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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1750 

Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the National Institutes of Health Office 

of Research on Women’s Health and its continuing leadership and 

achievements in conducting and supporting biomedical research to improve women’s health. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 2, 2010 

Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Ms. BERKLEY, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 

FARR, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HINCHEY, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. 

MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. STARK, Ms. WASSERMAN

SCHULTZ, and Mr. WAXMAN) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the National Institutes 

of Health Office of Research on Women’s Health and 

its continuing leadership and achievements in conducting 

and supporting biomedical research to improve women’s 

health. 

Whereas the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of 

Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) is a leader in the 

national commitment to research, research training, and 

science-based education programs on women’s health and 

sex differences research; 

Whereas the ORWH was originally established in 1990 in response to congressional, scientific, and advocacy concerns 


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regarding the lack of systemic and consistent inclusion of 

women in NIH-funded clinical research, and the lack of 

scientific data and information regarding the health of 

women; 

Whereas the ORWH has made significant progress in developing and implementing policies to ensure the inclusion 

of women in NIH clinical research, and thus encouraged 

the increased reporting in scientific literature of sex and 

gender-related factors in health and clinical trial analysis; 

Whereas the ORWH initiated the ‘‘Building Interdisciplinary 

Research Careers in Women’s Health’’ program in 1999 

and has supported the career development and advancement of approximately 400 early-stage research scientists 

to become independent researchers and obtain academic 

promotions at major research institutions throughout the 

United States; 

Whereas the ORWH initiated the ‘‘Specialized Centers of Research on Sex and Gender Factors Affecting Women’s 

Health’’ program in 2002 to support interdisciplinary 

and sex differences research, from basic to translational 

to clinical investigations, by accomplished scientists who 

in 2009 alone published 116 journal articles, 176 abstracts, and 63 other publications; 

Whereas the ORWH collaborates with NIH Institutes and 

Centers to support basic, clinical, population, and 

translational research in laboratory, clinic, and community settings throughout the United States; 

Whereas the ORWH pursues research efforts to benefit all 

individuals burdened by diseases and disorders within the 

ORWH’s mission, including both men and women, older 

and younger adults, children, minority populations who 


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are disproportionately affected by many of these diseases, 

and people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds 

and other understudied or underrepresented populations; 

Whereas ORWH-supported research has dramatically increased vital understanding of sex differences research, 

from single cells to multiple biological systems and mechanisms, thus prompting sex differences research in endocrinology, immunology, epigenetics, systems biology, neuroscience, as well as in new technology-enabled fields 

such as genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics; 

Whereas research conducted and supported by the ORWH 

has been instrumental in revolutionizing policies, research, and programs focusing on the health, prevention, 

diagnostic, and treatment strategies for girls, women, 

and their families, leading to remarkable improvements 

in health and quality of life; 

Whereas the ORWH additionally sponsors education and outreach programs, with materials tailored for diverse audiences, to improve women’s health by disseminating 

science-based information to women and their families, 

those at risk for disease, health care educators, and the 

general public; 

Whereas the ORWH has initiated or participated in collaborative and coordinated research efforts and science-based 

public education programs in order to maximize the Federal investment in research and synergize expertise across 

the NIH or with other Federal agencies, and with public 

and private organizations; 

Whereas ORWH has just completed a farsighted research 

agenda for the next decade, ‘‘Moving Into the Future 

With New Dimensions and Strategies: A Vision for 2020 


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for Women’s Health Research’’ that is based on the culmination of a 2-year strategic planning process, involving 

more than 1,500 leading scientists, women’s health advocates, public policy experts, health care providers, Federal, State, and local elected officials, and the general 

public in 5 regional scientific meetings; 

Whereas the ORWH research agenda is visionary and addresses six major goals including increasing study of sex 

differences in basic research studies, incorporating findings of sex differences in the design and application of 

new technologies, medical devices, and therapeutic drugs, 

actualizing personalized prevention, diagnostics, and 

therapeutics for girls and women, creating strategic alliances and partnerships in order to maximize the national 

and international impact of women’s health research, developing and implementing new communication and social 

networking technologies to increase understanding and 

appreciation of women’s health research, and employing 

innovative strategies to build a well-trained, diverse, and 

vibrant women’s health research workforce; and 

Whereas ORWH-supported initiatives and programs continue 

to make strides addressing the expanded concepts of 

women’s health across the entire lifespan of a woman, 

while continuing to explore understudied areas of reproductive health and the menopausal transition, developing 

distinct research career paths for investigators in women’s health, sex differences, and interdisciplinary research, increasing the number of investigator-initiated 

women’s health research studies in areas such as cardiovascular disease and stroke, musculoskeletal and immune 

disorders, and mental health and substance abuse, thus 

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eases, disorders, and conditions that affect diverse populations of women: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the 20th anniversary of the Na3 tional Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research 

4 on Women’s Health (ORWH) and commends the 

5 ORWH for its leadership in research, research train6 ing, and science-based education programs; 

7 (2) recognizes the ORWH-supported extramural 

8 and intramural scientists whose studies have im9 proved women’s health, and whose research con10 tinues to yield promising discoveries; 

11 (3) recognizes the volunteers who participate in 

12 clinical studies and the patient and professional 

13 health organizations who contribute to the shared 

14 research goals of preventing, treating, and curing 

15 the diseases and disorders within the ORWH’s mis16 sion; and 

17 (4) reaffirms its support for the ORWH and its 

18 continued commitment to research to improve wom19 en’s health. 

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