2.19.25 | Policy
SWHR Statement on Recent Executive Actions
SWHR issued the following statement in response to the release of the Executive Order regarding the administration’s Workforce Optimization Initiative and the mass layoffs of employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on February 14, 2025.
1.28.25 | Policy
A January 2025 Policy Recap from SWHR
SWHR has recapped here key federal policy changes since the beginning of the year that may impact women’s health research.
12.6.24 | Policy
NASEM Releases Report Assessing Women’s Health Research at NIH
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a long-awaited and congressionally mandated report assessing the state of women’s health research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
7.11.24 | Policy
FY 2025 Labor-HHS Bill Has Implications for Women’s Health and Research Funding
On July 9 the House Appropriations Committee released the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) bill report. This report serves as a companion to the spending bill – for which SWHR previously issued a response.
7.2.24 | Policy
House FY 2025 Labor-HHS Spending Bill Calls for “Largest Restructuring of NIH in a Generation”
On June 25, House appropriators released the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies […]
6.18.24 | Policy
SWHR Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on FDA v Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine
The Society for Women’s Health Research issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Food and Drug Administration et al v Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al case on whether to restrict access to mifepristone nationwide.
5.29.24 | Endometriosis
SWHR Celebrates Reintroduction of the Endometriosis CARE Act
The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) was honored to join Congresswoman and Congressional Endometriosis Caucus Co-Chair Nikema Williams (GA-05) […]
3.27.24 | Policy
Latest Updates on the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research: Executive Order, SWHR Thank You Letter to First Lady
Following his 2024 State of the Union address calling for a $12 billion investment in women’s health research and the release of […]
3.8.24 | Policy
Statement from the Society for Women’s Health Research on President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address
March 7, 2024—The Society for Women’s Health Research released the following statement in response to the 2024 State of the […]
3.4.24 | Policy
How the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is Advancing Women’s Health
The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) hosted the last Policy Advisory Council meeting of 2023 with a guest presentation delivered by Emily Chew, MPH, Senior Advisor for Women’s Health at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
