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Don’t forget to spring ahead this weekend as daylight saving begins on Sunday. Turn your clocks forward one hour, and visit BWHPikeNotes.org for sleeping tips to cope with the hour of sleep loss.
BWH’s new HealthHub blog gives an inside perspective on the latest health topics and shares stories from and about our doctors, patients, researchers, staff and community. Visit http://healthhub.brighamandwomens.org
The Global OB/GYN Women’s Health Division hosts an event with Christy Turlington Burns, founder of “Every Mother Counts” and co-director and producer of the documentary, “No Woman, No Cry.” All BWHers are invited to attend a viewing of the documentary, which tells the personal stories of pregnant women and their caregivers in four countries, on April 12 at 5 p.m. in the Bornstein Amphitheater. A reception will follow.
Enjoy culturally-inspired song, dance and cuisine at the fifth annual BWH Ujima Celebration March 14, noon-1:30 p.m., in the Cabot Atrium. This year’s visiting scholar and keynote speaker is Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN, director of the Center for Health Disparities Research at the University of Pennsylvania.
Learn about health care occupations and career advancement opportunities at BWH during Workforce Development’s seventh annual Employee Career Development Event March 22, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., in the Cabot Atrium. Enter a raffle for an Amazon Kindle, two Red Sox tickets and other prizes. For more information, email bwhwfd@partners.org.
CommuteWorks is giving away $25 City Sports gift cards to three participants who sign up for CommuteFit, Emergency Ride Home or the Longwood T-Party programs during March. Register for programs with the promo code “March Madness” at www.masco.org/directions/commuteworks.