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Who We Are

 

The Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health is based at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University and publishes the peer-reviewed journal Women's Health Issues. Our mission is to identify and study aspects of healthcare and public health, including legal and policy issues, that affect women’s health at different life stages; to foster awareness of and facilitate dialogue around issues that affect women’s health; and to promote interdisciplinary research, coordination, and information dissemination.

 

Women's Health Issues

 

We publish high-quality peer-reviewed research on topics that affect women's health across the lifespan.

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Commentaries call for improvements in policy, research, and practice to improve women's health.

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Our supplements collect recent research on important women's health topics. 

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Scientific Integrity Work

 

We work to educate lawmakers about legislation that can help ensure the federal government produces and uses scientific evidence appropriately. 

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We collaborate with other organizations to promote science-based policymaking across the federal government.

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We comment on proposed actions by federal agencies that have implications for scientific integrity and women's health.

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Recent Articles

Texas maternal mortality committee asks to review abortion-related deaths

September 27, 2024

Amita Vyas explained to the Texas Tribune that systemic racism is behind high maternal mortality rates for Black women.

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Scoping Review Finds Limited Research on Health and Health Care Use of American Indian/Alaska Native Women Veterans

September 20, 2024

Authors of the new WHI Editor's Choice conducted a scoping review to identify research with findings specific to American Indian/Alaska Native women veterans.

Trump proposes covering IVF costs with few details, drawing skepticism

August 29, 2024

Julia Strasser spoke to the Washington Post about Donald Trump's announcement that he will require insurance companies to cover IVF costs if he wins the presidential election.