"Adolescent Girls' Sexuality And Its Relation To Self" will feature speakers Cornelia Porter, associate professor in the School of Nursing, and Karin Martin, assistant professor of sociology, along with a presentation by students reflecting on their own personal experiences.
The discussion, supported by the Interdisciplinary Program In Feminist Practice, is open to anyone, and will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the West Conference Room of Rackham.
Amy Seeta, program assistant for MIWH said young men should feel welcome because they will likely be partners of young women.
With $1 million in state tobacco funds, the University's Comprehensive Cancer Center will develop a statewide network of computer kiosks to give people the latest in a broad range of health information - from cancer screens to immunizations to quitting smoking.
Researchers with the Michigan Interactive Health Kiosk Project will deploy between 50 and 100 computer kiosks - which will be similar to kiosks used for automated teller machines - in libraries, work sites, health clinics, shopping malls and other public areas with the hope of reaching medically under-served individuals.
"I feel that it's critically important, at a time when diagnostic procedures and treatment regimens for cancer and other diseases are changing so rapidly, that the public is as well informed as possible as to what their health options are," said Sen. John Schwartz, M.D., who sponsored the Michigan Interactive Health Kiosk program.
With touch-activated screens, printers and custom software, the kiosks will provide access to the World Wide Web and display a home page created by University scientists.
"Our goal is to reach people in a way they can relate to and enjoy, so the kiosks will look and act more like interactive TV's than computers," said project leader Victor Stretcher, a professor of public health and director of the Cancer Center's Prevention and Control Program.
A recent study found that women who have suffered bouts of depression have significantly weaker bones and may run a more serious risk of fractures.
Twenty-four women - with an average age of 41 - who had suffered major depression had their bone density compared with 24 mentally healthy women, and a third of those with depression had a level of bone loss usually witnessed only after menopause when osteoporosis becomes a serious health risk.
Dr. David Michelson and colleagues from the National Institute of Mental Health couldn't explain exactly why depression was harmful to bones but thought it may be related to women's eating habits, physical activity or hormone secretions.
The study was published in last Thursday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Brian Campbell