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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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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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RECENT ARTICLES
WASHINGTON, DC (March 21, 2022)—Uninsurance after postpartum Medicaid insurance coverage expires—a phenomenon known as insurance churn—can leave women with limited access to care at a time when they need it.
Women's Health Issues welcomes to its editorial board two new members with expertise in multiple aspects of women's health: Ndidiamaka Amutah–Onukagha, PhD, MPH, and Kristin M. Mattocks, PhD, MPH.
The Editorial Board recognized two winning manuscripts and four honorable mentions for 2021.