Programs and Events - 2018Stroke 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. Learn more
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
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 
Chefs Take a Stand to End Domestic Violence returns October 1, 2018! Get Tickets
This unique national program — with participation by local organizations throughout the U.S. — focuses attention on the importance of regular physical activity and health awareness for women.
Sickle Cell Transitional Care from Childhood to Adulthood:
The Role of Community Health Workers September 20, 2018
Gendered Innovations - Under the Microscope
September 13, 2018 
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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
Women, Alzheimer Disease and Caregiving – a panel discussion
Thursday, July 19th, 5:30pm - 8:30pm - Hosted at MATTER MATTER 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1230 Chicago, IL 60654 The attached flyer lists the panel members. Neelum Aggarwal is the moderator. Registration is open. Click PDF below to learn more 
Rush Heart Center for Women
July 6, 2018  Click to learn more.
Because women can have different kinds of heart disease and experience heart and vascular disease differently than men — including having some unique risk factors and symptoms — they need heart care designed just for them. Learn more
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2 Ways to Spark Change in Minority Patients and Prevent Diabetes
June 18, 2018 
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Arogya World was awarded pro-bono support through the Taproot Foundation to help us reach our goal of improving the health of one million by 2020. If anyone is interested in providing their opinions in a 20-30 minute interview about how to improve Arogya World's digital presence, please contact us at info@arogyaworld.org.
Learn more The 8th annual Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity Symposium: Leading Symposium Discussing Equity in the Health Sector
The 8th annual Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity Symposium is a leading annual, collaborative event focusing on health equity and health disparities in the U.S. Learn more
HHS/Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion:
Healthy People 2010 Leading Health Indicators Gallery. The LHIs are high-priority health issues in the United States that serve as measures of the Nation's health. Each month HealthyPeople.gov displays 1 or more info graphics to visually communicate the existing health disparities for the featured LHI.
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The AMA is partnering with the suburban Chicago-based Gaples Institute for Integrative Cardiology—a nonprofit focused on enhancing the role nutrition and lifestyle changes play in health care—to provide physicians with a new, three-hour online nutrition course for clinicians.
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