The Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) serves as a focal point for women's health research at the NIH. Established in September 1990 within the Office of the Director. ORWH

    * Coordinates and serves as a focal point for women's health research funded by the NIH
    * Promotes, stimulates, and supports efforts to improve the health of women through biomedical and behavioral research on the roles of sex (biological characteristics of being female or male) and gender (social influences based on sex) in health and disease
    * Works in partnership with the NIH institutes and centers to ensure that women's health research is part of the scientific framework at NIH and throughout the scientific community
    * Advises the NIH Director and staff on matters relating to research on women's health
    * Strengthens and enhances research related to diseases, disorders, and conditions that affect women
    * Ensures that research conducted and supported by NIH adequately addresses issues regarding women's health
    * Ensures that women are appropriately represented in biomedical and biobehavioral research studies supported by NIH;
    * Develops opportunities for and supports recruitment, retention, re-entry, and advancement of women in biomedical careers; and
    * Supports research on women's health issues.

ORWH works in partnership with the NIH institutes

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