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– Media Advisory – Groups to highlight nursing breaks and other benefits such as contraception in Affordable Care Act ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 20th – Women’s health advocates will be on UNM’s campus on Tuesday, March 20th, to educate students about important new benefits in the Affordable Care Act for women. These benefits include nursing breaks for new mothers, contraception coverage and new preventative care benefits coming online...

Senate Bill 272 appropriates $75,000 to UNM BBER to complete the work of the Task Force on Work Life Balance. Read and track the bill here. Senate Bill 272 appropriates $75,000 from the GENERAL FUND to the Board of Regents of the University of New Mexico for the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) to cover expenses related to completing the work of the Task Force on Work-Life Balance pursuant to House Memorial 1 of the...

March 16-18, 2012 Washington, DC Widespread Praise for the Annual Congress on Women’s Health “The Women’s Health Congress is, year after year, the most exciting and innovative update on the whole gamut of women’s health issues I know. And it’s a tremendous value for CME dollars.” John Partridge, MD, Richmond, VA “I can honestly say that it was the best medical conference I have ever attended. The quality of the...

When: November 30, 2011 7:00-8:30pm Where: Dane Smith Hall Room 125, University of New Mexico Campus Contact: Giovanna Rossi, 505-620-6030 or Rebecca Vanucci, 215-820-3673 Judy Norsigian, founder and Executive Director of Our Bodies, Ourselves, will talk about the legacy of women’s health. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the first edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves, Judy Norsigian will discuss the new edition of the book as...

UNM Public Health Program Jonathan Mann Health and Human Rights Lecture “Moving from Science to Policy and Practice: Building Healthier Communities based on Human Rights” Brian Smedley, PhD Vice President and Director of the Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Washington, DC. Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011 Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Location: National Hispanic Cultural...