Taking Care of You: The Empowered Woman's Guide to Better Health with co-authors Mary O'Connor, M.D., & Kanwal Haq, M.S

In this episode, co-authors Mary O'Connor, M.D., and Kanwal L Haq, M.S., discuss their book, "Taking Care of You: The Empowered Woman's Guide to Better Health".  With contributions from over 100 medical experts, this easy-to-use comprehensive guide was created to help women get better healthcare and improve their health. This is a book to be shared between mother and daughter, sister, aunt, and grandmother — an essential resource for every woman, and those who love her. The book is out today in bookstores and online. About our guests: Mary I. O'Connor, M.D, co-author of Taking Care of You, is an orthopedic surgeon, health equity leader, healthcare entrepreneur, and former U.S. Olympic athlete (Women's Rowing, 1980). She is co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Vori Health, a spine and orthopedic telemedicine company on a mission to empower all people to better health. After a distinguished career at Mayo Clinic where Dr. O'Connor was awarded Professor Emerita status, she went on to lead the Center for Musculoskeletal Care at Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Health and was Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation at Yale School of Medicine. A passionate advocate for health equity, Dr. O'Connor has led the national non-profit coalition, Movement is Life, since its inception in 2010 in its efforts to eliminate musculoskeletal health disparities. A graduate of Yale University, Dr. O'Connor obtained her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine and completed her orthopedic residency and fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Kanwal L Haq, M.S., co-author of Taking Care of You, is a medical anthropologist, community organizer, and non-profit consultant. She currently leads the NYC women's health programs at the Arnhold Institute for Global Health at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine.  An applied-research scientist dedicated to education and health equity, Kanwal utilizes community-based participatory research and implementation science to build more effective, efficient and equitable systems of care for women across the world. Her desire to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and community resources served as the catalyst for "Taking Care of You".  Prior to joining Mount Sinai, Kanwal worked at Yale School of Medicine and completed fellowships at the United Nations, Americorps, and the University Teaching Hospital (CHUK) in Kigali, Rwanda. Kanwal completed her B.S. in biological sciences from the University of Missouri and her M.S. in medical anthropology from the Boston University School of Medicine. Connect with Mary I. O'Connor, M.D: Website | www.vorihealth.com/  LinkedIn |  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryoconnormd/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/MaryOConnorMD    Connect with Kanwal L. Haq, M.S: LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/kanwalhaq Twitter l  https://twitter.com/kanwallhaq  Website | www.takingcareofyoubook.com TAKING CARE OF YOU on Social Media: @womenshealthbook Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/womenshealthbook Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenshealthbook/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenshealthbook