The proceedings of the symposium will be published in Women's Health Issues in early 2001. The goal was to bring together the various agencies and advocates who support rural women's health to exchange viewpoints and establish priorities. Urbanization and differentials in white and nonwhite infant mortality. Talk About Women and Dietary Supplements, Jacobs Institute of Women's Health breakfast seminar, Capital Hilton, Washington, DC, 8-10 am. Rebecca Costello of the National Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements and Linda Golodner of the National Consumers League address safety, efficacy, regulation, and women's use of dietary supplements.
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We successfully launched three new publications, had our biggest annual awards luncheon ever, and hosted our first international women's health meeting. Amid all this activity, we took time to reflect on what we and others have accomplished in women's health over the past 10 years and to establish goals for the future. Our list of the 10 greatest achievements in women's health in the 1990s is included in this newsletter. Suggestions for the list were garnered from members, visitors to our Internet site, and the Jacobs Institute board. These are not our accomplishments alone but reflect the progress that has occurred through the determined efforts of many in the health care professions, government agencies, research institutions, and advocacy organizations.