

Smokefree Women's Suffrage Breakfast
September 19 2004
Auckland Hilton Hotel
The speaker this yea rwas Sheila Jeffreys - author and University Lecturer from Melbourne. Sheila spoke to the title ‘Reshaping Women – Beauty, fashion & advertising in the 21st century.'

Breastfeeding week events
July 31 - Aug 6th 2004
see our breastfeeding pages

August 5th 2004
Cartwright Anniversary lunch at WHA
Seminar Room
2nd Floor, 27 Gillies Ave, Newmarket
Guest speaker: Kim McGregor on health system responses to historical sexual abuse.
For more information or to book contact Women's Health Action Ph. 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz

Past 2003 events

Lunch with Auckland Women DHB Members
Tuesday 18 November 2003
Women DHB members from the AK Region, representatives from women's groups and other interested individuals were invited to join us for lunch and an informal discussion. It was an opportunity to network and for both parties to find out what's going on at the community and District Health Board level.

Menopause Workshop - Spring Series "Managing Menopause Naturally"
Thursday 23rd October and Thursday 30th October
Menopause Workshop - Spring Series "Managing Menopause Naturally" was a Women's Health Action workshop series - run over two nights for four hours which aimed to demystify and demedicalise menopause, give women information and direction and provide a safe forum for discussing women's experiences of menopause. Gill Sanson was facilitator for this series. Gill is an experienced menopause educator and author of " Mid-life Energy and Happiness" and the recently updated bestselling book "The Myth of Osteoporosis".
Details:

Smokefree Suffrage Breakfast
September 19
Ellerslie Convention Centre, Auckland
Margaret Wilson was the speaker. In 1973 the United Women's Convention was held in Hamilton with Margaret as one of the speakers. Margaret has come a long way since then but what about NZ women? Margaret gave her views 30 years on and outlined the challenges that remain. See a report here.

Women only services lobby meeting
October 8th 2.00 -4.00 pm
Do we need well funded women only health and social services? If you think we do, please come to discuss the creation of a lobby group about this issue.
Women's Health Action are interested in creating a networking lobby group that will be activated whenever there is an opportunity to write submissions to health, social services, local or national government, to advocate for women only services.
These could be, for example:

Women only inpatient wards in psychiatric hospitals
Women only residential services (drug and alcohol or mental health) where women can go with all of their children
Women only boarding houses
Maternal mental health services
Services for migrant women.

The inaugural meeting will gauge interest and develop a contact list/structure, so that we can keep in touch on the issues and opportunities to lobby when appropriate. There will not be regular meetings!!! The purpose of the group is to network on the issues and work together to lobby for change when the opportunities arise - using our collective time and ideas, rather than battling away on our own. We believe that if a number of us work together on this issue it is more likely to appear on funding agendas and government priority lists.
Women are becoming increasingly marginalised in services and have lost or are losing many of the gains that were made in recognition of gender specific needs. Let's begin to move forward again ö together.
If you are interested please come to: Venue: Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room 2nd floor, 27 Gillies Avenue Newmarket, AUCKLAND Date and time: October 8th 2.00 -4.00 pm For more information or to register your interest if you are not able to attend on the 8th, please contact Debbie Hager 09 818 2787 email: debbie.neil@paradise.net.nz

Cartwright Anniversary Lunch
Tuesday 5 August
Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room, Newmarket, Auckland
National Women's Hospital is on the move to Grafton. Nigel Murray, general manager of the building programme for ADHB looked at the impact of the move for women and at what lies ahead

Women's health in the MWA Action Plan
Monday 17 February 2003
Women's Health Action held a consultation on the health and well-being aspects of the MWA Action Plan.
Some of the issues that will were covered are sexual and reproductive health, maternity issues, violence against women, cancer control, public health aspects of women's health, screening programmes, mid-life and older women's health, health and well-being issues for the very old, participation in policy, planning and delivery, access to and quality of health services.
A full report is here. This was aso used as a submission to the Action Plan by the women who attended the consultation.

Managing Menopause
6 & 13 May 2003
An interactive seminar held over two evenings, focusing on managing menopause without the use of drugs. For more information or to book for any of these events, phone (09) 520-5295, email info@womens-health.org.nz

The Health of Young Women in NZ
Wednesday 28 May 2003 - 4pm-6pm Women's Health Action, Newmarket
Terryann Clark speaks on the findings published in 'Youth 2000 - Adolescent Health Survey' carried out by the Adolescent Research Group, Terryann is a researcher and Adolescent Nurse Specialist at the Centre for Youth Health.
For more information contact Women's Health Action, phone (09)520-5295, info@womens-health.org.nz See a report here.

