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A New Year of Wellness
How many of you out there remember being a child and feeling a sense of excitement on New Year’s Eve as your family prepared for the celebration? When I was a child, I would watch as my parents...
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BABES @ AIDS Action & Awareness Day
This Tuesday, BABES Network-YWCA joined our partners at WHACAN (Washington HIV/AIDS Community Action Network) for this year’s AIDS Action & Awareness Day. BABES staff – Tonya, Brenda, and Nicole –...
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Know Your Status!
Filed under: BABES Network Tagged: 2013, AIDS, Education, Health, Health Care, HIV, HIV Testing, Seattle, Women, YWCA
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A Twist on Disease Prevention!
Do you know what significance April 26 has in America? I will give you three hints! It is not Easter, that was in March! It is not Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was on the 7th – and it is not Earth...
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Doing our part to Stand Against Racism
Racism is the belief that human races exist, that races possess different abilities and characteristics, and that some races are better than others. Many people believe that with the re-election of our...
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Racism is no more.
In our work with homeless women in the community, we hear about and witness racism in the healthcare system on a daily basis. Although this does include individual acts of racism, the impact of...
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Personally & Professionally Stand Against Racism!
I am an African American woman with five beautiful granddaughters, one of whom is currently expecting her first child. I am both excited and concerned! I am also the Lead Advocate in the YWCA’s Healthy...
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YWCA Walks!
Angelina Jolie recently revealed her choice to have a preventive double mastectomy, she spoke powerfully about the need for all women to have access to lifesaving early detection and preventative...
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June 29: 15th Annual Rainbow Women’s Health Fair!
Free massage? Free yoga? Free mammograms, pap tests, acupuncture, and more – all in an LBTQ-friendly setting? Yes, please! Come by All Pilgrims Church at Republican and Broadway between noon and 4pm...
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Let’s Give a Cheer to Cheerios!
According to the US Census Bureau, “the number of people reporting that they are of two or more races reached 9 million during 2010.” Very recently, Cheerios produced a commercial featuring a biracial...
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15th Annual Rainbow Health Fair
For fifteen years, the Rainbow Women’s Health Fair has offered access to health information and health care services to Seattle’s LBTQ community. Last weekend, the health fair was held at All Pilgrims...
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Stella Steps Out! Again!
On Thursday, September 12, BABES Network-YWCA will host our third Stella Steps Out! – an annual fundraiser supporting women living with HIV and their family members. We hope you’ll join us! Don’t miss...
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The Intersection of Race and Gender: It’s Our Mission
The YWCA Seattle | King County | Snohomish County is one YWCA of many. Together with YWCA USA and YWCAs across the country, we are dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace,...
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The Tenth Month of the Year!
As leaves start to change into their autumn array of colors and the sun settles earlier in the day, we shift our moods from cook outs, water activities and the sun’s splendor, to football games, leaf...
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Get ready for health insurance!
This week, the Washington State Health Benefit Exchanges goes into effect! Approximately 1 million Washington residents are uninsured – 200,000 of which live in King County. This group of uninsured...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Action!
Over the course of 2013, YWCA Women’s Health Outreach will have coordinated and hosted 28 mobile screening events in King County, bringing essential mammogram and pap test screenings to women who are...
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Empowering Women, Eliminating Violence
When you hear the word violence, what images come to mind? Is the image that of a family member? Or is it kids fighting on the streets of your neighborhood? Perhaps it is of your own personal...
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The Storm after THE STORM
New Orleans has always been rich with history, culture, and music. I think of it as a favorable blend of people from all genres of life. These are the images I have from growing up in New Orleans prior...
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Join us @ an upcoming Health Insurance Enrollment Event!
Have you been thinking about signing up for health insurance through Washington’s Healthplanfinder? Confused by the process? Have questions about your options? YWCA Health Care Access offers navigation...
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Kelly Hill: Our Very Own Hero
Every year, POZ Magazine publishes its list of 100 Unsung Heroes in their December issue. Each person in the POZ 100 list is a leader in the HIV/AIDS field – whether advocating for HIV/AIDS services,...
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