In  honor of National Women’s Health Week, the CMA Foundation invites you to check out the various toolkits, fact sheets, patient education materials, and provider education resources on women’s health issues available on the foundation website.

The foundation’s most recent women’s health initiative, “Screen Yourself and Vaccinate Your Daughter,” was launched this year to educate physicians and patients about the link between human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer. The project provides physicians and other health care providers with resources to increase their clinical knowledge, help them communicate more effectively with patients, and broaden their understanding of the cultural health disparities associated with cervical cancer and HPV.

The foundation’s California Osteoporosis Project promotes public awareness of osteoporosis and educates physicians about prevalence, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis. Materials available on the foundation website include bone health guides, clinical guidelines, patient education materials in Chinese and Spanish, and the Osteoporosis Communications Toolkit.

Contact: Elissa Maas, 916/551-2555 or emaas@cmanet.org.