 Researchers
and staff in the Department of Population Health Sciences administer
the Madison chapter of the
Women's Health Initiative, a study sponsored by the National
Institutes of Health. The initiative, which began in 1995 and involves
40 institutions nationwide, expects to enroll 163,000 women by early
1998, including 3,600 Wisconsin women. WHI will study how diet,
hormone therapy, and calcium and Vitamin D might prevent heart
disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and bone fractures. It is the
first such study to examine the health of women over a long period of
time.The initiative is still seeking women, especially those 60
years and older, to participate in the study. If you are interested in
participating, please call 608-827-1600 or 800-944-9472.
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