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SUMMARY:Grown Women Talking
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:The DC Public Library is excited to partner with The Georgetow
 n-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice for a panel disc
 ussion on navigating our right to quality health care..\nhttps://dclibrary
 .libnet.info/event/11832668
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>We invite you to an engaging discussion on
  the importance of women's health&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;lore&nbsp\;at the Martin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Through the New York Times bestseller&n
 bsp\;Grown Women Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy&nbsp\;\, 
 this event will explore how lore influences personal health decisions and 
 the role that patient and caregiver narratives can play in navigating our 
 right to quality healthcare.</p>\n<p>Some topics include personal health s
 tories and advocacy\; family history and experiences\; generational shifts
  in how we view health\; aging and disease\; preparing for illness\, and m
 uch more.</p>\n<p>Pre-signed copies of&nbsp\;Grown Women Talk: Your Guide 
 to Getting and Staying Healthy&nbsp\;will be provided.&nbsp\;Select the "C
 omplimentary Book" add-on at registration.<strong></strong></p>\n<p><stron
 g>For reasonable accommodations\, please contact the Center for Accessibil
 ity at 202-727-2142 or DCPLaccess@dc.gov. For ASL or tactile interpretatio
 n\, please allow at least seven (7) days notice.</strong></p>\n<p></p>\n<p
 ><strong>To guide us through this conversation\, we will be joined by:</st
 rong><br /><br /><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-ima
 ges/editor/dclibrary/Dr_Sharon_Malone.jpeg" width="478" height="239" alt="
 " style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />Sharon Malone\, MD</
 strong><br />Dr. Sharon Malone is a nationally known expert in women&rsquo
 \;s health and the New York Times Bestselling author of&nbsp\;Grown Woman 
 Talk. She is the Chief Medical Advisor at&nbsp\;Alloy Women&rsquo\;s Healt
 h\, a telehealth company that focuses on women over 40. Before joining All
 oy\, Dr. Malone was a partner at one of the oldest and most successful OB/
 GYN medical practices in Washington\, D.C. She is board-certified by the A
 merican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and certified by the No
 rth American Menopause Society as a Certified National Menopause Practitio
 ner. Throughout her professional career\, she has been active in advocatin
 g for reproductive rights\, reducing teen pregnancy\, and eliminating heal
 th care disparities.&nbsp\;Learn more &gt\;&gt\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p
 ></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><br /><img src="https://stat
 ic.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/Jonquilyn_Hill.jpeg" width
 ="494" height="247" alt="" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\
 ;" /><br /><strong>Jonquilyn Hill</strong><br />Jonquilyn Hill is the host
  of an upcoming call-in podcast that answers all of life&rsquo\;s curiosit
 ies. She joined Vox in 2022 as a senior producer and then as host of The W
 eeds\, Vox&rsquo\;s policy podcast. Before joining Vox\, she was a senior 
 producer for WAMU and NPR&rsquo\;s 1A\, where she helped launch the show a
 nd oversaw the team that adapted the broadcast into a daily podcast. While
  at WAMU\, she also created and hosted Through The Cracks\, a podcast that
  examined the systems in place that led to the disappearance of 8-year-old
  Relisha Rudd from a Washington\, DC\, homeless shelter. She previously wo
 rked at NPR\, NY1\, and NBC&rsquo\;s Washington bureau.&nbsp\;Learn more &
 gt\;&gt\;<br />Build community. Share stories. Take action.&nbsp\;Join us.
 </p>\n<p>Have some time before the event?&nbsp\;Don't miss out on our comm
 unity organization fair between 5pm and 7pm before our speakers take the s
 tage. Attendees will have an opportunity to receive health screenings\, re
 ferrals\, and education\, as well as engage with local women&rsquo\;s heal
 th advocacy groups. Add the&nbsp\;"Organization Fair"&nbsp\;add-on at regi
 stration.</p>\n<p>Have some time after the event?&nbsp\;Stick around and y
 ou'll have a chance to take a picture with Dr. Sharon Malone. Add the&nbsp
 \;"Dr. Malone Photo Op"&nbsp\;add-on at registration.<br />&nbsp\;</p>\nht
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