Past 2002 events

Women on DHB's - 19 November 2002

A lunchtime event where WHA invited women from the four Auckland- region DHBs to join them for lunchand talk about what they did on the District Health Boards. It was held on 19 November 12.00 -2.00pm

Public meetings to inform women about the risks of HRT - October 2002

Women's Health Action held public meetings around Auckland as part of a campaign to give information to women about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and the risks attached. See our HRT page for all resources
Public meetings were as follows: North Shore: Monday 7 October 7 pm - 9 pm at AUT Akoranga Campus Room AD109 90 Akoranga Drive, Northcote; New Lynn: Monday 14 October 7 pm-n 9pm at New Lynn Community Centre, 45 Totara Ave, New Lynn; Pakuranga: Thursday 17 October 7pm - 9 pm at Pakuranga Community Centre 13 Reeves Rd, Pakuranga

19 September 2002. Women's Suffrage Breakfast
Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Roslyn Noonan was our speaker at this year's breakfast event at the Sheraton Hotel.

24 July 2002- Worried about HRT?
New evidence for serious risk and what it means for you

Wednesday July 24 7-9pm, Auckland Conference Centre 27-33 Ohinerau Street (opp. Ascot Hosp.Greenlane East), Remuera, Auckland
Women's Health Action offers a public seminar that promises to answer your questions about HRT accurately. With: Sandra Coney WHA Executive Director, author of The Menopause Industry
Dr Fiona Stewart HRT Guidelines Cardiologist
Gill Sanson Health Researcher, author of The Osteoporosis 'Epidemic' - Well Women and the Marketing of Fear

5 August 2002 Cartwright Anniversary
Sara Georgeson spoke about the extent to which health consumers' rights and human rights are observed with disabled people, particularly women. Sara is the Disability Co-ordinator for UCOL (the old Manawatu Polytech) in Palmerston North and is on the National Executive Committee of the Disabled Person's Assembly.

15 July 2002 Seminar - HIV Screening in Pregnancy
A range of speakers will explore this complex and controversial issue. Essential for those working and/or with an interest in HIV/AIDS, sexual health, midwifery, obstetrics, refugee and migrant health and screening
No consensus but much discussion on routine HIV testing in pregnancy and the printed report is available here

2001 events

HRT Now
10 May 2001
Women's Health Action in conjunction with the New Zealand Guidelines Group and with assistance from the Ministry of Health.

The Challenge of Screening
Tuesday 29 May 2001
A Women's Health Action event, supported by the Ministry of Health and the Cancer Society
A mini conference on screening programmes for women's cancers

Gender on the Agenda
Sandra Coney 21st June 2001

NZ Quality of Healthcare
25 June, 2001
Speaker: Professor Peter Davis, Department of Public Health and General Practice, Christchurch School of Medicine

HRT and its Alternatives
Tuesday 24th July 7pm - 9.pm (repeated) Tuesday 14th August 6pm - 8pm Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room, 27 Gillies Avenue, Newmarket
Speakers Jill Dunn and Sandra Coney

Cartwright Anniversary Event
12.30-2 pm, Monday 6 August 2001
Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room, 27 Gillies Avenue, Newmarket
Speaker: Tania Thomas new Director of Advocacy for Health & Disability Commissioner's Office. Edited version of her talk here.

Suffrage Day Breakfast
Wednesday 19 September, 7.00 - 9.30am
Guest Speaker: Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, Chief Executive of the National Women's Refuges

Osteoporosis - are we being conned?
Speaker: Gill Sanson, author of The Osteoporosis 'Epidemic'- Well Women and the Marketing of Fear and Mid-Life Energy and Happiness
In her new book The Osteoporosis'Epidemic'- Well Women and the Marketing of Fear, Gill Sanson questions the diagnosis, treatment and prevalence of a disease that was almost unheard of 30 years ago. Based on published medical research, her findings are guaranteed to astonish you.

Events 2000

Women in Power - Accountable to Planet Earth

Cartwright Anniversary Lunch

The Body Snatchers

Risk versus Choice: an interactive medico-legal workshop for midwives.

