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Dr. Susan Blumenthal's Speech Topics

Global Health Issues in the 21^st Century: Opportunities and Challenges

This presentation addresses some of the critical health issues facing our country and world today. With international trade, travel, and telecommunications, the world is shrinking, causing greater threat for the travel of infectious diseases. Blumenthal discusses preparedness and prevention as cornerstones to meeting and defeating emerging health threats, such as infectious diseases, avian flu, bioterrorism, and obesity, and to ensure a healthier future for ourselves and our world.

Critical Women’s Health Issues in the 21^st Century

Today, the leading killer of women are chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes, and in the information age, health has become a global issue. This presentation will address some of the critical health issues facing American women at the beginning of the 21^st century. Women’s health across life spans will be discussed with important new information and the steps each one of us can take towards a healthier future.

The Future of Health in the 21^st Century

Medical science is entering a golden age but the keys to life are not all locked in the laboratory. Technological progress, which there has been much of, is not a complete recipe for better health. Even as scientists explore the frontiers of medicine, prevention remains the cornerstone to a healthier future. Many health concerns including avian flu and AIDS are just a jet plane away. Global health issues have significant humanitarian, economic, and national security implications for all of us. This talk will explore these issues and will conclude with a prescription for some simple steps we all can take towards a healthy future.

Winning the War Against Cancer: A Progress Report

Revolutionary scientific advances have sparked transformations in our understanding and treatment of cancer, and we now stand on the verge of even greater discoveries. Knowledge about cancer has been dramatically expanded, the stigma has been shattered, and we not have an entire generation who call themselves cancer survivors. What breakthroughs will the next decade bring? Everyone in the world stands to benefit, as cancer does not respect state or national borders and is a global health concern with significant humanitarian, economic, and national security implications. This talk will explore these issues and will conclude with a prescription for some simple steps we all can take towards a healthier – cancer free – future.

Healing our Ailing Health Care System

The suite of healthcare concerns – soaring medical costs, uninsured citizens, the need to protect against and respond to a pandemic flu, natural disaster, and possible bioterrorist threats, to emphasize preparedness and prevention, to strengthen health-related research, and to improve the delivery of and access to quality medical and public health services – are issues at the top of the new Administration's agenda. These concerns also underscore why strong leadership in the White House and in the federal agencies on science, health, and technology is more important than ever. Recent polls demonstrate that Americans view healthcare reform to be a top domestic issue for our new President to address. This presentation will review strategies to ensure access to quality health care for all and to put "health" back into the health care system, suggesting some innovative solutions that can be implemented to enhance economic prosperity, national security, and global health.

Pandemic Flu Preparedness: What You Need to Know

The recent outbreak of swine flu in Mexico that has quickly spread to the United States and Canada underscores the urgency of pandemic flu preparedness. Since 1997, medical experts have been warning for years that international travel, a weakened public health system, and antiquated vaccines have made the prospect of an influenza pandemic a matter of when, not if.

In recent years, the H5N1 strain of the influenza virus currently circulating in many countries has worried public health officials about its potential to develop into a deadly human virus. Already, the virus has “killed more birds than any in the history of the world,” humans do not have immunity, and unlike seasonal flu, strikes younger victims. However, now a new strain of swine flu has recently emerged in Mexico that has resulted in several deaths and over a thousand people infected with the virus. One of the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina is that the United States is not adequately prepared to deal with public health crises including severe natural disasters, bioterrorist attacks, or a possible pandemic flu.

This presentation discusses what is known about emerging disease threats such as swine and avian flu, what may cause it to become a human pandemic, and what steps individuals, businesses, and the government can do to reduce risk and to prepare.

More Speech Topics:

Critical Health Issues in the 21^st Century
Critical Women’s Health Issues in the 21^st Century -- Other specific topics including heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, autoimmune disease, mental health, etc.
Adam and Eve: Gender Differences in Health and Disease
Winning the War Against Breast Cancer: A Progress Report
New Frontiers in Medicine and Public Health in the 21^st Century
Obesity: A Major Public Health Challenge in the 21^st Century
Writing a Prescription for A Healthier Future
The Next Health Threat: What You Need to Know
Responding to Terrorism: What You Need to Know
Lessons Learned from the Tsunami: Public Health Preparedness for the Next Great Health Challenges in the 21^st Century
The Ten Steps to a Healthier Future
Disease Prevention: A Public Health Priority
Bioterrorism: What You Need to Know
Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21^st Century
Depression: What You Need to Know
Suicide Prevention: A Public Health Challenge
Youth Violence Prevention
Domestic Violence: A Public Health Challenge
Applying Technology to Improve Health
Eliminating Disparities in Health

Comments on Dr. Blumenthal's Speeches:

“ One of the great leaders in health and women’s health.” “ I can’t think of anyone who has done more to advocate for women’s health and to be effective in bringing these important issues before Congress and the American people.”

--Congressional Citations

“Inspiring, dynamic speaker with wealth of information.”

--92nd Street Y

“Expert and eloquent speaker. Remarkable presence.”

--Save the Children

“Stimulating and thought provoking…inspiring.”

--Mayo Clinic

“The highest rated of our keynote speakers.”

--Journal of Health Promotion

“Never has a speaker related to us like this. Never has a speaker captured our hearts like this…truly a woman of valor.”

--United Jewish Federation

“Brilliant and inspirational speaker who took the audience on a comprehensive and fascinating journey through the past, present and future challenges in health.”

“Rave reviews with so many accolades and superlatives about the outstanding talk. The audience benefited from the broad knowledge and smooth style.”

--Florida Obstetric and Gynecologic Society

“More clear, more fantastic than any other keynote speaker. Mastery of topic is remarkable. Her authority on health issues …makes her an unparalleled ambassador of the power of advocacy and the importance of healthy living.”

--The Women’s Center

“Truly brilliant presentation. All in attendance were enthralled by the knowledge and information imparted.”

-American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science

“Wonderful. Enlightening. Inspiring.”

--Bonita Springs Speakers Assembly

“Outstanding presentation that received the highest praise from participants and helped set an exciting and dynamic tone for the conference.”

--The Obstetrics and Gynecology Research and Education Foundation

“ The highlight of the day.”

--Women and Wellness Institute

“Wowed the audience with her passion and absolutely exquisite communication skills.”

--Communitech Market Intelligence

“Informative …and inspiring as well. ”

--Weill Medical College at Cornell University

“One of the most captivating, inspirational and articulate speakers ever who had the audience spellbound.”

--Colorado State Health Fair

“A brilliant and shining star. Everyone was awed, stimulated and overwhelmed by the educational and informative address…and distinguished presence.”

--AMIT

“Incredibly inspirational talk…”

--Instituto Internacional en Espana

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Dr. Susan Blumenthal's Speech Topics

Critical Women’s Health Issues in the 21st Century

Critical Women’s Health Issues in the 21^st Century