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Institute for Women's Health Research Blog
http://blog.womenshealth.northwestern.edu/
Established in November of 2007, the Institute for Women’s Health Research was created at Northwestern University to help accelerate basic science and clinical research that will advance our knowledge of women’s health. Our mission is to increase the women’s health research portfolio at Northwestern University and our clinical affiliates; we focus on 5 ambitious goals to accomplish this mission:
* To foster research that explores the sex and gender determinants of health and disease with an emphasis on women
* To encourage interdisciplinary research, diversity inclusiveness and a comprehensive approach to women’s health research
* To prepare researchers, scientists and clinicians who understand the sex and gender determinants of health and disease; develop leadership among women and girls interested in science
* To accelerate the translation of basic science research into clinical practice
* To become the authoritative resource for the community on women’s health issues and provide opportunities for the community to engage in the advancement of women’s health
Please check back soon, we will be updating often and we welcome feedback! What do you think are the top issues related to women’s health?
- Added on: Sep 10th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Institute for Women's Health Research
- Listed in: Women's Health Education
- Tags: education community research women's health sex and gender health resource
Recent Posts
IWHR Monthly Forum: Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes
Image: http://www.northwestern.edu/ipr/people/watkins.html The Institute for Women’s Health Research held its monthly forum on Tuesday with speaker Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes giving her talk entitled, “‘Dying from’ to ‘li...
The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything
Women now comprise half of all American workers, and women are either the primary or co-breadwinners for two thirds of all American families. Maria Shiver, in conjunction with the Center for American Progress, published a fascinating new report last ...
Why Apply to the Oncofertility Saturday Academy?
Recruitment for Oncofertility Saturday Academy (OSA) 2010 applicants officially began on Monday, November 9, 2009. This is the fourth consecutive year of OSA and we are expecting a very competitive pool of applicants from Young Women’s Leadership...
Inequalities in Global Women’s Health
Guest blog by Dr. Jennifer Hirshfeld-Cytron, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital The Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds this morning was given by past FIGO (I...
Do women need such big flu shots?
Dr. Sabra L. Klein, an assistant professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Phyllis Greenberger, the president and chief executive of the nonprofit Society for Women’s Health Resea...
November is American Diabetes Month!
Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disease affecting approximately 7% of the US population. Diabetes is categorized into two classes: Type 1, or insulin dependent diabetes, and Type 2, or adult onset diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is a condition in which...
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