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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

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Gibbs Leadership Prize: Best Manuscript of 2022 in Women’s Health Issues

The Women's Health Issues Editorial Board selected a winning article and two honorable mentions for the 2022 Charles E. Gibbs Leadership Prize

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In Severe Maternal Morbidity Risk, Race, Location, and Insurance Type All Matter, Study Finds

The latest Editor's Choice study examines whether maternal mortality risks mount when birthing people have multiple characteristics associated with higher risk.

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Julia Strasser is the New Director of the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health

Julia Strasser, DrPH, MPH, has been appointed the new director of the Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health.

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The Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health works to improve women’s health through research, dialogue, teaching, and information dissemination. We're part of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.


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