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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.
Commentaries call for improvements in policy, research, and practice to improve women's health.
Our supplements collect recent research on important women's health topics.
Scientific Integrity Work
We work to educate lawmakers about legislation that can help ensure the federal government produces and uses scientific evidence appropriately.
We collaborate with other organizations to promote science-based policymaking across the federal government.
We comment on proposed actions by federal agencies that have implications for scientific integrity and women's health.
Recent Articles
Study Finds Too Little Contraception and Pregnancy Counseling for Women with Congenital Heart Defects
March 25, 2025
The latest WHI Editor's Choice article reports that most female survey respondents with congenital heart disease did not receive the recommended counseling.
Remembering Susan F. Wood, a Champion of Evidence-Based Policy for Women's Health
March 24, 2025
A piece in Women's Health Issues honors Susan Wood's legacy of supporting high-quality research and encouraging its use to shape policies to improve public health.
Trump’s executive order aims to lower the cost of IVF. Here’s what we know.
February 20, 2025
Jacobs Institute director Julia Strasser spoke to the Washington Post about the complexity of IVF insurance coverage.