Welcome to WHFD 2013!

Attend educational and fun workshops taught by University of Michigan Health System doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and nutritionists! Learn from health professionals in your community! The first 300 participants to register will receive a free WHFD tote bag containing valuable information about health and wellness!

Women’s Health and Fitness Day is completely free and open to the public. Use the links above to learn more about the event, see the schedule, and get registered! After you register, please spread the word and invite your daughters, mothers, sisters, other family members, and friends to register, as well!

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sofia Merajver

We are very excited to have Dr. Sofia Merajver as our Key Note Speaker for Women’s Health and Fitness Day 2013. Dr. Sofia Merajver is the Scientific Director of the Breast Cancer Program and Director of the Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk Evaluation Program at the UM Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is also Professor of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology. Her clinical interests include helping women whole families understand how to manage and decrease their risk of cancer and how to modify lifestyle factors to help keep cancer away. She believes that there is always something that her team can offer by fighting cancer and rooting for life with the patient and family. She is also a prominent researcher and has a lab that is devoted to understanding the molecular and metabolic regulators of very aggressive breast cancer types. Dr. Merajver will be providing a motivational and informational talk on healthy aging in regards to the mind and body.