Research and Policy Reports

ORWH leads strategic planning and the development of the NIH research agenda for women’s health and sex differences research and works to ensure that women and minorities are included in research. Reports on a variety of topics are available.

To order print copies please contact: ODORWH-research@mail.nih.gov

Reports

Violence Against Women Research Report, Fiscal Year 2011. (924 KB)
In FY 2011, NIH funded $34 million for nearly 100 projects across 12 NIH Institutes and Centers for violence against women research.  Violence against women (VAW) research is reported annually through the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT). ORWH coordinates this area of research with collaboration from the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR). Both of these offices are located within the NIH Office of the Director.

Most of the 2011 VAW research was carried out through these NIH Institutes:

• National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and
• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Sex-Specific Reporting of Scientific Research: A Workshop Summary. (522 KB) This workshop, supported by the ORWH and hosted by the Institute of Medicine on August 30, 2011, explored the need for sex-specific reporting of scientific results; potential barriers and unintended consequences of sex-specific reporting of scientific results; experiences of journals that have implemented sex-specific requirements, including the challenges and benefits of such editorial policies; and steps to facilitate the reporting of sex-specific results. Presenters and participants included current and former editors of scientific journals, researchers, and scientists and policymakers from government, industry, and nonprofit organizations.

Report of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health: Office of Research on Women’s Health and NIH Support for Research on Women’s Health Issues. Fiscal Years 2009–2010. 2011. (6.95 MB)
This report details the coordinated effort of the ORWH, NIH Institutes and Centers, and program offices in the Office of the Director to address women’s health by increasing research; ensuring that women and minorities are included in clinical research; encouraging analyses by sex in basic research; and developing programs for career advancement in the biomedical sciences for women and for both men and women as women’s health researchers.

Enrolling Pregnant Women: Issues in Clinical Research. 2011. (218 KB)
A summary of presentations examining persistent under-inclusion of pregnant women in clinical research. The forum in October 2010 was co-sponsored by the ORWH, the Food and Drug Administration Office of Women’s Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and several NIH Institutes and Offices. A list of additional  pregnancy research resources is also available.

NIH Research on the Health Effects of Diethylstilbestrol Report 2011. (218 KB)
This report is an overview of NIH research related to DES that is primarily conducted or supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).

Women of Color Health Information Collection
The Women of Color Health Information collection presents data on race/ethnicity and disease. Through data, scientists can identify clues about how sex/gender, culture, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic background, and geographic location contribute to the health status of women of color. ORWH has produced booklets presenting data about the similarities and differences between women and men in diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Women of Color Health Data Book, 3rd Edition. 2006. (Print or CD version).
Provides U. S. Census data on different populations of U.S. women and health updates for women of color.

Highlights of NIH Women’s Health and Sex Differences Research, 1990–2010. (1.56MB)
Presents examples of women’s health and sex differences research accomplished in the past two decades.

Monitoring Adherence to the National Institutes of Health Policy on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research. Comprehensive Report: Tracking of Human Subjects Research as Reported in Fiscal Years 2009–2010.
Data in this report show how women and minorities are included in clinical research at NIH as mandated by the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993.