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Below are some questions we are commonly asked by EmpowHER visitors.
Michelle King Robson (pronounced robe-son) is the Founder and Chairman of EmpowHER.com and is committed to helping women have access to the most current, leading edge health information they need to make the wisest choices for their health and the health of their families. The national outreach program on the agenda will be one of the most ambitious and creative efforts ever seen in the United States.
After a devastating health experience, Michelle decided to make her life’s work empowering women to take charge of their health. At 42, Michelle underwent a hysterectomy and as it turned out, it wasn’t even necessary. After the surgery, she was instantly transformed from a very active and highly functioning woman to one who struggled to get out of bed in the morning. In her words, “life was reduced to a bedridden blur of severe joint pain, fatigue, night sweats, insomnia, mental fogginess, depression and gastrointestinal issues.”
After a year filled with countless doctor appointments with a dozen specialists and nine different prescribed medications, a friend referred her to the book, “Screaming to be Heard,” by Dr. Elizabeth Vliet. Michelle says that book saved her life and her experiences led her to develop www.EmpowHER.com. Through EmpowHER.com, she hopes to reach out to all women, sharing access to the latest in medical information, news and health events, but most importantly, a safe place to share our health stories and support each another.
EmpowHER is a combination of two words – empower and her – which is at the core of Michelle’s vision: to empower women to advocate for their own health.
Michelle chose the color from a small palette presented to her during the early stages of the site. Michelle was inspired to pick the color because it is a happy and strong color.
Yes. We focus on women’s health, but any health post is welcome. You don’t even need to be a member to post.
It’s easy. Simply go to the “Community” section in the top navigation and pick ASK or SHARE, or go to the condition page of your choice and choose the ASK or SHARE button at the top of the page. From there, just type-in your post and submit.
It is an EmpowHER-filmed video of a woman sharing her health story. If you would like to share your health story this way, please contact us.
A SurvivHer is a woman selected as a special ambassador by EmpowHER who has overcome hurdles battling her own health condition and now has valuable information to SHARE with others seeking help dealing with the same condition.
A HerWriter is an EmpowHER columnist that writes specially selected items for EmpowHER.
Talk about your doctor in your SHARE posts. Remember, women are always seeking the best and the brightest when it comes to healthcare, so if you are lucky enough to know an amazing doctor, by all means, share with the world.
No. While membership certainly has its benefits, our articles, audios and videos are available to both members and non-members.
To sign up to become a member of EmpowHER.com, simply go to the "Sign Up" link on the top right area of any page of the site and fill out the online form. Registration is FREE and only takes a minute.
If you forget your EmpowHER.com member password, click on the log in pages that says "Forgot your password?" Enter your e-mail address and we’ll send you the username we have on file for your specific e-mail address and a link to reset/change your password.
Make sure that you are entering your password correctly. Also, make sure your browser supports cookies and please check the security level you are using. High levels of security in some browsers automatically reject cookies. In order to use the key features of these forums, you'll need to accept cookies. Logout by hitting the logout link on the page. Log back in again. After logging back in, you may have to hit the reload/refresh button on your Web browser to speed up logging in. If you are still having issues, please contact us.
Absolutely.
As soon as you come across a posting that you think may violate our terms of use, please click the “Report Abuse” posting on the bottom-right corner of the post. We make every effort to remove inappropriate postings in a timely manner.
Health Events is a national online calendar of health events happening around the country, created by EmpowHER.
Health events are defined broadly in Health Events, including all health-related events such as:
Support group meetings
Health-related fundraisers
Wellness classes
Health fairs
Medical conferences
Health webinars
Mobile clinics
and many more…….
Health Events is the one place online where you can find health-related events, especially free and low cost events, that are provided by hospitals, non-profit organizations, government agencies, immunization providers, clinics and other health providers. Health Events enables everyone to have direct access to the wonderful health events happening every day as well as direct access to the providers.
No. Health Events is completely free for everyone!
When you search for an event, you can enter your zip code, or your city and state, to find one in your area.
The health events providers who post on Health Events include hospitals, community centers, clinics, non-profit organizations, health insurance companies, doctors, and more.
We rely on groups and individuals just like you to post events to Health Events so that we can provide the most current calendar for everyone. If you are a provider, please click here to post an event. If you are an individual who would like to share word of an event with us, please e-mail us at [email protected].
You can just click here to get in touch with our Sales and Advertising Team. There are also sponsorship opportunities throughout Health Events
Please contact us any time with any more questions that you might have at [email protected]. We'd be more than happy to answer them and will get right back to you!