Baptist Health, WJCT Public Broadcasting Host 2006 Speaking of Women's Health Conference
Event Will Be Held on Saturday, August 19, 2006

Jacksonville, Florida, June 6, 2006 -- Empowering women to make informed decisions about their health, well-being and personal safety, while inspiring them in a fun, pampering environment, the 2006 Speaking of Women's Health conference will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2006. The popular annual event is from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront. Cost is $35 per person.

With a theme of "Building Blocks for Healthy Living," the program encourages women to make the following simple pledges:

• Put myself at the top of my to-do list
• Start each day with a healthy breakfast
• Walk more
• Talk to my pharmacist for better health
• Keep a first aid kit handy

The conference will include breakout sessions on heart health, healthy cooking, self-defense, strength training, plastic surgery, cancer prevention, sexuality, financial health, eye care, beauty, nutrition and healthy lifestyles, fashion and more.

Keynote speakers include Becky Singleton, founder and CEO of Urban Fitness Connection and creator of the best-selling fitness video Just Like You, and Christine Holton Cashen, an award-winning lecturer. Singleton will discuss "Dishing Up the Facts: Building Blocks for Healthy Choices," which will help women learn how to make healthy food choices for themselves and their families every day. Cashen's topic is "Got Humor: Get Calcium for Your Funny Bone." She will help women discover how humor can increase job satisfaction, create higher productivity, improve health and reduce stress.

To purchase tickets for Speaking of Women's Health , visit Baptist Healthor call 904.358.6322.