Series of talks and lectures on a broad range of issues related to women and health. In addition to specific medical problems such as cardiovascular health, reproductive tract cancers, osteoporosis, lupus, and autoimmune diseases, subjects include social issues such as drug abuse recovery programs, female circumcision, alternative medicine, health concerns of Asian and Pacific Islander women, Black women, and other specific groups of women; personal stories of illness and recovery; and profiles of women in medicine (Lori Arviso Alvord, assistant professor of surgery at Dartmouth Medical School and former First Navajo surgeon in Gallup, New Mexico).

The Stanford Channel is managed by Stanford University's Information Technology Systems and Services (ITSS), specifically Communication Services. Its broadcasts include telecourses, original programs, lectures, conferences, and Stanford sports events.

2.63 Linear feet 21 videotapes (VHS)

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