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In addition to striving to provide coordinated health care for women, Women’s Health @ Stanford also wants to serve as an advocate for women-focused health care. We want to continue to help women to spread the word for increased resources for health care and health research that focuses on women’s unique needs. State and local governments and funding agencies need to hear that research into women’s health issues is a high priority.. And, of course, we want to provide women with the information they need to be active participants in their health care.
WH@S seeks to:
- expand the national agenda for women’s health research
- obtain increased funding for women’s health research
- translate women’s health research into clinical practice
- increase the recruitment of women into clinical studies
- promote graduate medical education to include women's health in its curriculum
Women need to know the benefits they, and future generations, stand to gain from participating in clinical research trials. Most of today’s health information has come from studies on men, so key differences in the way our bodies work and fight disease must continue to be explored. WH@S looks to educate women as to the benefits of participating in research, and to increase their recruitment. Key members of the WH@S leadership are active in the Society for Women's Health Research and its Coalition, working to lobby policymakers as to the importance of women’s health research funding.
Advocacy Activities
You can help Women's Health @ Stanford improve government awareness of issues such as increased resources for women's health care and health research. To learn more about your representative, senators, governor, and state legislators, and learn about their backgrounds and voting records, click here. You can also find contact information for your elected officials so that you can let them know your opinions about important legislative issues.
Learn about our upcoming advocacy programs.
