The Women's Health Collaborative and the Integrative Pain Healers Alliance proudly supports the ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION by reposting and sharing this latest press release to all our friends in the patient care community. A very special thanks must go out to our friends Ms. Anna Hyde (Vice President of Advocacy and Access) and Ms. Melissa Horn (Director of State Legislative Affairs) at Arthritis Foundation!
ATLANTA, GA (May 15, 2024) — Following his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on March 18, 2024, calling on Congress to make a bold, transformative investment of $12 billion in new funding for women’s health research — an initiative led by First Lady Jill Biden and first announced in November 2023.
In his State of the Union address, President Biden laid out his vision for transforming women’s health research and improving women’s lives all across America. The President called on Congress to make a bold, transformative investment of $12 billion in new funding for women’s health research. This investment would be used to create a Fund for Women’s Health Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance a cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research agenda and to establish a new nationwide network of research centers of excellence and innovation in women’s health—which would serve as a national gold standard for women’s health research across the lifespan.
We want to thank the Administration for prioritizing women's health research. Recognizing the importance as relevant for people living with arthritis, this is important because:
- 75% of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are women, which is twice as many as men.
- 80% of people with autoimmune diseases are women.
- These diseases often affect women during their childbearing years.
- Nearly 60% of people with osteoarthritis are women.
Historically, women have been underrepresented in medical research and clinical trials, leading to gaps in the understanding of relevant health issues for women. We are excited by the opportunity to further coordinate and amplify our efforts not only to address women's representation in research, including clinical trials, but also to understand the link between autoimmunity and reproductive health. Collectively we are eager to prioritize additional research that bridges gaps, no matter where a woman is in her journey and diagnosis with arthritis.
FACT SHEET: PRESIDENT
BIDEN ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER AND ANNOUNCES NEW ACTIONS TO ADVANCE WOMEN’S
HEALTH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION.
The President is issuing an Executive Order that will:
- Integrate Women’s Health Across the Federal Research Portfolio.
- Galvanize New Research on Women’s Midlife Health
- Prioritize and Increase Investments in Women’s Health Research
- Launch an NIH-Cross Cutting Effort to Transform Women’s Health Throughout the Lifespan
- Invest in Research on a Wide Range of Women’s Health Issues
- Call for New Proposals on Emerging Women’s Health Issues
- Increase Research on How Environmental Factors Affect Women’s Health
- Create a Dedicated, One-Stop Shop for NIH Funding Opportunities on Women’s Health
- Accelerate Transformative Research and Development in Women’s Health
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