National WomenÕs Health Report Published by the
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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About Us

The National Women's Health Report provides health information for women interested in making informed decisions about their health. This information does not suggest individual diagnosis or treatment. This publication is not a substitute for medical attention. The publisher cannot accept responsibility for application of the information herein to individual medical conditions. The National Women's Health Resource Center does not endorse or promote any medical therapy or device. Opinions expressed by individuals consulted for this issue do not necessarily reflect those of the Resource Center.

PRESIDENT AND CEO
Audrey Sheppard
 
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Elizabeth Battaglino Cahill, RN
 
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
Heidi Rosvold-Brenholtz
 
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Amber McCracken

WRITER

Debra L. Gordon

NWHRC MEDICAL ADVISOR

Pamela Peeke, MD, MPH
Bethesda, MD

EDITORIAL ADVISORS

David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP
Associate Professor of Public Health
Yale University School of Medicine
Director, Yale Prevention Research Center
New Haven, CT

Peter Muennig, MD, MPH
Professor, Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
New York, NY

George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD
S. Daniel Abraham Chair of Nutrition Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Joseph A. Skelton, MD
Director, NEW Kids Program,
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

William Sears, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
University of California – Irvine
Irvine, CA

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