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Society for Women's Health Research

Organization URL(s)

communications@swhr.org
www.swhr.org  

Other Contact Information

1025 Connecticut Avenue NW
Suite 601
Washington, DC 20036

202-223-8224 (Voice)
202-833-3472 (FAX)

Description

The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR), a national non-profit organization based in Washington DC, is widely recognized as the thought leader in research on sex differences and is dedicated to improving women’s health through advocacy, education, and research. SWHR advocates for greater public and private funding for women’s health research and the study of sex differences that: affects the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease; encourages the appropriate inclusion of women and minorities in medical research studies; promotes the analysis of research data for sex and ethnic differences; and informs women, health care providers, and policy makers about contemporary women’s health issues through media outreach, congressional briefings, public education campaigns, conferences and special events.

Online Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions about Women and Medical Research
  http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hs_learn 
  
• Just the Facts: Differences Between Women and Men in Specific Diseases and Conditions
  http://www.womenshealthresearch.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hs_healthfacts 
  

Related Topics

Topic Advocacy Research Women's Health Health Disparities

Review Date

Tue Apr 24, 2012