Harriman Health News (New York, United States)

How do you improve your odds of having a healthy and safe birth? One place to start is reducing the number of routine interventions. Join Just Us Women Productions and learn the skills you need to navigate yourself to a healthy and safe birth.

Women ages 18 - 44 needed to participate in discussions about childbirth in the New York Hudson Valley Region.

How do families choose the way to deliver their babies? Join women in your community for this very important discussion.

Mr. Hon Lik was elected 2010 Kcancer Hero for his inventing of the revolutionary Electronic Cigarette

Taught in over 60,000 locations in 105 countries Zumba® uses an intermittent exercise format that combines Latin dance and fitness moves for cardiovascular health, toning and strength building.

May is skin cancer awareness month and Kcancer hosts forum to discuss skin cancer relevant issues

April is cancer control month and Kcancer hosts forum to discuss cancer control relevant issues

Hon Lik was nominated 2010 Kcancer hero candidate for his invention of electronic cigarette.

February 4th is World Cancer Day. The theme of World Cancer Day (2010) is “Cancer Can Be Prevented Too”. Kcancer hosts forums to address cancer prevention relevant issues.

Having a baby is not rocket science, however, many women feel clueless about what they should know and where they should begin. All Things Birth provides childbirth education classes that put mother's back in charge of birthing their baby.

November is lung cancer awareness month and www.kcancer.com hosts forum to address smoking and lung cancer relevant issues.

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Great news, women who are physically active prior to becoming pregnant can remain active during their pregnancy.

A new series of childbirth preparation classes are being offered uptown in Harlem. The classes put an emphasis on out of hospital births and encourage hands on learning.

Mama Mtoto-Swahili for mama of a child. In many indigenous cultures mother and baby are not viewed as separate people, but are a mother-baby dyad, their lives forever intertwined.The Mama Mtoto Birth Circle is a group for pregnant and new mothers.

Childbirth is a healthy and normal part of a woman's lifespan. What society needs is more places for women to get the support they need to overcome the fear and stress associated with labor and birth.

Exercise is part of the key to living a healthy lifestyle. Research shows that we should exercise at least 5 days a week for 30 minutes a day. If you're not meeting these minimum requirements you're not being your best self.

The last in a series of free childbirth classes will be held at the New Rochelle Public Library. These classes are sponsored by the March of Dimes through a community award. All women are welcome regardless of due date.

Except for skin cancer, the American Cancer Society lists breast cancer as the number one cancer among women. About 1 in 8 women, 12% of the population, will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.

All across America women of all ages and generations are taking belly dancing classes for fun, fitness and femininity. An ancient form of folkloric creative expression, belly dancing has made its way into the modern mainstream.

Zumba, the dance/fitness workout that uses African beats and Latin rhythms to help participants get fit in a party like environment.