Please join our webinar on May 14 at 12:00 PM. As concerns of infection increase, and per the social distancing recommendations from the California Department of Public Health, the Howell…
Keeping the Women We Love Healthy Blog
Moving women's health forward with experience, leadership and continuity.
The Howell Foundation’s guiding principle is to work with volunteers and professionals who, in addition to exceptional qualifications, have that passion to advocate for women’s health to move organizations forward…
Celebrating International Women's Day: A Year-round Effort for the Howell Foundation.
International Women’s day celebrates gender equality and the achievements of women in the economic, political, social and health arenas. For the Howell Foundation, the celebration is a year-round effort and…
Happy 25th, Dr. Howell!
December 2nd is Doris Howell Day! And not only because it’s her birthday. In 2013, Interim Mayor Todd Gloria designated December 2nd as Doris Howell Day. 25 years ago, Soroptimist…
Urinary Tract Infections: New research leading to new cures.
In August, the Howell Foundation hosted Dr. Linda Brubaker, a board-certified urogynecologist who specializes in treating adult women with recurrent urinary tract infections. Dr. Brubaker is Clinical Professor, Reproductive Medicine,…
Substance abuse in women during pregnancy at the center of research of the 2019 post graduate nursing researchers
The Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research established the Cheryl A. Wilson Graduate Research Award in Nursing in honor of long-time Howell Board Member and Nurse Cheryl A…
Bringing gero palliative care into today’s healthcare system: changing the paradigm by changing the metrics.
In May, the Howell Foundation hosted Dr. Daniel Hoefer. His palliative care presentation “Why Palliative Medicine Must Become Mainstream” provided a sobering look at the current status of healthcare. For…
The work of the Doris Howell Foundation to address the need for women's health research.
“How many of you have wives? How many of you have daughters? How many of you have sisters? And I know you all have mothers… What do you do to help…
And the winner is...
Actually, we all are winners when it comes to learning about the latest research in metastatic breast cancer (MBC). While efforts have reduced mortality rates by more than a third,…
Community trailblazer discusses the state of affairs in diabetes management and care: encouraging but with work still to be done.
The Howell Foundation hosted Dr. Athena Philis-Tsimikas, as the key note speaker for the first luncheon of the year. An endocrinologist by training, she has been involved with the diabetic…
Bringing women’s health to the forefront: Meet the Howell-CSUPERB 2019 Scholars.
Donors and Board Members are not only proud, but inspired by the research topics of all our CSUPERB 2019 scholars. Dr. Howell’s reasoning behind setting up the Howell Undergraduate Scholarship…
Exercise your brain, it’s a muscle! How Ruth Curran brings brain health awareness to the Howell Foundation.
Actually, no, it is not (good try mom!). Even though the complexities of how the brain functions have not been fully discovered, exercising it should be part of our daily…
It's all about celebrating the women and men who ensure women’s equality in scientific research, health and education.
Much of the knowledge about diseases, treatment, and drug development are based on research results of male subjects, ignoring the possibility of gender differences and inferring that what works for…
The Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research to Support Komen’s Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference this Month
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Conference Scientists to present emerging research in Metastatic Breast Cancer Howell Foundation to be a part of the panel of judges for research proposals at…
The Hello’s of the Howell Foundation: Meet Carol Tuggey
The Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research warmly welcomes Carol Tuggey as its new Board Vice-Chair. She brings many years of experience in the area of non-profit board…
A Legacy of Care Series: CSUSM holds its third installment of the Doris A. Howell MD Award for Advancing Palliative Care with touching tributes to Dr. Howell.
In an emotional ceremony, California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) awarded its third Doris A. Howell MD Award for Advancing Palliative Care. It was only natural that Christine Knutson, RN,…