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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

Susan Wood, a white woman with grey hair dressed in a purple suit, stands smiling in front of a tree

In Memory of Susan F. Wood

January 23, 2025

The Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health mourns the passing of former Executive Director Susan F. Wood, PhD, on January 17, 2025.

Two photos side by side: On the left, a smiling Black woman in a white cardigan; on the right, a smiling white man in a doctor's coat

Women's Health Issues Welcomes Two New Editorial Board Members

January 10, 2025

Women's Health Issues welcomes to its editorial board two new members: Asha Hassan, PhD, MPH, and Sebastian Z. Ramos, MD.