Groundbreaking Study on Women and Smoking Assesses Smoking Policies, Grades 50 States, Nation; Teleconference, Sept. 30

9/23/2003

From: Camden Richards or Lela Shepard of the National Women's Law Center, 202-588-5180; http://www.nwlc.org

News Advisory:

The National Women's Law Center and the Center for Women's Health at Oregon Health & Science University will hold a two-way teleconference with Q&A on September 30 at 12 Noon EST at 1-800-482-9816 to release a national and state-by-state report card on women and smoking.

Women and Smoking: A National and State-by-State Report Card is the first comprehensive assessment of women's smoking-related health conditions and the policies that are proven to help reduce smoking among women and girls. The study grades and ranks each state and the nation on women's health status, and evaluates the strength of state tobacco control policies.

WHAT:

Two-way teleconference with Q&A on Women and Smoking: A National and State-by-State Report Card

WHO:

-- Judy Waxman, V.P. of Health, National Women's Law Center

-- Neena Chaudhry, Senior Counsel, National Women's Law Center

-- Dr. Michelle Berlin, Associate Professor, Oregon Health & Science University

-- Virginia Ernster, Ph.D., Professor Emerita, University of California at San Francisco

WHEN:

-- Tuesday, September 30, Noon EST

WHERE:

-- 1-800-482-9816, Code: 566151

To participate, please RSVP to Camden Richards or Lela Shepard at 202-588-5180.

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The National Women's Law Center is a non-profit organization that has been working since 1972 to advance and protect women's legal rights. NWLC focuses on major policy areas of importance to women and their families including health, education, employment, and economic security, with special attention given to the concerns of low-income women. The impetus for the Women and Smoking Report Card came from National Women's Law Center's work on its Making the Grade on Women's Health report card series, which regularly assesses the overall health of women at the state and national levels.

The mission of the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is healing, teaching, discovery, and community service. The Center for Women's Health encompasses this mission with programs designed in clinical care, research, and education. The mission of the Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology is to provide an academic environment for teaching, research, and service in the areas of medical informatics and outcomes research.