Excellent resources for General Women’s Health

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Resource Center (202) 863-2518
• Healthy Women: Informed Empowered – Your Source for Women’s Health Information
• WebMD Women’s Health
• Your Menstrual Cycle. How It Works, How to Manage It [pdf]
• Feminist Women’s Health Center also in Spanish
• Heart-to-Heart. High Blood Pressure. Talk About It [pdf]

Recognizing a Stroke

Neurologists say if they get to a stroke victim within 3 hours they can totally reverse the effects of a stroke. The key is getting a stroke recognized and diagnosed.

Remember these 4 steps: STRS

• S – Ask the individual to SMILE
• T – Ask the person to TALK and speak a simple sentence coherently, like “It is sunny out today.”
• R – Ask him or her to RAISE both arms
• S – STICK out your tongue. If the tongue is ‘crooked’, or goes to one side or the other, the person may have had a stroke
• If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.