Hadassah RI to host walk for women and health panel in October

Hadassah Rhode Island is hosting two health events, on consecutive Sundays, to benefit the entire community: The Walk for Women’s Health, on Oct. 22, and the Hadassah Health Panel, on Oct. 29. Attendance is open to both members and non-members of Hadassah. The funds raised from both these events are now being directed to Hadassah's Heal Israel Now campaign.

Hadassah Northeast will host The Walk for Women’s Health at a few locations throughout the region. The Rhode Island location will be at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge, 769 Sachuest Point Road, Middletown, on Oct. 22, at 1 p.m.

The goal of the walk is to expand awareness and raise money for the important work Hadassah is doing in Israel and the U.S., including research on breast cancer and heart health, gender equity in medical research, and infertility awareness and support.

Registration is required in advance and donations are gratefully accepted. The registration fee of $25 includes refreshments and a gift of a high-quality fanny pack. Please register at runsignup.com/Hadassahwalk.

The panel discussion, “Public Health: Issues and Policy in Today’s World,” will feature leaders in medicine from the U.S. and Israel. The event will be held at Temple Sinai, 30 Hagen Ave., Cranston, on Oct. 29, 12:30-3 p.m. The program includes a healthy kosher dairy lunch and a musical performance. The cost is $18, and donations are appreciated. Please register at events.hadassah.org/rihealthpanel.

The physicians participating in the panel discussion are: Dr. Michael Fine, chief health strategist for Central Falls and a former director of the R.I. Department of Health; Dr. Gail Skowron, professor emerita at Boston University and the former chief of Infectious Diseases at the Roger Williams Medical Center; Leonard A. Mermel, doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, a professor of medicine at Brown University and medical director of Epidemiology and Infection Control at Lifespan Hospital Systems; and Dr. Karen Olshtain-Pops, senior physician, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at Hadassah Medical Center, in Jerusalem.

Both events are co-sponsored by Jewish Collaborative Services.

Hadassah, founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold, connects Jewish women and empowers them to effect change through advocacy, advancing health and well-being, and support of Israel.

YARDENA KAPACH WINKLER (chapri@hadassah.org) is the president of Hadassah RI.