The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research is a coalition of patient and voluntary health groups, medical and scientific societies, academic and research organizations, and industry that support enhancing the federal investment in the biomedical, behavioral, and population-based research conducted and supported by the National Institutes of Health. Learn more.
The American Brain Coalition works to advance the understanding of brain functions to reduce the burden and stigma of brain diseases and conditions and ultimately improve the lives of impacted people. SWHR has been a proud ABC member since 2023 and has a long history of supporting brain health, establishing its Brain Network in 2002 as the very first of its Interdisciplinary Science Networks. Learn more.
The CDC Coalition is a nonpartisan coalition of organizations committed to strengthening our nation’s public health infrastructure and prevention programs, working to ensure that health promotion and disease prevention are given top priority in federal funding. Learn more.
The Coalition for Headache and Migraine Pain (CHAMP) brings together the most influential patient advocacy organizations and leaders in the area of migraine, cluster, and headache diseases. SWHR is a Community Impact Partner with CHAMP. Learn more.
The Coalition for Women’s Brain Health is a group of organizations and individuals promoting women’s brain health and addressing the disproportionate burden of neurological disease on women through a focus on research, advocacy, and collaboration. SWHR is a member of the Coalition and part of the Women’s Brain Health Steering Committee. Learn more.
The Coalition to Advance Maternal Therapeutics (CAMT) was founded in 2014 and aims to better understand the efficacy of prescription drugs, therapeutics, and vaccines used during pregnancy and breastfeeding. SWHR was a founding member of CAMT and now serves as the coalition’s administrative home, overseeing funding, administrative, and logistics support, in coordination with other members of the CAMT Steering Committee. Learn more.
The Coalition to Strengthen Bone Health, administered by the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF), brings together the voices and strengths of aging, family caregiver, women’s health and bone health advocates to raise awareness about the importance of bone health and the impact of osteoporosis and bone fractures on families and taxpayers and help advance evidence-based policy solutions to improve bone health. SWHR has been an active member of the coalition since 2021. Learn more.
The Coalition for Health Funding is the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit alliance working to preserve public health investments in the interest of all Americans. SWHR is a proud member of CHF, which represents more than 100 million patients and consumers, health providers, professionals, and researchers. Learn more.
The Champions for Vaccine Education, Equity and Progress (CVEEP) (formally COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project) was founded during the COVID-19 pandemic and is made up of more than 250 leading organizations representing a variety of communities that face challenges from infectious respiratory illness, particularly diverse communities that have been most harmed by the effects of respiratory illness. Learn more.
The Friends of AHRQ is a voluntary coalition of more than 450 organizations that support the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). These groups are either the producers or end-users of the health services research developed by AHRQ. Learn more.
The Friends of NCHS is a voluntary coalition of more than 250 organizations that support the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Members of this diverse group, spanning think tanks, professional associations, and universities, rely on the data collected and maintained by NCHS to conduct research, support advocacy efforts, and inform health policy. Learn more.
The Friends of NIEHS support the work of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and their mission is to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives. Learn more about NIEHS.
The Friends of ORWH is a coalition of organizations that support the important work of the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH). The coalition is comprised of groups representing scientists, researchers, clinicians, policy advocates, and patients. Together, these groups are committed to prioritizing sex and gender disparities and related needs within biomedical research and within the U.S. health care system. SWHR founded the coalition and serves as its administrative home. Learn more.
The Global Health Connector is made up of 78 Countries and 4.4 billion people as an organization aiming to transform healthcare. SWHR is a member of the Global Health Connector, collaborating on events and programming, including presentations at the United Stations General Assembly Science Summit in 2024 and 2025. Learn more.
The Headache and Migraine Policy Forum aims to advance public policies and practices that promote accelerated innovation and improved access to treatments for persons living with headache disorders and migraine disease. Learn more.
HPV Cancers Alliance exists to increase awareness of the threat of HPV and the six cancers it causes. SWHR supports them as a partner in their mission to empower individuals with knowledge about the health and lifestyle impact of HPV infection. Learn more.
Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease (LEAD) Coalition is a diverse and growing national coalition of more than 110 member organizations committed to stopping Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, including vascular disease, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal degeneration. The coalition works collaboratively to focus the nation’s attention on accelerating transformational progress across a range of issues. SWHR has been a campaign partner since 2021. Learn more.
The Milken Institute Women’s Health Network is a global collaborative advancing research, innovation, and investment to improve women’s health. The network is building a community of diverse leaders and experts committed to breaking down silos and increasing investment in women’s health. SWHR is a member of the network. Learn more.
The National Health Council is more than 100 years old and brings diverse organizations together to forge consensus and drive patient-centered health policy. SWHR has been one of NHC’s more than 160 national health-related organizations since 2022. SWHR President and CEO Katie Schubert began serving on the NHC Board of Directors in 2023. Learn more.
