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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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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
Cassondra Marshall, DrPH, MPH, has joined the Women’s Health Issues Editorial Board.
The Women's Health Issues Editorial Board selected a winning article and two honorable mentions for the 2022 Charles E. Gibbs Leadership Prize
The latest Editor's Choice study examines whether maternal mortality risks mount when birthing people have multiple characteristics associated with higher risk.