Managing Menopause without HRT

Labour Government's Primary Health Care Strategy

RU486 Workshop

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	Coming Events 2007 Menopause Workshop - Spring Series "Managing Menopause Naturally" Wednesday 7th November 2007 Menopause Workshop - Spring Series "Managing Menopause Naturally" is a Women's Health Action workshop series - run four hours which aims to demystify and demedicalise menopause, give women information and direction and provide a safe forum for discussing women's experiences of menopause. Gill Sanson is facilitator for this series. Gill is an experienced menopause educator and author of "Mid-life Energy and Happiness" and the recently updated bestselling book "The Myth of Osteoporosis". Details: Wednesday 7th November 2007 From 6 until 9pm Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room 2nd floor, 27 Gillies Avenue Newmarket AUCKLAND Cost: $25 – include information pack and light snacks Contact Women’s Health Action Trust, ph 520 5295, or email info@womens-health.org.nz, www.womens-health.org.nz Women's Health Action takes an advocacy role in promoting informed public debate on women's health issues. One of the ways we do this is by organising events that enable consumers and providers to discuss current women's health issues. For more information and bookings: Women's Health Action a panel of women at a WHA event Past Events 2006 Managing Menopause Naturally date TBA Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room 2nd floor, 27 Gillies Ave Newmarket Auckland This workshop will provide: an understanding of menopause; a discussion of the range of women’s experiences at menopause; in depth information on how to manage the transition with simple lifestyle changes, nutrition and traditional therapies. Menopause is a normal life passage experienced by all women. The aim of the course is to demystify and demedicalise menopause, give information and direction, and to provide an opportunity for women to talk and share experiences. Gill Sanson, Menopause educator and author of ‘Mid-life Energy and Happiness’ and ‘The Myth of Osteoporosis’ willlead the evening. For more info call 09 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz ‘ Past Events 2005 WOMEN’S HEALTH ACTION SUFFRAGE DAY BREAKFAST From Victims to Victory – challenges for feminist Muslim women in NZ 19 September 2005 Alexandra Park Auckland This year our speaker is Muslim woman named Anjum Rahman. Anjum is very active in promoting and working for the rights of Muslim women in New Zealand. Anjum is going to speak about the rights women are given in the Muslim religion and compare the position of women today (Muslim and non-Muslim) For more info call 09 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz August 5th 2005 FROM NEWSHOUND TO WATCHDOG Annual Cartwright Anniversary lunch Friday 5th August 12 - 2pm Hillsborough Room, Rickling Centre, 546 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings Cost $20 (to cover lunch costs After 26 years as a TV journalist and health reporter, Rae Lamb has moved on. On 1 August she takes up her new position as deputy Health & Disability Commissioner. At the Cartwright Lunch, Rae will talk about her first week on the job, why she wanted it, and reflect on the experiences she has had both personally and as a jjournalist which led her to this point - one of which was covering the Gisborne Cervical Screening Inquiry for Radio NZ. For more information or to book contact Women's Health Action Ph. 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz Managing Menopause Naturally Wednesday 11 May, 6 - 9pm Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, 27 Gillies Ave, Newmarket, Auckland. Cost: $25.00 Workshop Leader: Gill Sanson, Women's health researcher.This workshop will provide: an understanding of menopause; a discussion of the range of women's experiences at menopause; in depth information on how to manage the transition with simple lifestyle changes, nutrition and traditional therapies. Menopause is a normal life passage experienced by all women. The aim of the course is to demystify and demedicalise menopause, give information and direction, and to provide an opportunity for omen to talk and share experiences. There is a take home pack for all participants. For more information or to book contact Women's Health Action Ph. 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz A Primary approach to fertitlity Friday 18th February, 9am - 5pm Ellerslie Convention Centre, 80-100 Ascot Ave, Ellerslie, Auckland. Cost: $85.00 Speakers include: Cindy Farquhar & Neil Johnson, Fertility Plus; Loula George, Medical herbalist specialising in fertility; Meriel Watts, environmental health researcher; Andrew Shelling, Senior lecturer in Reproductive Science; Gill Sanson, Women's health researcher; Helen Shale, Consumer of fertility services. For more information or to book contact Women's Health Action Ph. 