University of Kentucky Women's Health Registry
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INTERESTED GROUPS
Groups interested in hearing more about the registry should contact majohng@uky.edu or call 1-800-929-2320.
We would be happy to speak with any group or send materials and information.

FIBROMYALGIA WORKSHOPS to continue through mid-2007! Click here for more information and to register!

 

Registry in the Media

Click here to listen to radio interviews with for Dr. Leslie Crofford and read published articles about the Registry and Center for the Advancement for Women's Health


Click here for the Kentucky Women's Health Registry Survey or call 1-800-929-2320 to receive a paper copy
of the survey via mail.

GROUPS: Have a group that might be interested in hearing more about the Registry or participating?
We would be happy to speak with a group or send materials and information.
Please contact us at majohng@uky.edu or 1-800-929-2320.


 

Why do some diseases affect women more than men? Why do women respond to some drugs and treatment therapiesPhoto illustration of woman of various ethnic backgrounds and ages. A senior woman in a wheelchair is in the forefront, with a baby in her arms. She is surrounded by a young teen and a young girl of hispanic decent; a young Asian woman, an Indian woman and a middle-aged African American woman. differently than men? What environmental factors and behaviors most influence women's health?

We don't know. But we want to find out. And we need your help.

Please take the time to fill out Kentucky Women's Health Registry Survey and help us gain more and better knowledge about women's health issues in Kentucky. The survey can be completed a little at a time, so click here to start filling out your survey now! For more information about the Kentucky Women's Health Registry, please click here.

Did You Know?

  • Heart disease is the #1 killer of American women?

  • Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of women in the United States. Colorectal cancer and breast cancer are the second and third leading cancer killers of women

  • Women are more likely than men to die from a stroke?

  • Nearly twice as many women as men die from Alzheimer's disease each year?

  • Seventy-five percent of Americans living with autoimmune disorders (such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis) are women?

  • Women are far more likely than men to suffer from chronic pain and chronic fatigue?

 


 
Comments to Mary Johnson, Last Modified: Wednesday, March 05, 2008
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