The NHLBI Constituency Group, co-chaired by the American Heart Association and the American Thoracic Society, advocates for increased funding for the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute with the goal of improving research, training and education to prevent and treat heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders. Learn more about NHLBI.
Research!America is a nonprofit medical organization that advocates for science, discovery, and innovation to achieve better health for all. Research!Alliance has a diverse membership that spans the research spectrum from the lab bench to the bedside. SWHR has been a longtime member of Research!America. Learn more.
The Safe Step Act Ad Hoc Coalition represents patient and provider organizations that support passage of the Safe Step Act, which would ensure that employer health insurance plans offer a clear, medically reasonable, and expedient step therapy exceptions process. SWHR has been a member of the coalition since 2023. Learn more about the Safe Step Act.
The Women First Research Coalition and its members work together to raise awareness with federal policymakers, executive branch officials, and the public about the need for sustained and strengthened investment in women’s health research. SWHR has been an active coalition member since 2020. Learn more.
The EveryBODY Covered campaign is working to ensure that everybody has access to evidence-based obesity care options. Comprehensive obesity care should be covered just as care for other chronic diseases is covered—it’s only fair. SWHR has been a campaign partner since 2024. 
Let’s Talk Menopause is a national nonprofit organization invested in changing the conversation around menopause so women get the information they need and the healthcare they deserve. SWHR CEO Kathryn Schubert sits on their Menopause Advocacy Working Group Members. 
The Medscape Innovations in Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC) strives for a future where all women have equal access to quality health care and opportunities for optimal health and well-being. It is learning center that serves as a repository of education resources offered from instrumental partners in women’s health. Medscape is the leading online global destination for physicians and health care professionals worldwide. SWHR has partnered with Medscape on several women’s health events, including most recently a clinician menopause education program in 2024. 
The Obesity Care Advocacy Network (OCAN) is an advocacy network formed to change how we perceive and approach obesity in the U.S. OCAN works to increase access to evidence-based obesity treatments by uniting key stakeholders and the broader obesity community around significant education, policy and legislative efforts. 
Voices for Vaccines is serves as a catalyst to spark positive peer-to-peer conversations about vaccines and the diseases they prevent by supporting communities, building networks, and developing fact-based content that enables parents to make healthy, informed decisions. SWHR is a member of their Vaccine Action Alliance and Social Media Vax Champions. 
Wake Up Narcolepsy was established in 2008 and has quickly become a national leader for narcolepsy advocacy, as it is dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure while increasing education and understanding amongst the public. Wake Up Narcolepsy is part of the SWHR Sleep Network and contributed to creating the 
The White Dress Project aims to spread awareness on a global scale about the widespread occurrence of uterine fibroids, by promoting education, fostering research, building a supportive community, and advocating for better health. The White Dress Project is part of the SWHR Gynecologic Health Network and contributed to creating the 
The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) is a leader in brain health awareness in women, from puberty to menopause. SWHR partners with WAM in many capacities to help advance the discussion around necessary innovations and funding in women’s brain health research. 
Women’s Health Advocates is a grassroots advocacy group uniting people to educate government decision-makers on policies and funding needed to advance the health of women. SWHR is a member of the Steering Committee. 
The American Physiological Society aims to empower scientists to understand life and improve health by advancing and communicating discoveries in physiology and medicine. SWHR partnered with APS in 2024 to co-host a 
Evvy is committed to unlocking precision healthcare for women & people with vaginas through at-home testing. Their mission is to close the gender health gap by discovering and leveraging overlooked female biomarkers — starting with the vaginal microbiome. In 2022, SWHR partnered with Evvy to celebrate the 
The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association has nearly 50 years of experience empowering women with resources that unite 17,000+ passionate healthcare and life sciences professionals. In 2024, SWHR President and CEO Katie Schubert presented to the HBA membership about women’s health issues. 
Responsum Health, in partnership with leading patient advocacy groups and medical advisors, creates native mobile apps and web-based platforms that deliver expertly vetted content for chronic disease patients in an easy-to-read format. The disease-specific platforms also serve as resource and community hubs for both patients and their allies. Repsonsum and SWHR joined forces in 2023 to create, conduct, and published the 
The Science Summit during the United Nations General Assembly is a hybrid event offering a dynamic blend of online and in-person sessions in New York City. Each year, the Summit offers a comprehensive program designed to facilitate meaningful scientific collaboration, and knowledge sharing across diverse scientific disciplines and sectors. SWHR will host the event “
The annual Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health of Women conference, is a premier interdisciplinary women’s health conference in the United State and includes a speaker program with experts on a broad range of women’s health topics, poster sessions, and national awards for outstanding research, leadership, and public policy & advocacy in women’s health. SWHR hosts a pre-conference symposium on Emerging Topics in Women’s Health each year, including a general session in