Partners In Advocacy

Big changes for Partners In Advocacy. Taking our little lobbying firm and transitioning into the well established (93 years old!) firm of Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould and Birney. Same clients, new location, terrific depth of expertise at Wilke Fleury to support advocacy efforts. Great opportunity to build upon 12 years of PIA experience.

Sacramento Law Firm - Attorneys & Lawyers | Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP Wilke Fleury is a full service law firm in Sacramento that has the experience and resources to meet all of its clients’ legal needs. Find an attorney for your case here.

Do you know a California employer with lactation friendly policies? If so, nominate them for a California Breastfeeding Coalition Recognition Award. Nominations due by April 3rd so don't wait!

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If you're around the State Capitol tomorrow, at 2pm in Room 127, Black Women for Wellness will have a legislative briefing on reproductive justice and health inequities affecting women and girls of color, and policy priorities. RSVP here.

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Welltopia connects Californians, especially those with limited incomes, with credible resources for healthy personal, family, and community development, starting with topics that address the leading causes of preventable mortality and the social
determinants of health. Find resources across a wide-range of
topics, including: physical activity, smoking cessation, alcohol & drug, stress management, abuse prevention, health insurance,
nutrition, jobs & training, social services and more!

Welltopia Welltopia is a place where you can connect with credible resources that empower healthy personal, family, and community development. You’ll find great tips about healthy eating, physical activity, melting away stress, and more. With Welltopia, it’s easy to find your way to whole-hearted living.

Great info graphic about the effect of pregnancy complications on a woman's future risk of heart disease.

InfoGraphics | California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative Many women do not realize that certain pregnancy complications can increase their lifetime risk of cardiovascular (heart) disease. This infographic was produced by the CMQCC Taskforce on Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy and Sister to Sister: The Women's Heart Foundation, with support from the C…

Thanks to the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) data are available to allow analysis of top causes of maternal death AND have the processes in place to make change based on data and reanalysis of systems practices. Already great strides have been made in preventable death and complications from hemorrhage and early elective delivery. More to come on pre-eclampisa, heart disease and reduction in primary cesarean section deliveries.

Pregnancy-Related Mortality in California: Causes, Character... : Obstetrics & Gynecology OBJECTIVE: To compare specific maternal and clinical characteristics and contributing factors among the five leading causes of pregnancy-related mortality to develop focused clinical and public health prevention programs. METHODS: California pregnancy-related deaths from 2002-2005 were identifie...

The newly approved 9-valent HPV vaccine has the promise to prevent ALMOST ALL cervical cancers caused by HPV (which the cause of almost all). But, despite a vaccine which could prevent many types of cancer, vaccination rate is still low.

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Congratulations to University of California for requiring additional vaccines for school entry, but the HPV vaccine is still only recommended but not required. If you are a young adult and not already vaccinated for HPV - consider that HPV has overtaken to***co use as the leading cause of oral, head and neck cancers in men, and while cervical cancer deaths overall have decreased, the monitoring of precancerous changes greatly impacts a young woman's life, and costs the system $6 billion dollars each year.

UC will require four additional vaccines for incoming students by 2017 Amid growing debate over the importance and safety of immunizations, the University of California announced a new policy requiring incoming students to get vaccinated for measles and chicken pox.

Caught this post too late for the mass screening yesterday, World Cancer Day, but there are other screenings (see link). An unlikely band of gyn oncologists from around the country have come together as the band "No Evidence of Disease" to raise awareness of "below the belt" cancers in women - while not as common as other cancers they are "especially lethal". Raising awareness is critical...and that's just what NED is doing.

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Most pregnancies are uneventful but are not without risk. Severe pregnancy complications, also called severe maternal morbidity is being tracked so that clinical practice can be changed thru the use of data and quality improvement processes. Thanks to the enormous efforts of countless organizations and individuals, California is recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a quality "Success Story". Read how significant reductions in severe complications from preeclampsia and hemorrhage, and early elective deliveries were achieved. And California is not done yet...

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Friday, March 6th - 9-11:30am UC Sacramento Center presents briefing on Lessons from Massachusetts for the Next Phase of Health Care Reform. Informational, and free.

Briefing: Lessons from Massachusetts for the Next Phase of Health Care Reform As California continues on the path of health care reform implementation and considers next steps, new challenges and opportunities will arise. This event will provide an opportunity for California policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders to learn from the experiences of Massachusetts – the…

Recalling the Capitol hallways filled with anti-vaccine parents a couple of years ago when then Assemblymember Richard Pan introduced a bill to require a parent/physician discussion prior to a parent exercising the personal exemption waiver from vaccinations, these new bills will be sure to provoke discussion and bring out the crowds. Stay tuned!

Two California lawmakers aim to limit 'personal belief' vaccine exemption Alarmed by the spread of disease as some parents decline to vaccinate their children, two state lawmakers plan legislation aimed at increasing the number of youngsters who have been immunized when they start school in California.