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz back to top Past 2004 events Smokefree Women's Suffrage Breakfast September 19 2004 Auckland Hilton Hotel The speaker this yea rwas Sheila Jeffreys - author and University Lecturer from Melbourne. Sheila spoke to the title ‘Reshaping Women – Beauty, fashion & advertising in the 21st century.' Breastfeeding week events July 31 - Aug 6th 2004 see our breastfeeding pages August 5th 2004 Cartwright Anniversary lunch at WHA Seminar Room 2nd Floor, 27 Gillies Ave, Newmarket Guest speaker: Kim McGregor on health system responses to historical sexual abuse. For more information or to book contact Women's Health Action Ph. 520 5295 or email info@womens-health.org.nz Past 2003 events Lunch with Auckland Women DHB Members Tuesday 18 November 2003 Women DHB members from the AK Region, representatives from women's groups and other interested individuals were invited to join us for lunch and an informal discussion. It was an opportunity to network and for both parties to find out what's going on at the community and District Health Board level. Menopause Workshop - Spring Series "Managing Menopause Naturally" Thursday 23rd October and Thursday 30th October Menopause Workshop - Spring Series "Managing Menopause Naturally" was a Women's Health Action workshop series - run over two nights for four hours which aimed to demystify and demedicalise menopause, give women information and direction and provide a safe forum for discussing women's experiences of menopause. Gill Sanson was facilitator for this series. Gill is an experienced menopause educator and author of " Mid-life Energy and Happiness" and the recently updated bestselling book "The Myth of Osteoporosis". Details: Smokefree Suffrage Breakfast September 19 Ellerslie Convention Centre, Auckland Margaret Wilson was the speaker. In 1973 the United Women's Convention was held in Hamilton with Margaret as one of the speakers. Margaret has come a long way since then but what about NZ women? Margaret gave her views 30 years on and outlined the challenges that remain. See a report here. Women only services lobby meeting October 8th 2.00 -4.00 pm Do we need well funded women only health and social services? If you think we do, please come to discuss the creation of a lobby group about this issue. Women's Health Action are interested in creating a networking lobby group that will be activated whenever there is an opportunity to write submissions to health, social services, local or national government, to advocate for women only services. These could be, for example: Women only inpatient wards in psychiatric hospitals Women only residential services (drug and alcohol or mental health) where women can go with all of their children Women only boarding houses Maternal mental health services Services for migrant women. The inaugural meeting will gauge interest and develop a contact list/structure, so that we can keep in touch on the issues and opportunities to lobby when appropriate. There will not be regular meetings!!! The purpose of the group is to network on the issues and work together to lobby for change when the opportunities arise - using our collective time and ideas, rather than battling away on our own. We believe that if a number of us work together on this issue it is more likely to appear on funding agendas and government priority lists. Women are becoming increasingly marginalised in services and have lost or are losing many of the gains that were made in recognition of gender specific needs. Let's begin to move forward again ö together. If you are interested please come to: Venue: Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room 2nd floor, 27 Gillies Avenue Newmarket, AUCKLAND Date and time: October 8th 2.00 -4.00 pm For more information or to register your interest if you are not able to attend on the 8th, please contact Debbie Hager 09 818 2787 email: debbie.neil@paradise.net.nz Cartwright Anniversary Lunch Tuesday 5 August Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room, Newmarket, Auckland National Women's Hospital is on the move to Grafton. Nigel Murray, general manager of the building programme for ADHB looked at the impact of the move for women and at what lies ahead Women's health in the MWA Action Plan Monday 17 February 2003 Women's Health Action held a consultation on the health and well-being aspects of the MWA Action Plan. Some of the issues that will were covered are sexual and reproductive health, maternity issues, violence against women, cancer control, public health aspects of women's health, screening programmes, mid-life and older women's health, health and well-being issues for the very old, participation in policy, planning and delivery, access to and quality of health services. A full report is here. This was aso used as a submission to the Action Plan by the women who attended the consultation. Managing Menopause 