Orange County African American Women's Health Coalition

Today is World Ovarian Cancer Day! Visit www.ovariancancerday.org for more info. Let's bring awareness to this disease. Share information about the signs and symptoms with your family, friends, and neighbors!

FREE Webinar "Insurance Appeals and Clinical Trials" Wed, Mar 26, 9am PST/Noon EST. Learn about the insurance appeals process, how the Affordable Care Act has affected your appeal rights, and learn about your rights to access clinical trials. Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/788099394. For questions about these webinars, contact the Cancer Legal Resource Center at [email protected] or call (213) 736-1100.

FREE Minority Cancer Awareness Week Forum "Cancer and the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement: Systems and Self-Determination" Thursday, Apr 17, 5:30 - 8pm at City of Hope, 1500 E Duarte Rd., Duarte, CA 91010. Dinner will be served. RSVP on or before April 10, 2014: http://goo.gl/DHOkGb Event Flyer: http://goo.gl/m0KAj4

What are e-cigarettes? According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an electronic cigarette or e-cigarette is a battery powered device that allows users to inhale a vapor containing nicotine or other substances. The SAFETY of these devices is STILL UNKNOWN, and initial studies have found carcinogens and other toxic chemicals, including ingredients to make antifreeze, in the vapor. For more information, visit the American Lung Association's webpage: http://center4tobaccopolicy.org/toba/electronic-cigarettes/

Free Webcast on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Tues, Nov. 19 at 12pm (PST) hosted by the American Lung Association. COPD affects 13 million Americans each year. Connecting with social support can improve quality of life for people with COPD. To learn more about COPD and connecting with social support, sign up for the webcast: http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/copd/copd-webcast.html

Unique opportunity to serve our community: Women of African American, Latina, Asian American, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander descent are asked to consider DONATING healthy breast tissue to the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank on Sat Nov 2nd at MemorialCare. Visit http://komentissuebank.iu.edu/ to learn more and to sign up to donate! Pre-registration is required. There is also a need for VOLUNTEERS to help make this inaugural day a huge success for info, click on the "volunteer" tab on the website.

FREE Safe Communities Meeting, Wed 10/23, 6-8 pm at Foothill High School Event Center, 19251 Dodge Ave, North Tustin 92705. Refreshments provided at 5:30pm. Learn about Bullying to help make a Safer Community. Everyone is welcome! Questions? Call 714-834-2077.

FREE Covered CA Town Hall a special forum on California’s new health care marketplace. This Friday, Oct 4th, 2 4pm at South West Senior Center, 2201 W McFadden Ave, Santa Ana 92704. For more info or to RSVP: Asia Cunningham (714) 558-4400, [email protected].

FREE Santa Ana Family Fitness Day! Sat 9/21, 10am - 1pm at Santa Ana High School, 520 W Walnut St 92701. Fitness activities for the whole family, health screenings and resources, and healthy refreshments!

The CDC is looking for Real People to appear in an Ad Campaign about the Health Effects of Smoking Cigarettes! Pays $2,500 + travel expenses if selected. Respond by Oct. 21st. For more info: http://healthedcouncil.org//CDCTipsCampaignRecruitmentFlye

Free presentations about affordable health care options! For one-on-one, small or large group presentations, contact The G.R.E.E.N. Foundation: [email protected] or (714) 257-0530. Funded by the California Black Health Network through a grant from Covered CA (Affordable Care Act).

Covered California Town Halls - Special forums on CA's new health care marketplace. Get updates, ask questions, provide feedback. Visit the website for a location near you: http://www.healthexchange.ca.gov/StakeHold//TownHalls.aspx

Support cancer patients and AB 219, which limits the out of pocket for patients who need oral chemotherapy to a maximum of $100 instead of 30% to 50% of $5000! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SignAB219Today