IV 
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 im-
prove 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 re-
sponse 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 devel-
oping 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 advance-
ment 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 Re-
search 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 ab-
stracts, 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 commu-
nity 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 in-
creased vital understanding of sex differences research, 
from single cells to multiple biological systems and mech-
anisms, thus prompting sex differences research in endo-
crinology, immunology, epigenetics, systems biology, neu-
roscience, 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, re-
search, 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 out-
reach programs, with materials tailored for diverse audi-
ences, 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 collabo-
rative and coordinated research efforts and science-based 
public education programs in order to maximize the Fed-
eral 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 cul-
mination of a 2-year strategic planning process, involving 
more than 1,500 leading scientists, women’s health advo-
cates, public policy experts, health care providers, Fed-
eral, State, and local elected officials, and the general 
public in 5 regional scientific meetings; 
Whereas the ORWH research agenda is visionary and ad-
dresses six major goals including increasing study of sex 
differences in basic research studies, incorporating find-
ings 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 alli-
ances and partnerships in order to maximize the national 
and international impact of women’s health research, de-
veloping 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 repro-
ductive health and the menopausal transition, developing 
distinct research career paths for investigators in wom-
en’s health, sex differences, and interdisciplinary re-
search, increasing the number of investigator-initiated 
women’s health research studies in areas such as cardio-
vascular disease and stroke, musculoskeletal and immune 
disorders, and mental health and substance abuse, thus 
increasing the scientific knowledge on the health, dis-
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eases, disorders, and conditions that affect diverse popu-
lations of women: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the 20th anniversary of the Na-
tional Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research 
on Women’s Health (ORWH) and commends the 
ORWH for its leadership in research, research train-
ing, and science-based education programs; 
(2) recognizes the ORWH-supported extramural 
and intramural scientists whose studies have im-
proved women’s health, and whose research con-
tinues to yield promising discoveries; 
(3) recognizes the volunteers who participate in 
clinical studies and the patient and professional 
health organizations who contribute to the shared 
research goals of preventing, treating, and curing 
the diseases and disorders within the ORWH’s mis-
sion; and 
(4) reaffirms its support for the ORWH and its 
continued commitment to research to improve wom-
en’s health. 
Æ 
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