Policy Advisory Council

The Policy Advisory Council is a forum for health care thought leaders to collaborate with SWHR to support and promote emerging scientific research and innovation and public policy measures that will advance women’s health.

Policy Advisory Council members have the opportunity to work collaboratively to inform policy positions; engage with SWHR, other women’s health stakeholders, and health care decision makers; and identify gaps and opportunities across women’s health.

SWHR’s policy development efforts focus on advancing public health and health equity, securing robust investments in research and clinical trials, improving women’s health across the lifespan, ensuring coverage and access to care, and diversifying the biomedical workforce.

Member Benefits

• Attend SWHR’s quarterly Policy Advisory Council meetings, featuring thought leaders and decision makers addressing critical women’s health policy issues (past speakers found here).
• Curated member-only women’s health policy briefs that deliver timely insights.
• Bi-annual office hours with the SWHR Policy Team and annual strategy roundtable to ensure your input is heard.
• Annual one-on-one meetings with SWHR’s President and CEO and Policy Team to align on shared priorities, identify partnership opportunities, and elevate your organization’s policy concerns.
• Engage in policy discussions and contribute your expertise on an ad hoc basis, helping to shape SWHR’s advocacy efforts.
• Network with esteemed scientific and policy thought leaders, as well as decision-makers in the women’s health care and research space.
• Collaborate with SWHR to drive strategic initiatives and advocacy campaigns that inform key stakeholders and the public about women’s health policy.
• Leverage SWHR’s policy and regulatory analysis to stay informed on federal developments from key federal agencies and legislative bodies, including developments in Congress and across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• Receive well-deserved recognition as a member of the Policy Advisory Council on SWHR’s website, in reports, on social media, and in our Annual Awards Gala program.

More About the SWHR Policy Advisory Council

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Members

Policy Advisory Council members represent a diverse cross-section of thought leaders in senior level policy, advocacy, government affairs, communications, and commercial roles who share SWHR’s mission to improve women’s health through science, policy, and education.