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ILLINOIS WOMEN’S HEALTH REGISTRY
The Institute for Women’s Health Research appreciates the significant role that women can play in their own health and the health of their families. Therefore in March of 2008, the Illinois Women’s Health Registry was created as a friendly gateway between the community and researchers to offer motivated individuals a chance to participate in sex- and gender-based research studies. In so doing we take the recruitment burden off researchers while simultaneously providing women authoritative health information and evidence surrounding the importance of research participation. The goal of the Registry is to provide two-way communication that will ultimately facilitate a better understanding of how and why illnesses develop differently or similarly in men vs. women, how to best treat diseases in women and what women can specifically do to prevent illness.
WOMEN’S HEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAM
The Women's Health Science Program for High School Girls and Beyond is a program designed to engage a diverse population of high school girls from Chicago in authentic learning experiences to explore the basic science, clinical applications, and career options in a variety of science disciplines. This program offers four science academies - Oncofertility Saturday Academy, Cardiology Summer Academy, Infectious Disease Summer Academy, and the Physical Science Summer Academy.
Upcoming Events
March 25, 2010
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Prentice Women's Hospital, Chicago 3rd floor
April 1, 2010
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Chicago
Latest News
March 18, 2010
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Program Opens Girls’ Eyes to Science
