Securing Sexual & Reproductive Health and Autonomy

To ensure that every woman can make her own decisions about her reproductive and sexual health, the NWHN advocates for comprehensive, accessible contraceptive and abortion care, accurate information about sexuality and reproduction, and tools women can use to protect against HIV and sexually transmitted infections. We promote access to safe and effective reproductive health products and services, with complete information and without ideological restrictions.

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Raising Women's Voices for the Health Care We Need

The NWHN aspires to a health care system that is guided by social justice, in which all women have access to excellent health care that meets our diverse needs.  Through the Raising Women's Voices for the Health Care We Need campaign, we are making sure women’s voices are heard and women’s concerns are addressed in health reform, and we are making the promise of health reform a reality for women.
 
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Challenging Dangerous    
Drugs and Devices

Women face health risks from unsafe drugs, medical devices and medical treatments and because of unnecessary use of products and treatments that may be safe when used appropriately.  The NWHN challenges dangerous drugs and devices, works to ensure that women have complete and accurate information about products and services marketed to them, and strengthens public protections against such threats.

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Save the Date!

NWHN's 5th Annual Barbara Seaman Awards Benefit 

Our signature event, the Barbara Seaman Awards for Activism in Women’s Health, takes place each fall. This awards event was established in honor of Barbara Seaman, an NWHN founding member, after her untimely death in 2008.  The Awards recognize work that exemplifies the spirit and approach of Barbara, including her unwavering insistence on listening to women, her dogged determination to see abuses corrected and her bridge building between generations. This year we will honor Inca A. Mohamed and Aquene Freechild.  Our Guest Speaker for that night will be Darlene Nipper.  Learn more about these remarkable women activists, supporting NWHN by becoming a sponsor and or attending the event.  
 
We look forward to seeing you on October 18th!
 

The new menopause HT study: what does the NWHN think?

In early October, many women heard the news that a new study had found that menopause hormone therapy improves mood, specifically relieving depression and anxiety.  The study, called KEEPS (Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study) enrolled 727 women who were randomly assigned to menopause hormone therapy (HT) or placebo and followed for four years.  According to the researchers, women who took either form of menopause HT were significantly less likely to report depression or anxiety.  Click here to read more.