6 & 13 May 2003 An interactive seminar held over two evenings, focusing on managing menopause without the use of drugs. For more information or to book for any of these events, phone (09) 520-5295, email info@womens-health.org.nz The Health of Young Women in NZ Wednesday 28 May 2003 - 4pm-6pm Women's Health Action, Newmarket Terryann Clark speaks on the findings published in 'Youth 2000 - Adolescent Health Survey' carried out by the Adolescent Research Group, Terryann is a researcher and Adolescent Nurse Specialist at the Centre for Youth Health. For more information contact Women's Health Action, phone (09)520-5295, info@womens-health.org.nz See a report here. Past 2002 events Women on DHB's - 19 November 2002 A lunchtime event where WHA invited women from the four Auckland- region DHBs to join them for lunchand talk about what they did on the District Health Boards. It was held on 19 November 12.00 -2.00pm Public meetings to inform women about the risks of HRT - October 2002 Women's Health Action held public meetings around Auckland as part of a campaign to give information to women about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and the risks attached. See our HRT page for all resources Public meetings were as follows: North Shore: Monday 7 October 7 pm - 9 pm at AUT Akoranga Campus Room AD109 90 Akoranga Drive, Northcote; New Lynn: Monday 14 October 7 pm-n 9pm at New Lynn Community Centre, 45 Totara Ave, New Lynn; Pakuranga: Thursday 17 October 7pm - 9 pm at Pakuranga Community Centre 13 Reeves Rd, Pakuranga 19 September 2002. Women's Suffrage Breakfast Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Roslyn Noonan was our speaker at this year's breakfast event at the Sheraton Hotel. 24 July 2002- Worried about HRT? New evidence for serious risk and what it means for you Wednesday July 24 7-9pm, Auckland Conference Centre 27-33 Ohinerau Street (opp. Ascot Hosp.Greenlane East), Remuera, Auckland Women's Health Action offers a public seminar that promises to answer your questions about HRT accurately. With: Sandra Coney WHA Executive Director, author of The Menopause Industry Dr Fiona Stewart HRT Guidelines Cardiologist Gill Sanson Health Researcher, author of The Osteoporosis 'Epidemic' - Well Women and the Marketing of Fear 5 August 2002 Cartwright Anniversary Sara Georgeson spoke about the extent to which health consumers' rights and human rights are observed with disabled people, particularly women. Sara is the Disability Co-ordinator for UCOL (the old Manawatu Polytech) in Palmerston North and is on the National Executive Committee of the Disabled Person's Assembly. 15 July 2002 Seminar - HIV Screening in Pregnancy A range of speakers will explore this complex and controversial issue. Essential for those working and/or with an interest in HIV/AIDS, sexual health, midwifery, obstetrics, refugee and migrant health and screening No consensus but much discussion on routine HIV testing in pregnancy and the printed report is available here 2001 events HRT Now 10 May 2001 Women's Health Action in conjunction with the New Zealand Guidelines Group and with assistance from the Ministry of Health. The Challenge of Screening Tuesday 29 May 2001 A Women's Health Action event, supported by the Ministry of Health and the Cancer Society A mini conference on screening programmes for women's cancers Gender on the Agenda Sandra Coney 21st June 2001 NZ Quality of Healthcare 25 June, 2001 Speaker: Professor Peter Davis, Department of Public Health and General Practice, Christchurch School of Medicine HRT and its Alternatives Tuesday 24th July 7pm - 9.pm (repeated) Tuesday 14th August 6pm - 8pm Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room, 27 Gillies Avenue, Newmarket Speakers Jill Dunn and Sandra Coney Cartwright Anniversary Event 12.30-2 pm, Monday 6 August 2001 Health Promotion Forum Seminar Room, 27 Gillies Avenue, Newmarket Speaker: Tania Thomas new Director of Advocacy for Health & Disability Commissioner's Office. Edited version of her talk here. Suffrage Day Breakfast Wednesday 19 September, 7.00 - 9.30am Guest Speaker: Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, Chief Executive of the National Women's Refuges Osteoporosis - are we being conned? Speaker: Gill Sanson, author of The Osteoporosis 'Epidemic'- Well Women and the Marketing of Fear and Mid-Life Energy and Happiness In her new book The Osteoporosis'Epidemic'- Well Women and the Marketing of Fear, Gill Sanson questions the diagnosis, treatment and prevalence of a disease that was almost unheard of 30 years ago. Based on published medical research, her findings are guaranteed to astonish you. back to top Events 2000 Women in Power - Accountable to Planet Earth Cartwright Anniversary Lunch The Body Snatchers Risk versus Choice: an interactive medico-legal workshop for midwives. Managing Menopause without HRT Labour Government's Primary Health Care Strategy RU486 Workshop back to top