9.14.23 | Policy SWHR Policy Advisory Council Meeting
SWHR’s Policy Advisory Council will meet for its quarterly closed-door meeting. Council members will have an opportunity to work collaboratively to develop policy positions, promote research, and create materials designed benefit women’s health.
9.14.23 | Policy SWHR Policy Advisory Council Meeting
SWHR’s Policy Advisory Council will meet for its quarterly closed-door meeting. Council members will have an opportunity to work collaboratively to develop policy positions, promote research, and create materials designed benefit women’s health.
9.7.23 | Endometriosis Closing the Gaps in Endometriosis Research & Care
In the United States, 6.5 million women of reproductive age have endometriosis. Given its prevalence, impacts, and financial burden, endometriosis […]
8.21.23 | Heart Health Addressing Sex Differences in Heart Health and Access to Care Barriers that Impact Outcomes for Women: A Policy and Public Health Approach
SWHR's interdisciplinary Heart Health Policy Working Group of policy experts, researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates meet to discuss policy needs and opportunities as they relate to women’s heart health across the lifespan.
8.3.23 | Policy Senate Releases FY 2024 Labor-HHS Bill
The Senate released its fiscal year 2024 Labor-HHS Appropriations spending bill and the accompanying report. SWHR believes the bill falls short in providing the investments that are needed to improve the health of the nation.
8.1.23 | Policy Panel Discusses How Institutions are Supporting Women Service Members and Women Veterans Through Research
During the June 2023 Policy Advisory Council meeting, SWHR hosted a group of panelists to discuss the research and innovation that is currently taking place to support women service members and women veterans:
7.31.23 | Endometriosis Elucidating Endometriosis: Persistent Gaps in Research & Care
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease that affects more than 200 million women worldwide. Endometrial lesions tend to form in […]
7.17.23 | Policy SWHR Joins Members of Congress, Partners for Reintroduction of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act
SWHR joined Representatives Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), and Robin Kelly (D-IL), along with representatives from the Fibroid Foundation and The White Dress Project, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
7.14.23 | Policy House Appropriations Subcommittee Advances FY24 Labor-HHS Funding Bill
The Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee approved by voice vote its draft fiscal year 2024 Labor-HHS spending bill. SWHR notes that the bill contains several deeply troubling provisions for the nation’s scientific and public health entities.
