WHI ACTIVITIES

·        Publication of the newsletter Giselle, which has the goal of disseminating health information, information on the activities of the Women’s Health Initiative, on other projects and programs relevant to health in Bulgaria, as well as on other organizations dedicated to women’s health and rights world-wide.  This project is funded by a grant from MamaCash Foundation, the Netherlands.

·        On-going work on the research project: Discourses and experiences of infertility in Bulgaria. It  is being conducted in collaboration with the Health Psychology Research Center in Sofia. The study has expanded internationally and is currently being conducted in collaboration with colleagues in Romania, Greece, Great Britain and the US. It is funded by a grant from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

·        Translating, adapting and outreach with the Bulgarian edition of “Our Bodies, Ourselves,   “Colibri” Publishers.  The book was originally published by the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. This project includes the creation of a data-base of informational resources and non-governmental organizations relevant to health.  It is funded by the Global Fund for Women and by the Open Society Institute, “Women at Risk” Translation Grants.  As part of this project the WHI is in contact with other groups that are engaged in translating the book internationally.

·        Conducting a study on “Health behaviors and health awareness among college students” as part of an international study which includes countries from Europe, the US and Africa.  The project is sponsored by St. George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London.  It is conducted in collaboration with the Health Psychology Research Center in Sofia.

·        Establishing contacts and collaborative relations with organizations devoted to issues of health in Bulgaria and internationally. 

Community outreach with the book.