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***All ORWH sponsored activities will take place on
the NIH Campus in Bethesda, Maryland 20892***
The National Women’s Health Week will be celebrated the week of May 10-16, 2009 beginning on Mother’s Day, May 10. This is a nationwide initiative, coordinated by the DHHS Office on Women's Health. This initiative encourages women to make their health a top priority and take simple steps for a longer, healthier and happier life. During the week, families, communities, businesses, government, health organizations and other groups work together to educate women about steps they can take to improve their physical and mental health and prevent disease. For information about DHHS planned activities for that week, please visit http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw/.
Congressional Resolution for National Women’s Health Week
“Congressional Resolution”
Women’s Health Exhibit
Monday, May 11 – Friday, May 15, daily from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: NIH Clinical Center “Bridge” – Corridor in front of the 2nd floor Cafeteria.
Women’s Health Scientific Forum and Panel Discussion:
The Intersection of Research, Policy and Healthcare for the Future of Women’s Health
Tuesday, May 12, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Lister Hill Auditorium
Hear from leading scientists in the field of women’s health. The speakers will address a range of issues, including the role of health promotion and prevention, the participation of women and minorities in clinical trials, as well as health policy and regulatory issues, and their impact on women and women’s health research.
Featured panelists are:
Kay Dickersin, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Clinical Trials &
Director, U.S. Cochrane Collaboration
Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Judy Monroe, M.D.
State Health Commissioner
Indiana State Department of Health
Susan F. Wood, Ph.D.
Director, Jacob’s Institute of Women’s Health
The George Washington University
School of Public Health and Health Services
The Intersection of Research, Policy and Healthcare for the Future of Women’s Health 
Women’s Health Exhibit & NIH Police BBQ
Wednesday, May 13 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Building 1 front lawn (In case of inclement weather: rear patio of Building 31)
Proceeds to benefit the “Friends of the Clinical Center”
Join ORWH together with the NIH Division of Police for a “Safety Celebration” in recognition of National Police Week and Women’s Health Week! The exhibit will feature a variety of consumer-oriented materials on women’s health and representatives from the ORWH staff will be available to answer questions.
Conditioning and Relaxation Consortium (CORE) Seminar:
Focus on You – Promoting Employee Health and Wellbeing at NIH
Thursday, May 14 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Building 10, 2C-116 Old Magnuson Conference Room
Dr. Rezvan Ameli (NIMH) will share information on ways to incorporate mind-body relaxation and stress reduction into your busy work and home life. ORWH is promoting participation in this seminar sponsored by the Conditioning and Relaxation Consortium (CORE), a NHLBI supported program.
ORWH and NLM announce expansion of Women's Health Resources, a user friendly Web portal
This web portal pulls the latest scientific information on women’s health research and now includes videocasts, ORWH Pinn Point on Women's Health podcasts, RSS feeds for MEDLINE/PubMed abstracts, information on current health awareness programs and social media tools to allow users to share information and receive health alerts.
www.womenshealthresources.nlm.nih.gov
NIDA Activity:
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Neuroscience Building, 6001 Executive Blvd., Conf Room C, Bethesda, MD 20892
Sex Differences in the Human Brain and Implications for Addiction
Kelly P. Cosgrove, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine
Please join us for Dr. Cosgrove’s presentation. If you have any questions beforehand, please contact Dr. Cora Lee Wetherington at (301) 435-1319 or Dr. Samia Noursi at (301) 594-5622, snoursi@mail.nih.gov.
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