On Saturday, March 20th, 2010, the Center for Young Women’s Health (CYWH) and the Division of Gynecology at Children’s Hospital Boston hosted its 4th annual Endometriosis Conference for teens, family, and friends. The CYWH peer leaders Emily, Tynaya, and Dennisse arrived bright and early to check…
This past Sunday, Erica, Emily and I had the opportunity of giving a workshop presentation on Staying Safe in Cyberspace, at the 2010 Annual Girl 2 Girl Conference at Simmons College. This is an amazing event that includes many interesting workshops for young women which are organized…
The Center for Young Women’s Health is proud to announce the release of our brand new Resource Book “PCOS Resources for a Healthier You”! Our PCOS Resource Book is filled with teen-friendly information about PCOS, including information about what causes PCOS and ways to treat…
Dear YAP Blog readers, It’s going to be a bit quiet here at the CYWH during the next two weeks. Check back with us after the new year for some brand new entries! Happy Holidays, and thanks for reading! -The Staff of the Center for Young Women’s…
On Wednesday December 2, 2009, we gave a presentation to a group of teen girls and guys at the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club. Ali (our nutrition fellow) did a really good job explaining basic nutrition principles and keeping the audience interested. The teens participated…
This past Friday, Emily, Erica and I had the pleasure of going to Teen Voices for the second time to give a presentation on self-esteem and the media. This was a very large group, and unlike our first visit, we weren’t intimidated at all. I…
This past weekend Erica, Dennisse, and I helped out at Childrens Hospital’s 4th annual MRKH conference. Many of you may be wondering what these letters stand for. Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser Syndrome (better known as MRKH) is a congenital disorder of the female reproductive tract,…
Last night I took part in my first ever Teen Advisory Committee (also known as TAC) meeting. There are 13 teens (most of whom have been patients at Children’s Hospital Boston at some point during their childhood) that volunteer their time once a month to advocate for…
On Saturday October 19th, Erica, Emily, Dennisse and I had the pleasure of hosting a resource table at the Martha Elliot Health Fair. Most of us were less than excited about waking up early on a beautiful Saturday morning to go to work. We were…
Last Friday we had the pleasure of giving and receiving a health presentation. We hosted the Malden YWCA T.A.S.K. force, a group of 9 girls and their supervisor. Cassandra, a summer intern from the Office of Child Advocacy at Children’s Hospital Boston joined us, as…