NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

For Immediate Release 
Monday, June 28, 1999 

Contact: Connie Raab or Janet Howard 
(301) 496-8190 

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A Capitol Hill briefing on 
"Women's Health in Sports and Exercise"

Tuesday, June 29, 1999 
10:30 a.m. - noon 
2358 Rayburn House Office Building

Agenda

Welcome and Overview 
Stephen I. Katz, MD, PhD, Director, 
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, 
National Institutes of Health

Remarks 
The Honorable John Edward Porter (R-IL)

Physical Activity and Sport in the Lives of Girls and Women 
Ms. Sandra Perlmutter, Executive Director, 
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Current Trends in Sports Participation by Women 
Dr. William E. Garrett, Jr., Professor and Chairman, 
Department of Orthopaedics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

The Epidemiology of Sports Injuries 
Dr. Jo A. Hannafin, Associate Scientist, 
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

Specific Injury Locations 
Dr. Elizabeth A. Arendt, Associate Professor, 
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Rehabilitation and Psychosocial Issues in Sports 
Dr. Deborah Saint-Phard, Assistant Attending Physiatrist, 
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

Perspectives of a Coach and Athlete 
Ms. Lauren Gregg, Former All-American Soccer Player, UNC, 
and Assistant Coach, U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (invited)

Closing Comments 
Dr. Katz

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