WHI WHI strives to improve health through research on risk factors, prevention, and early detection of serious health conditions, so postmenopausal women thrive Learn more
Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) - NHLBI, NIH The WHI continues to contribute to the science of women’s health through extension and ancillary studies The WHI is the largest women’s health prevention study ever conducted
Womens Health Initiative - Wikipedia In 2015, the WHI study was awarded the 2015 Team Science Award from the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), "given in recognition of the WHI team's success in the translation of research discoveries into clinical applications and, eventually, widespread clinical practice "
Women’s Health Initiative - Fred Hutch The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) launched in 1991 with a $625 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health It was designed to address risk factors for cardiovascular disease, cancer and osteoporosis
The WHI Study Its Flaws: How They Defined Menopause Care “The WHI was the largest and most comprehensive clinical trial ever performed on women anywhere in the world,” says Nanette Santoro, M D , a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine
OASH | Office on Womens Health The Office on Women's Health (OWH) was established within HHS to coordinate women's health efforts across HHS and addresses critical women's health issues
Tour the White House in 360 Degrees For Students and Teachers The below digital notebook was created by the White House Historical Association to assist students and teachers using “The White House 360 Virtual Tour” in their classrooms Even if students are learning in a virtual, in-person, or hybrid format, these materials are accessible and will accompany them on their journey through these tours The materials feature
Main Findings from the WHI Trials: The Writing Group for the WHI Investigators Risks and benefits of estrogen plus progestin in healthy post-menopausal women: Principal results of the Women’s Health Initiative randomized controlled trial
Thirty years later, the Women’s Health Initiative provides researchers . . . These benefits had been established before the WHI study began Another finding from the study is that calcium and vitamin D supplements were not associated with reduced risks for hip fractures among postmenopausal women who had an average risk for osteoporosis