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The Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health, A National Center of Excellence, is focused on promoting, facilitating and disseminating research on women’s health.
 
Vision: To ensure that the academic resources at the University of Minnesota are used to advance knowledge that impacts the health of women and their communities.

Mission: To catalyze partnerships and research that improve the health of women across the lifespan.
 

Interdisciplinary Women's Health Lectures
 

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February 29, 2012
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
2-580 Moos Tower (by the tunnel to Washington Ave Ramp)

Social Support and Heart Disease

Ruth Lindquist, PhD, RN
Professor, Adult and Gerontological Nursing Co-op, School of Nursing

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March 21, 2012
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
3-125 Mayo Building
(NOTE: Time and Location change)

"Is Weight Loss Necessary for Diabetes Prevention?"

Mark Pereira, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health

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May 16, 2012
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
2-520 Moos Tower

"Subclinical Hypothyroidism and the Perimenopausal Transition."

Pamela Schreiner, PhD, MS
Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health

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Sincere thanks to all the presenters of our Noontime Lecture Series and our co-sponsors. 

 You can listen to all past lectures here.

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The Interdisciplinary Women's Health Lecture Series is sponsored by the Powell Center, the Center for Leadership Education in Maternal & Child Public Health, and the School of Nursing.

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 Highlights

Congratulations to Nancy Raymond, MD on being selected as the Medical School's next Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs.  Stay tuned for more information.

Read the Time's Top 10 Everything of 2011 article in which BIRCWH Scholar, Jerica Berge, discusses how parenting can negatively influence a mom's health.


Publications

Powell Center Strategic Plan

Passport to Women’s Health

2010-2011 Report to the Community

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Monthly Newsletters 

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To view presentations & conference abstracts: CLICK HERE

"When women are fully involved, families are healthier. They are better fed. Income, savings, and reinvestment go up. And what is true of families is true of communities and eventually of whole countries."

Kofi Annan,  Former Secretary-General of the United Nations
December 29, 2002

Contact Information

A-605 Mayo Building * 420 Delaware St. SE, MMC 293 * Minneapolis, MN  55455
Office: 612-626-1125 * Fax: 612-626-8899 * Email: wmhealth@umn.edu

Note: We are NOT the Women's Health Center - Clinic  Please Click Here for their contact information or call 612-626-3444.

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