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WHA Conference 2026

About Women's Health Awareness

As women, we take care of everyone — our spouses, children, parents, other family members, and even friends. However, we tend to neglect ourselves, especially when it concerns our health. The Women’s Health Awareness (WHA) Community Engagement Program is an innovative environmental health research, public health practice and advocacy initiative.

WHA Conference 2026

Women’s Health Awareness Conference 2026
Transforming Communities by Enhancing Women’s Health

Saturday, April 11, 2026
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT
Hillside High School
3727 Fayetteville Road, Durham, NC 27707

Free and Open to the Public.

This conference included FREE:

  • Health screenings
  • Educational sessions
  • Mindfulness meditation
  • Cooking demonstrations
  • Exercise sessions
  • Exhibitors
  • and much more!

Contacts

Joan P. Packenham, Ph.D.

Joan P. Packenham, Ph.D.

Director, NIEHS Office of Human Research and Community Engagement (OHRCE);
DIR CRB
Tel 984-287-4413
[email protected]
Huei -Chen Lee, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Huei -Chen Lee, Ph.D., M.P.H.

K-12 Science Education Program Manager
Tel 984-287-3795
Fax 919-541-0146
[email protected]
Jennifer A. Profanchik

Jennifer A. Profanchik

Contractor - Phlebotomist
Tel 984-287-4725
[email protected]

Craig T. Wladyka, M.P.A., CIP

Craig T. Wladyka, M.P.A., CIP

Clinical Protocol Coordinator
Tel 984-287-4425
[email protected]