12.2.21 | Vaccines
SWHR’s Vaccine Roadmap Guides Communities in Vaccination Conversations
To assist community program planners, organizations, and agencies as they develop immunization education outreach programs, SWHR launched its Crucial Vaccination Conversations: A Roadmap to Engage Women and Their Communities.
11.29.21 | Uterine Fibroids
SWHR’s Uterine Fibroids Toolkit Empowers Patients to Live Well with Fibroids
TheUterine Fibroids Toolkit: A Patient Empowerment Guide was created to provide easy-to-understand information, resources, and tips to assist individuals of all ages with uterine fibroids to navigate their care.
11.17.21 | Maternal Health
Preterm Birth in the United States: Exploring Disparities, Implications, and Interventions
In the United States, around 390,000 infants are born prematurely (before 37 weeks of gestation) each year, accounting for 42% of all preterm births (PTB) across high-income countries.
11.12.21 | Policy
SWHR Submits Comments on HHS Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026
SWHR submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026.
11.8.21 | Health Equity
Disparities in Biomedical Research: A Women’s Health Issue
This blog summarizes the state of disparities in biomedical research and how they might be addressed.
10.29.21 | Menopause
Menopause Mindfulness: Calls for Research Funding and Addressing Stigma Related to Menopause
In recognition of World Menopause Awareness Month in October, SWHR hosted a virtual congressional briefing, “Menopause Mindfulness: Exploring Menopause’s Effect on Health and Well-Being.”
10.20.21 | Policy
Senate Appropriations Committee Releases Nine Remaining Fiscal Year 2022 Spending Bills
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released the draft text of the nine remaining fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations bills, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) spending bill with jurisdiction over the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
10.20.21 | Fertility
Facing Infertility: How a Shift in Approach, Education, and Policy Could Improve Outcomes
SWHR convened an interdisciplinary working group to elucidate how to eliminate barriers to access and reduce health disparities related to treatments for infertility in women.
10.5.21 | Policy
SWHR Releases Statement on NIH Director Retirement Announcement
SWHR issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD, will step down as the director of the National Institutes of Health by the end of the year.
10.4.21 | Policy
The Complementary Nature of Federal Science Agencies in Advancing the Nation’s Health
At the September Policy Advisory Council meeting, leadership from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) discussed how they are working to advance the nation’s health with an emphasis on women’s health.
