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General Monthly Meetings

Join our monthly meetings for updates on what is happening in Washington, D.C. and our lobbying efforts, learn about policies we are working to shape, share your input and events, and plan next steps.

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September Women's Health Hill Days

  • Upcoming Capitol Hill Days:
    • 9/22 Perimenopause & Menopause Capitol Hill Day with the National Menopause Foundation 
    • 9/23 Breast Cancer Early Detection Coalition Capitol Hill Day

 

Women's Health Capitol Hill Day on May 21, 2026

For our Second Annual Women's Health Capitol Hill Day, we brought together 100+ people from 25 states for 94 meetings, and we met directly with over a dozen Members of Congress.

Thanks to the nearly 100 Steering Committee members of powerhouse leaders and nearly 5,000 Advocates, together we are ensuring our voices are heard on Capitol Hill and in Statehouses throughout the country.

Each year, our impact continues to grow!

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WHA Events

2026 CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS:

  • August 18: Sexual Health: A Public Health Priority
    🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/WHAHillBriefing8-18-26
  • July 23: The Menopause Policy Imperative: Shaping the Future of Women's Health  ⮕  See recording
  • July 20: Transforming Maternal Health: Advancing Policy, Community-Based Care, and Measurable Outcomes  ⮕  See recording
  • April 20: Reimbursement Parity: How Sex-Based Valuations Harm Patients and Increase Costs — Summarized 20 years of lower valuations and 30% on average lower reimbursement rates across 110 codes (with some as high as 150% lower) and it is impacting the health of women and driving up costs  ⮕  See recording

 

  • My Vote. Our Health. - 5-part series  ⮕ 🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/MyVoteOurHealth
    • BACKGROUND: From determining what research gets funded, to shaping access to care, to influencing which innovations reach the market and how fast, policy decisions ripple across every aspect of the healthcare ecosystem. In this 5-part webinar series, we explore how policy can accelerate or block progress and what we can do to shape the process.
    • WEBINARS:
      • April 23—Bridging the Care Divide: MentalHealth, Telehealth, Rural Access and CMS Reimbursement  ⮕  See recording
      • June 25—Research & Innovation: Funding, the Regulatory Pathway, and Translation to Care  ⮕  See recording
      • August 27—Maternal Health & Reproductive Health
      • September 24—Midlife Health: Menopause, Aging, and Caregiving
      • October 22—Advocacy & Voting — Putting It All Together
    • CO-HOSTS:

 

  • WHA State Chapters — We have many active chapters across the country with recent Women's Health Advocates and Breast Cancer Early Detection Coalition events in Birmingham, Boston, Raleigh, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Chicago. Some upcoming events include:
    • September 14 - San Francisco - Steering Committee-only event
    • Early October - New York
    • October 15 - Chicago
    • October 16 - Boston
    • January 12 - San Francisco - JP Morgan event with Goodwin

 

Regional and Committee Calls

Join our mailing list to learn more about our regional and health committees and events!

Do you live in North Carolina? Join WHA NC here.

 

Capitol Hill Day

Washington, D.C. – March 10 – Our WHA Endo & Adeno Coalition's Hill Day that included a Congressional Briefing to educate and advocate to improve education and awareness, research, reimbursement and care through systemic change was a big success. Stay tuned for more Hill events!

Conferences

2025 Online Congressional Event Recordings

Congressional Briefing on Breast Cancer Early Detection

With 71% of breast cancer patients having dense breasts and mammograms alone missing 50% of cancer in women with dense breasts, coverage for supplemental screening that is essential for early detection is vital. This Breast Cancer Early Detection Coalition briefing explains how screening works and coverage gaps and includes remarks from a patient advocate, breast oncologist clinicians and policy experts. — See recording

Congressional Briefing on Menopause

Some 75 million American women are currently in perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause. Once a woman transitions to menopause, her risk for heart disease, autoimmune diseases, Alzheimer’s, and other conditions increases significantly. Women can experience many symptoms, i.e., hot flashes, sleep disturbances, brain fog, and urinary incontinence – all of which can impact work, families and communities.

Lost workdays alone due to menopause symptoms cost the U.S. economy $1.8 billion annually, according to the Mayo Clinic. This briefing examines the vast impact of menopause and policy recommendations with speakers from Golden Seeds and Femtech AZ, Hello Heart, Elektra Health, the National Menopause Foundation and the NY Assembly. — See recording

Online advocacy training & empowerment recordings

Women's Health Research: Why We Need It Now More Than Ever Webinar on July 7

Women face health conditions that solely, disproportionately, and/or differently affect them yet they remain underrepresented and underfunded in research and overlooked in healthcare. Only 2% of venture capital and 8% of government grants are dedicated to women's health. This webinar highlights valuable research that is closing these gaps and is led by our Pittsburgh Chapter. The speakers are from UPMC Magee-Women’s Health, Women Who Rock and Women's Health Advocates. — See recording

Advocacy How-To Webinar on July 10

Find out how the government works and what it takes to be an effective advocate in shaping policy and funding levels from our expert advocates who share timelines, factors, challenges, and opportunities that all shape the legislative process. The speakers are from the Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance, Community Catalyst, G2G Consulting, and former Congressional staff. — See recording

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