11.29.21 | Policy SWHR Policy Advisory Council Meeting
SWHR’s Policy Advisory Council will meet for its quarterly closed-door meeting. The Policy Advisory Council is a forum for industry, […]
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.
10.21.21 | Eye Health Eye Health Education Roundtable: Understanding Eye Diseases that Disproportionately Affect Women Across the Lifespan
SWHR convened a diverse and interdisciplinary working group of clinical and public health researchers, health care providers, patients/patient advocates, and policy leaders for a closed, one-day roundtable meeting in December 2021, to discuss the health, social, and economic impacts of eye diseases that disproportionately affect women’s health.
10.20.21 | Eye Health The Roles of Sex and Gender in Women’s Eye Health Disparities in the United States
The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) published a paper in Biology of Sex Differences, capturing insights and recommendations from […]
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).
10.12.21 | Policy Menopause Mindfulness: Exploring Menopause’s Effect on Health and Well-Being
On October 26, 2021, SWHR hosted the congressional briefing, “Menopause Mindfulness: Exploring Menopause's Effect on Health and Well-Being,” where panelists shared information about menopause, including the health risks for women during this life stage and the stigma often associated with menopause and aging.
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.
9.16.21 | Policy Medicaid Expansion: Providing Long-Term Care to New Mothers
Maternal mortality rates in the United States continue to grow, with widening disparities in outcomes for Black, Indigenous, People of […]
