Black Women's Health Study

Black Women's Health Study Working together to improve the health of Black women. The Black Women’s Health Study recognizes that need and is working to answer these questions.
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Black women have higher rates of many illnesses, such as hypertension, breast cancer at young ages, diabetes, stroke, and lupus. There needs to be a better understanding of the causes of these illnesses and determinants of good health. If you are hearing about us for the first time, or have heard about us and want to find out more, we encourage you to explore our web site (www.bu.edu/bwhs). We can

not invite new participants to take part in the study; due to the study design, only the 59,000 women who enrolled in the study in 1995 can participate. Principal investigator: Lynn Rosenberg, ScD, Boston University
Co-Principal investigator: Julie R. Palmer, ScD, Boston University
Co-Principal investigator: Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, PhD, Georgetown University

Note: Unless otherwise identified, photographs are stock images and the individuals pictured are models, not study participants. The images are for illustrative purposes only. Please do not use any images from this page without obtaining permission in writing. The content of this page is solely the responsibility of the Black Women’s Health Study and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute or the National Institutes of Health.

04/29/2026

It is spring. A time of brightness, renewal and sweet anticipation about the joys of the summer to come. Yet, as we tend our gardens and plan our getaways, we

01/21/2025

The events also coincide with the culmination of a week-long celebration of the life of President Jimmy Carter. Whether one views these co-occurring occasions as signs of hope or despair, now is the time to turn to their words for solace and guidance, writes Yvette Cozier, associate dean for diversi...

Tomorrow is Juneteenth and, to celebrate, we wanted to share this link to the National Museum of African American Histor...
06/18/2024

Tomorrow is Juneteenth and, to celebrate, we wanted to share this link to the National Museum of African American History and Culture website dedicated to Juneteenth. Please enjoy!

https://nmaahc.si.edu/juneteenth

We hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful Juneteenth holiday.

To learn more about the Black Women's Health Study and our latest research findings, please visit our website:

https://www.bu.edu/bwhs/research/

Happy New Year from the BWHS!We are starting off the new year with a new way to keep you informed of what's going on in ...
01/24/2024

Happy New Year from the BWHS!

We are starting off the new year with a new way to keep you informed of what's going on in the BWHS. Click below to open the first issue of the BWHS e-newsletter:

https://www.bu.edu/bwhs/files/2024/01/BWHS-Jan-2024-e-newsletter.pdf

We hope you enjoy reading this update.

Best regards,
BWHS Research Team

01/09/2024

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12/01/2023

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The Black Women's Health Study is featured in the latest issue of 𝘉𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢: "Racism, sexism, and the Black women's healt...
12/01/2023

The Black Women's Health Study is featured in the latest issue of 𝘉𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢: "Racism, sexism, and the Black women's health crisis" by Jillian McKoy (originally published in Boston University's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬)

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 30 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘉𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵-𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳.

Read more: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/racism-sexism-and-the-crisis-of-black-womens-health/

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