MEDIA ADVISORY: Mother’s Day Marked the Start of National Women’s Health Week; Women’s Health Researchers at Yale Available to Discuss Key Health Issues

Experts from the Women’s Health Research at Yale program are available to talk to the media about some of the most pressing women’s health issues, following the Mother’s Day start of National Women’s Health Week.

The 10th annual weeklong observance, May 10-16, is meant to empower women to make their health a top priority. It is coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health.

The nationwide observance encourages women to take simple steps for longer, healthier and happier lives. More information is available at www.womenshealth.gov/whw/

Yale experts on osteoporosis, aging, and gender differences in smoking cessation are:

• Karyn M. Frick, associate professor of psychology, can address how aging affects memory and the brain, and estrogen in the brain.
She may be reached at karyn.frick@yale.edu or cell: 203-521-4288

• Karl Insogna, M.D., professor of internal medicine at Yale School of Medicine and director of the Yale Bone Center, can speak about osteoporosis. He may be reached at karl.insogna@yale.edu or office: 203-737-2871 or cell: 203-710-1388

• Sherry McKee, associate professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and director of the Yale Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory, can speak about gender differences in smoking cessation, and why women find it harder to quit smoking than men. She may be reached at sherry.mckee@yale.edu or office: 203-737-3529 or cell: 203-848-5322

Women’s Health Research at Yale, established in 1998, is a self-supporting, interdisciplinary research program that focuses on women’s health and gender differences in health and disease. Research supported by the program addresses some of the most pressing health concerns of women today, including breast and ovarian cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, depression, effects of hormones and addictive behaviors. More information about the program can be found at www.yalewhr.org.