This is a really great project. Please pass this along to all the women you know who are residents of Illinois (sorry, those of you who live outside of Illinois can't enroll, but I bet you know women who DO live in this state - please forward this to them!!)!
The Illinois Women’s Health Registry is now available to all female
Illinois residents over the age of 18! To enroll, please visit
https://whr.northwestern.edu or call 800.984.IWHR to request a paper
version. The Institute for Women’s Health Research at Northwestern
University has developed the Registry to improve our understanding of
women’s health status in Illinois by tracking general trends over time and
to identify a pool of women who are interested in participating in
important research to advance women’s health. The Registry is a
confidential questionnaire that contains questions regarding a woman’s
environment, her health-related behaviors, her health symptoms, and any
illnesses or conditions she may have now or has had in the past. All
information will be stored on a secured server with SSL encryption-the
same level of security used for banking and healthcare sites. We hope
that you will encourage your female relatives, friends and colleagues to
participate in this new initiative.
If we are truly committed to improving our knowledge about women’s health
for ourselves, our spouses, our daughters, our granddaughters and future
generations, then tools like this Registry are critical to assist
researchers find the answers.
Questions or comments can be directed to:
Coordinator, Illinois Women's Health Registry
Institute for Women's Health Research
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
303 E. Superior St, Lurie 5-117
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: 312.503.1308
Toll Free: 800.984.IWHR
Fax: 312.503.1461