Our Bodies Ourselves in the Media
Translating Our Bodies, Ourselves
Friday, June 6, 2008
"The progressive social movements of the last half-century produced millions of pages of print, from manifestos to journalism to novels, but nothing as influential as Our Bodies, Ourselves."
So begins Linda Gordon's excellent (if we do say so ourselves!) article in The Nation, which comments upon author Kathy Davis's The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves: How Feminism Travels Across Borders and highlights the work of OBOS’s Global Translation/Adaptation Program. Check out Christine's take over at Our Bodies, Our Blog.
The Crisis of Primary Care Physicians
Friday, May 30, 2008
Physician and OBOS Board member Annie Brewster recently had an editorial published in the Boston Globe. The Crisis of Primary Care Physicians examines the failures of the current medical system and her decision to leave primary care medicine.
Seattle Birth Advocates Celebrate OBOS Book
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Seattle-area childbirth advocates and birth book contributors gathered at the University Bookstore in Seattle to celebrate the release of Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth. From left to right: Toni Weschler, April Bolding, Judy Norsigian, Penny Simkin, Janelle Taylor, and Christine Morton.
Beauty and the Breast
Thursday, March 27, 2008
OBOS intern Lorelai Kluever has written a blog post for Beauty and the Breast, a blog designed to explore why women continue to get breast implants despite the fact that the surgery presents clear health risks. In her entry, Media Is Failing to Address Breast Implant Safety, Lorelai discusses an informal survey she gave to fellow UMass students, and how ads for plastic surgeons and breast implants fail to disclose the risks of breast implant surgery.
Promoting Evidence-based Medicine
Monday, March 24, 2008
Consumers United for Evidence-based Healthcare (CUE) began as a partnership between consumer health advocacy groups (including OBOS) and scientists involved in evidence-based healthcare. The group aims to improve consumers’ ability to engage in and demand high quality healthcare. A recently released video describes the group and its work, and features OBOS consultant Zobeida Bonilla.
Brief Film on OBOS
Friday, March 14, 2008
While on the publicity tour for Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth, OBOS Executive Director Judy Norsigian helped create a brief film on our organization for the WomenForHire.com website. Check it out below!
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