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AMWA CHICAGO CONSORTIUM?

This consortium represents a collaboration of women students and physicians in private practices, health clinics and academic organizations across the Chicagoland area. Our goal is to create a support network amongst women physicians in Chicago to promote women's health and the advancement of women in medicine in our city.
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Health Month
November 2018

Health Month
December 2018

Resources

10,000 Women Survey by Arogya World
highlights the impact of NCD's on women and the burden of caregiving

Check out
the upcoming Chicago Salons

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Alzheimer's: Make a Plan
A sure sign that there is a stigma associated with Alzheimer’s disease is people’s hesitancy to talk about it, acknowledge its signs and symptoms, and their minimization of the cognitive issues. Read More

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Women in Stroke infographic
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SWHR ® is a national non-profit based in Washington DC that serves as the leader in promoting research on biological differences in disease and is dedicated to advancing women’s health through science, advocacy, and education. Learn more about the exciting work we do.

Radio Spot

Dr. Neelum on Intellectual Radio's "Straight Talk No Chaser" Show.

JUST IN . . .

Be Brain Powerful – A Campaign for Women’s Brain Health
November 1 - 8

Follow us on Instagram (@BeBrainPowerful). We will be live on Instagram the evening of November 6. Tune in! (You don’t have to be on Instagram to tune in!)
Our hashtag is #BrainGoals
November 1 - 8
• We are pleased to join @WomenAgstAlz and the Be Brain Powerful campaign – a bold new effort to change the conversation about #brainhealth. Follow along on Instagram @BeBrainPowerful #BrainGoals
• Follow @BeBrainPowerful on Instagram to learn more and watch the event with former First Lady Laura Bush on IGTV! #BrainGoals
• Join women everywhere in the 30-Day Brain Health Challenge. Thirty days, thirty ways to make you brain powerful.
Sign up for the challenge www.bebrainpowerful.org #BrainGoals

ARTICLE OF THE MONTH

OCTOBER 2018

The Costs of Caregiving
Roughly 66 percent of all family caregivers are women. The average caregiver is a 49-year-old woman who works outside the home and provides at least 20 hours a week of unpaid care to her aging parent, according to the latest data from the Family Caregiving Alliance.

Stroke Month Resources
Get the Facts. Share the Facts.

We admit, we're obsessed with ending stroke. Why? Because up to 80% of strokes may be preventable. This month, learn how and spread the word.
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As women's participation in STEM has grown, so has our awareness of the importance of sex and gender variables in experimental design and technological innovation. Learn more