Women are often very good at taking care of others and it can be difficult for women to prioritize their own health and well-being.
“Women make 80 percent of healthcare decisions for their families. When women are more informed about health and wellness, they are better able help themselves and their families make healthcare decisions,” said Megan Johnson, BSN, MPH, a nurse and president of Intermountain Spanish Fork Hospital.
“Our Ladies Night Out events give women an opportunity to focus on their own health and see what health resources are available from their local hospital as well as local community health organizations,” she added.
Intermountain Health is proud to offer Ladies Night Out events at seven hospital locations across Utah to not only help celebrate women’s health, but also to teach women more about their healthcare needs through the various decades of their lives.
These events will take place at various Intermountain hospitals along the Wasatch Front, and in the Wasatch Back and Sanpete County during September and October. Women of any age can attend. Invite your friend, co-worker, sister, mom, mother-in law, grandma, daughter, granddaughter or any woman you care about.
The events are a chance to hear from and interact with women’s health providers from various medical specialties, such as: women and newborn, behavioral health,
mammography, nutrition, and pediatrics, as well as some caregivers who specialize in women’s sports medicine, physical therapy, urology, or breast reconstruction.
Ladies Night Out events offer a fun atmosphere with interactive displays, health screening information and activities for women to hear healthcare experts, or opportunities to create something to take home. There will be healthy food options to sample from hospital chefs, prize drawings and more.
Ladies Night Out events will be held during September and October. The first event is at LDS Hospital on Tues. Sept. 24 from 6-8 p.m. For specific dates and locations, visit the Intermountain Health Ladies Night Out webpage on intermountainhealth.org or follow Intermountain Health or your local Intermountain hospital on Facebook or Instagram.
