Goals for 2026 and Heart of a Woman

Greetings! I hope that all of you are having a great holiday season.

The health committee took some time off to not only take care of ourselves, but also to enjoy time with our loved ones. I call it a nice little reset that we needed after our busy and productive 2025.

With 2026 upon us, the goals of the committee are going to change a little bit. Each month, we will have a theme to talk about as well as a possible special guest related to that theme. In between, we will have planning meetings to keep ourselves on track with other tasks that were neglected during the holiday break.

This month, we will focus on the Heart of a Woman event (see page 42) and then begin on the rest of the year. The theme of the event is Women’s Heart Health. Information on possible trips to the event if you’d like to attend in person is coming soon. Whether you want to be there in person or attend online, you can register at https://attend.houstonmethodist.org/ event/HOW-2026

As next month’s magazine’s theme is Heart of a Women, the health article for next month will be on the health of those hearts.

This committee is always looking to collaborate with other committees for special events, presentations, and more. Please contact me if you are interested and we would be happy to collaborate.

Moving forward, we know the General Assembly will be upon us this summer and already a few ideas are floating around on what we will contribute. Some stretching exercises to keep us awake during meetings? Maybe a health quiz as part of a workshop? If you have suggestions, we want to hear them.

Hope that all of you have a good 2026 and looking forward to the months and weeks ahead with NFBPWC.

Susan Oser
Health Chair

ARTICLES RELATED TO THE THEME OF WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AND VISION

The Woman Who Warmed Up Our Winter Driving Woes https://tinyurl.com/4rkanea7

Indigenous cradles: https://tinyurl.com/mv4npb2t

US health director stood up for science — and was fired https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03838-3

Scientist found a new trick of the immune system by digging through cellular rubbish https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03846-3

Giant step forward’ for Huntington’s: the scientist behind the first gene therapy https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03842-7