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Meet the 2009 Women’s Health Heroes

May 11, 2009

When Our Bodies Ourselves launched the Women’s Health Heroes Awards, we did so without knowing that we would hear from nearly 100…

A Socially Conscious Professor: Dr. Diana Flannery

May 4, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Working for Child and Maternal Health: A.M.M. Samsad

May 2, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Upholding the Highest Standard of Care: Sheri Skalsky

May 2, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

HIV/AIDS Adovcate: Cynthia Callahan

May 2, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Dedicated to Helping the Underserved: Sabrina Matoff-Stepp

May 2, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

She Has Given the World Three Great Gifts: Mary Lou Ballweg

May 2, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Easily Accessible Birth Information: JoAnne Lindberg

May 2, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Steadfast Determination to Help Women: Katherine Winkler

May 2, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

20 Years at Maternity Care Coalition: JoAnne Fischer

May 1, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Creating More Fulfilling Lives: Susan Corrado

May 1, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Winner in My Eyes: Jeanette Preston

May 1, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Inspiring a New Generation of Caregivers: Abby Howe-Heyman

May 1, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

A Wealth of Knowledge: Whitney Pinger

May 1, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Fighting Against Heart Disease: Carolyn Thomas

May 1, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Educating the Public: Lisa Martinez

May 1, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Tending to Women’s Healthcare Needs: Fair Haven Midwifery Group

May 1, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

For the Love of the Work: Dinah

May 1, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Devoted to Women’s Pleasure: Dr. Betty Dodson

April 30, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Unsung Hero for Women with Endometriosis: Shelley Houchin

April 30, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…

Every Mom is a Hero: Carolynn Ernst

April 30, 2009

From 2009 – 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women’s health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women’s…