Women’s Health Advocates is uniting people to educate government decision-makers on policies and funding needed to advance the health of women.
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Capitol Hill Advocacy
We work as bipartisan advocates to shape the legislative process and we are the first professional lobbying organization to unite all people and sectors in advocacy to advance the health of women throughout our lives from head to toe.
First-ever Women's Health Capitol Hill Day on May 21, 2025
On May 21st, Women’s Health Advocates (WHA) organized the first-ever Women’s Health Capitol Hill Day that included a Congressional Briefing with U.S. Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) and Joyce Beatty (D-OH), hill meetings with 25 Congressional offices, and a Women’s Health Month Reception with U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (D-IL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Deborah Ross (D-NC), and Emilia Sykes (D-OH).
Approximately 90 national leaders from the life sciences industry and non-profits, investors, physicians, researchers and patient advocates descended on the nation’s capital this week from across the country, representing half the states, such as CA, AZ, TX, IA, OH, NJ, NY, MA, FL, and AL, among others.
The Women's Health Advocates shared their professional expertise as physicians, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and patient advocates during the Congressional Briefing entitled “Sex Matters: Learn How Sex Differences Impact Medical Research, Innovation, Health Outcomes, the Economy and More,” and in conversations with Members of Congress, such as Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), and their staff. With the goal of raising awareness about women’s health gaps, the sex differences that exist at the cellular level impacting how diseases and treatments impact the body, factors shaping the health of women and ways to close gaps that strengthen families and the economy, the Advocates provided powerful evidence on the need for systemic changes.
One of the issues addressed during the Women's Health Congressional Briefing on May 21 in Washington, DC was menopause and how ovaries drive the health of women throughout our entire lives, not just when having babies. See remarks by Piraye Beim, PhD (CEO, Celmatix Therapeutics). See link
The Breast Cancer Early Detection Coalition is a part of Women's Health Advocates. You are welcome to join both efforts to educate and advocate for change.
Women’s health includes conditions that solely, disproportionately, and/or differently impact the health of women from head to toe throughout their lifespan.