In August 2007, First Lady Laura W. Bush approved the establishment of the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health within the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and thus began the effort to establish a multi-campus women's health institute in Amarillo, El Paso, Lubbock, San Angelo and the Permian Basin. This expansion brought the convergence of expertise, resources and support from TTUHSC... learn more »
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health (LWBIWH) and Texas Health Resources (THR) launched a collaboration that will leverage community involvement, education and research to empower women in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to take control of their health. Women utilize more health care than men and make approximately 80 percent of the health care decisions for themselves and their families. This new collaboration will not only enable women to make better decisions about their own health and that of their families, but it will also enable physicians to attain special training in gender-specific medicine.Visit www.TexasHealth.org/ForWomen for more information.
News
- ASU LEARNING: CSS degree programs, Laura Bush Institute move from concept to working reality | San Angelo Standard-Times
- Women's health institute advisory board meets in Lubbock | Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Events
- April 5: 11:30 a.m., Power of the Purse Luncheon and Purse Auction, Amarillo
- April 19: Day of the Woman, San Angelo
- May 16: Skin Care Lunch and Learn, San Angelo
- May 17: Community Connections Lunch and Learn, Amarillo
- Aug. 16: Community Connections Lunch and Learn, Amarillo
- Aug. 25 GiRL Power, Amarillo
- Aug. 30 Girls Night Out, San Angelo
- Sept. 14-16 Ladies Weekend, San Angelo
- Sept. 15 Brown Bag Lunch Series, Midland
- Oct. PINK OUT. San Angelo
- Oct. 6 Hablando de la Salud de la Mujer, El Paso
- Oct. 21 Brown Bag Lunch Series, Midland
- Nov. 6 Lunch and Learn, San Angelo
- Nov. 7 Lunch and Learn, San Angelo
- Nov. 15 Community Connections Lunch and Learn, Amarillo
- Dec. 8 LWBIWH Ball Fundraiser, San Angelo
- Dec. 15 Christmas Cup O'Cheer, Amarillo
