UAMS Brings Popular Girlology® Puberty Session to Northwest Arkansas on Nov. 2
| FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is bringing Girlology®, an educational program for tween and teen girls to learn about health and social topics they may experience during adolescence, to Northwest Arkansas on Nov. 2.
Held from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Schmieding Center for Senior Health & Education, 2422 N. Thompson St. in Springdale, the event is for girls ages 8-14, accompanied by a parent or other caregiver.
The Girlology® Something New About You program will be facilitated by UAMS physicians from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology — Nirvana Manning, M.D., professor and chair; Laura Hollenbach, M.D., associate professor; and Kathryn Stambough, M.D., assistant professor in the department’s Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Hollenbach and Stambough also see patients at Arkansas Children’s campuses in Springdale and Little Rock.
“We’re so excited to bring the Girlology® program back to Northwest Arkansas,” said Manning. “We know puberty can be difficult, and Girlology® provides teen girls and their guardians with the information, support and tools to understand what they may be experiencing in their bodies and lives.”
The Girlology® program aims to help teen girls face puberty with additional knowledge, resources and confidence. Girls attending the program will learn about:
- Growth and development
- Bras and bra shopping
- Hygiene and hair management
- Nutrition and growth
- Menstruation and menstrual hygiene
- Respect for themselves and others
- Moods and emotions
- Internet safety and curiosity
Space is limited, and registration is required. Tickets are $50 for each parent/daughter pair, although scholarships are available for those who cannot afford that amount.
For more information or to register for the event, visit uams.health/girlology.
Girlology® is a physician-led digital health app that supports girls and their caregivers through on-demand video, resources and live events.
The UAMS Northwest Regional Campus includes 356 medical, pharmacy, nursing and health professions students, 76 medical and pharmacy residents, and two sports medicine fellows. The campus has 13 clinics including internal and family medicine, a student-led clinic, orthopaedics and sports medicine, behavioral health/psychiatry, geriatrics, genetics counseling, transplant follow-up, and physical, occupational and speech therapy. Faculty conduct research to reduce health disparities.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,485 students, 915 medical residents and fellows, and seven dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 11,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or www.uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.