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National Children's Study Presentation at Women's Health Research Conference

Pictured from left to right: Nancy Raymond, David Savitz, Patricia McGovern, Wendy Hellerstedt, Bernard Harlow

Professors Patricia McGovern and Wendy Hellerstedt delivered an invited presentation, “The National Children’s Study: What Will it Tell Us About Reproductive Health?” at the 5th Annual Women's Health Research Conference on September 22, 2008 at the McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota.

The event, which was hosted by The Deborah E. Powell Center for Women's Health, brought in researchers, practitioners and advocates from across the US to discuss current women's reproductive health issues.

McGovern’s and Hellerstedt’s presentation highlighted hypotheses National Children’s Study is designed to answer about the environmental, biologic, behavioral, and genetic factors that may affect reproductive health in both mothers as well as children enrolled in the study. 

Featured speakers at the event included: Patricia McGovern, Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences; Wendy Hellerstedt, Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health; Nancy Raymond, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Director, Powell Center for Women's Health; David Savitz, Director, Center of Excellence in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Disease Prevention, Mount Sinai University; and Bernard Harlow, Mayo Professor and Division Head, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health.

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