Blogg

The Public Health and Women’s Health Impact of Gun Violence

With the impacts of gun violence felt across families, communities, and the country, it is not only a public health crisis but a women’s health issue.

SWHR Responds to NIH Request for Information on Intersection of COVID-19 Pandemic and Health of Women

Women’s Health Policy Agenda Expands Focus Areas for 2022

The 2022 Women’s Health Policy Agenda outlines policy priorities across five key areas—public health, research and clinical trials, lifespan issues, coverage and access, and the biomedical research workforce.

COVID-19 Vaccination if You Are Pregnant or Breastfeeding

Updated January 18, 2022.  The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) has joined the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) and […]

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.

Converging Health Crises: The Impact of COVID-19 and the Opioid Epidemic on Pregnant Women

The national opioid epidemic was already raging before COVID-19 hit the United States. During the pandemic, the situation severely worsened, including for those who are pregnant.   

Sex Differences in Vaccine Immune Response Webinar

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health is pleased to offer the following upcoming webinar in the ongoing COVID-19 Vaccines and Women series.

Analysis and Action: Applications of Intersectionality in COVID-19

The NIH Office of Research on Women's Health will host “Analysis and Action: Applications of Intersectionality in COVID-19,” the second lecture in the “Diverse Voices: COVID-19, Intersectionality, and the Health of Women” speaker series.

Conquer Covid-19 Conference

TEAM Vaccinate’s Conquer Covid-19 Conference will take place on July 21-22, 2021, both virtually and in-person in Washington, D.C.

COVID-19 Vaccines: Sex Differences in Immune Responses

Disaggregating clinical trial data by sex and gender could ultimately help us understand and respond to disparities in vaccination more quickly.