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Loma Linda University Medical Center to Host One of Southern California's Largest Women's Health Conferences Empowering Women to Improve Their Health

Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 15:01 CDT

LOMA LINDA, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), one of the nation's most respected research and treatment facilities, announced today that it will host one of Southern California's largest and most comprehensive women's health conferences on November 14 at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, CA. Tickets for the daylong event are now on sale.

"Loma Linda University Medical Center believes in empowering women to take care of their own health and in our role of helping enhance the health and well-being of women in general," said Beverly Rigsby, LLUMC's director of women's GYN services. "With a mix of entertainment, inspiration, education, health screenings, exhibits and discussion sessions, the November conference will do just that."

Loma Linda is based in Southern California's Inland Empire, which is the sixth fastest-growing region in the country and where the number of women ages 45 and older is expected to increase by 43 percent between now and 2012. "In order to meet the healthcare demands of an aging population that traditionally experiences higher incidences of illness, we must work together to shed a light on health improvement," added Rigsby.

Studies show that women make up to 90 percent of the healthcare decisions for themselves and their families. Speaking of Women's Heath conferences, part of the National Speaking of Women's Health Foundation, help women make informed decisions about health, well-being and personal safety. The November event is designed to enhance the lives of women in the community while raising awareness about LLUMC's women's healthcare and community outreach programs.

"This is a fantastic opportunity to reach out to local women on health issues of importance to our community," said community sponsor Jeanne Murdoch, vice president, Chancellor Health Care. "The Speaking of Women's Health conference offers a day of camaraderie and teaches women to feel comfortable talking with their families, their doctors or their spouses about health issues of concern to them."

Sponsors of the November event include L'Oreal Paris, Dove Chocolates, Garnier, Huggies Diapers, Slim-Fast, Kellogg's Snacks, Maybelline of New York and locally based Aurora Imaging Technology Inc., and the Loma Linda International Heart Institute. Other national sponsors include Lifetime, Tylenol, One-A-Day Women's, Wal-Mart, Cadbury Schweppes, Vaseline Intensive Care, and Meredith, among others.

For tickets and additional event information, call 877-LLUMC-4U or visit http://www.lomalindaevents.org/.

About Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), a Seventh-Day Adventist institution, is among the largest private medical educational centers in the United States and the only one in inland Southern California. The Medical Center is also the only Level 1 Regional Trauma for four inland Southern California counties. Since its beginning in 1905, LLUMC has served the worldwide community and is the international leader in infant heart transplantation and proton radiation therapy for cancer. The Loma Linda University Cancer Center was established in 1991 and is the most comprehensive cancer facility in Southern California, offering access to the world's first hospital-based proton treatment center -- the James M. Slater, M.D., Proton Treatment and Research Center. LLUMC is dedicated to pursuing laboratory research, innovative clinical research, the rapid transfer of research findings into clinical practice, NCI high-priority clinical trials, cancer prevention and control research, research training and continuing education for health-care professionals, cancer information services for patients, health professionals, and the community, and cancer prevention and control. The Medical Center, including its East Campus and the LLU Behavioral Medical Center, has nearly 900 patient beds and serves over 33,000 inpatients and 650,000 outpatients annually. LLUMC has some of the leading clinical programs in the United States including outpatient surgery and neonatal care. It is licensed for 72 neonatal intensive care beds and is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world.

About Speaking of Women's Health

"Speaking of Women's Health" is dedicated to educating women to make informed decisions about their health, well-being and personal safety for themselves and their families. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization educates and empowers women nationwide through more than 50 conferences and events across the country; its health programs, Universal Sisters and Hablando de la Salud de la Muher; community events and education centers with free health brochures in Wal-Mart stores nationwide; a free quarterly newsletter, a Web site and a television show, "Lifetime's Speaking of Women's Health." Speaking of Women's Health is supported by National Sponsors Wal-Mart, Lifetime, Tylenol, Zyrtec, Kellogg's, L'Oreal Paris, Mabelline New York, Garnier, Cadbury Schweppes, Americas Beverages, Kellogg's Snacks, Gardasil, Slim-Fast, Promise Active, Vaseline, Degree, Kleenex, Huggies, Kotex, Dove Chocolate, Meredith Corporation, Stryker, One-A-Day and Citracal.

Loma Linda University Medical Center

CONTACT: Lisa Freeman, +1-818-597-8453, ext. 4, lisaf@kevinross.net, forLoma Linda University Medical Center

Web site: http://www.lomalindaevents.org/

Source: PRNewswire

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