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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
Birthrates in the U.S. hit historic low, CDC data show
April 26, 2024
Julia Strasser spoke with The Washington Post about likely factors associated with the falling birthrate.
Florida's Impending Abortion Ban to Leave Care Vacuum in South
April 4, 2024
Amita Vyas spoke with Bloomberg on the impact of Florida's 6-week abortion ban.
Supreme Court likely to preserve access to abortion drug Mifepristone
March 27, 2024
Julia Strasser spoke with FOX5 DC about the issues raised by Supreme Court justices in the medication abortion case.