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6 AUGUST 13-26, 2016 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese 2 0 1 6 N E W M A N G U I D E R E C O M M E N D E D C O L L E G E for Life. 800-288-MARY enroll@umary.edu With an annual tuition rate of $15,990 and free room and board for eligible graduates of Catholic schools, the University of Mary is the nation's most affordable, serious Catholic university. But did you also know that Mary's Year-Round Campus program gives you the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in 2.6 years and a master's degree in four years? That means an early career start and potential lifetime benefit of as much as $322,193 for a bachelor's degree and over $529,409 for a master's degree. So, however you choose to complete your degree—via the traditional path or Year-Round Campus—the University of Mary oŒers you something diŒerent, something greater, for the whole of life. Learn more at cometomary.com or yearroundcampus.com. The Mary Difference • 99% of undergrad students receive an academic scholarship. • 54 undergraduate majors (including Catholic Studies), 14 master's degrees, 3 doctorates. • Daily Masses, a rich sacramental life and Eucharistic Adoration. • Campuses in Rome, Italy and Arequipa, Peru. • 17 NCAA Varsity Teams. • Faith-based student organizations and residence hall communities. • FOCUS Missionaries. • Free room and board for eligible graduates of Catholic high schools. Affordable. Serious. Catholic. Connecting women to healthcare for life BY KARNA SWANSON W hen a woman finds herself in a crisis pregnancy, she needs more than a free test and a referral; she needs a connection to a wide network of support that can help her navigate this life-changing event. This is the vision behind Marisol Health, an initiative of Catholic Char- ities that seeks to consolidate the current o"erings available to women facing unexpected pregnancies with little material, emotional or spiritual resources, while also creating a network of clinics that o"er women a"ordable, comprehensive healthcare. According to Jan McIntosh, vice president of women's services at Catho- lic Charities, Marisol is a unique model for women's healthcare that is a nat- ural outgrowth of the "continuum of care" approach that currently drives the operations of Catholic Charities. And, she added, it's something they've already been doing. "We've had the infrastructure, [and] we've had the ability to connect women, men, and families into the other ser- vices of Catholic Charities," she told the Denver Catholic, such as those that "help women both with decision making around what to do with their pregnancy, but also other areas in their lives that were causing them stress." Examples include connecting women to social services such as emergency shelter, child care, victim assistance, and counseling, as well as material help such as diapers and other needs for moms with newborns. McIntosh noted that connecting women to these services won't be through a referral. "We actually have a person on site who can connect them immediately," she said. "That's what we find is really critical—it's establishing that relationship and that trust. Par- ticularly when women are at a point of vulnerability." Additionally, Marisol forged a part- nership with Bella Natural Women's Care, aªmedicalªclinic in Englewood, to expand its services even more to include a full complement of women's health care that allows for convenient and a"ord- able options for testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections,ªcare of adolescent girls, abortion pill reversals, ultrasounds, natural family planning, infertility care, obstetrics including prenatal care, delivery and post-partum, problem gynecology and menopause. McIntosh said that the relationship with Bella is what sets Marisol apart: "What makes us unique from the model where we were functioning and where Introducing Marisol Health

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