About AAUW and the Laurel Branch
American Association of University Women
Women's Health
At the March 2001 meeting of the AAUW -Laurel Branch Dr. Rose Christensen, an NIH researcher discussed health issues for menopausal women. Here's what you can do:
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Learn more about women's health issues by visiting the websites listed below.
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Consider participating in one of the many women's health studies at the NIH. To search for a particular study, enter a search word such as menopause, women, estrogen, etc.
Suggested Sites to Visit:
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North American Menopause Society. Check out their reading list, guidebook and free MenoPak.
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The Hormone Foundation. The Hormone Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life by promoting the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease in which hormones play a role. It is the public education affiliate of The Endocrine Society.
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American Heart Association. Heart attacks and strokes are the number one cause of death for American women, as well as men. They are also among the leading causes of serious, long-term disability in both women and men.
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National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. The Coalition was founded by a group of women heart attack survivors who joined together to improve the quality of life for all women who are living with heart disease.
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InteliHealth – the Johns Hopkins Medical Center offers a free daily E-mail subscriber newsletter, InteliHealthConnect, as well as Heart Health weekly E-mail newsletter that is devoted to news about to heart disease and its treatments. Also offers in-depth information about heart disease and other medical conditions, and an Ask the Doc feature allows you to pose a question a physician.
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - the federal FDA's Office of Women's Health serves as a champion for women's health both within and outside the agency.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Women's Health Topics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the lead federal agency responsible for protecting the health of the American public through monitoring of disease trends, investigation of outbreaks, health and injury risks, foster a safe and healthful environments, and implementation of illness and injury control and prevention interventions.
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Health Resources and Services Administration: Women's Health Information HRSA provides access to essential health services for people who are poor, uninsured, or who live in rural and urban neighborhoods where health care is scarce. HRSA-funded health centers provide comprehensive primary and preventive medical care to more than 9 million patients each year at more than 3000 sites nationwide.
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Tuft's Nutrition Navigator - A rating guide to nutrition websties sponsored by Tufts University.
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last update 9/15/01