In April 1995, the NYU Women's Health Study held its first Community Advisory Committee meeting. The Committee, which will meet two or three times annually, includes women who have been active in the study since it began in 1985 at the Guttman Institute.
Participants are women who are interested in becoming advocates for women's health.
Our primary activities will include breast cancer activism, information sharing, and developing ways to increase public awareness of the Study. As the Committee grows, our scope of activities may expand into other areas of women's health. At our most recent meeting, we worked on developing an NYU Women's Health Study information page for the Internet, and put together our ideas for this and upcoming newsletters. We look forward to becoming active advocates for women's health, and to keeping you informed of recent developments. The Community Advisory Committee has created a Home Page on the Internet.