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The National Research Center for Women & Families
promotes the health and safety of women, children, and families - all kinds of families.
Here is some of our latest information, as well as advice on how you personally can get more involved in public policy at the national level.
 Survival Guides for Working Moms
To read our Survival Guides on Coping With Stress,
Eating Healthy Foods on a Busy Schedule, Getting Enough Sleep, Planning
a Kid's Birthday Party, and any other topic you might wonder about,
click here.
Lunches
on Health Issues
Six times a year we hold an informal lunch for leaders
in the women's community, focusing on health issues affecting women
or children. There are guest speakers and participants from the
government, academic, corporate, and nonprofit community. Every
July we hold an informal lunch for interns. The lunches are free
but reservations are required.
To get on our lunch invitation list, please sign up here:
info@center4research.org.
Foremothers
Awards
On May 11, 2007, we presented our third annual Foremothers
Awards to 5 women who broke barriers for women before it was fashionable
-- in the 1950's and 1960's -- and are still active today! Click
here for information
and photos of our honorees. Click here
for a photograph and information about our 2006 honorees, and click
here for our
2005 honorees.
Violence Against Women Act
The Violence Against Women Act provides funding for shelters and other assistance for victims of violence, and was renewed for 5 years in January, 2006. But, Congress needs to make sure that the annual appropriations bills include enough funds for these essential programs. The Bush Administration has proposed a budget that is inadequate to fund these essential services to prevent violence against women, girls, and boys, and help women who are victims of violence keep their jobs, find safe housing, and be treated fairly in the criminal justice system. To learn more, click here.
When children or adults take anti-depressants, are they more likely
to attempt suicide?
Internships In Honor of Marcy Lynn Gross and Rep. Ted Weiss
Summer internships are available in honor of two
of our heroes, Rep. Ted Weiss and Marcy Lynn Gross.
Our dear friend, Marcy Lynn Gross, passed away unexpectedly on June
19, 2005. Marcy was an important national advocate for women's health,
and formerly a senior adviser with the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services. She was instrumental in our efforts to improve
the quality of medical care for women with breast cancer, helping
guide us in our first national conference on the topic in 2001,
and all our efforts to reduce unnecessary mastectomies and ensure
that all breast cancer patients can choose from the most effective
and less traumatic medical options. For more information about Marcy's
national contributions to women's health, click here,
and for information about the internship in her honor, click here.
Rep. Ted Weiss was known as the "conscience of the Congress" during
his years in the U.S. House of Representatives. His Congressional
oversight hearings were legendary, whether they focused on safety
concerns regarding medical products, the need to focus more efforts
to defeat the AIDS epidemic, or how ideology interfered with science
and public policy. Although he died in 1992, the issues he championed
are still just as important today. For more information about the
internship in his honor, click here.
Is Social Security secure?
Are your medications safe?
Surgery Choices for Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
NEW!
This first-of-its-kind new booklet is the result
of our Center working with cancer experts from several agencies
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Click here
to read the booklet online or print it for free, or call 1-800-4-CANCER
for up to 20 free copies!
The Voice
for Women & Families
Our newsletter, The Voice for Women & Families, is mailed to donors and is available on our website. It provides useful health information on topics such as stress, weight loss, toxic chemicals in tuna fish, and hormone therapy.
To see the most recent issue of our newsletter, click here
For previous newsletters, click
here.
How You Can Make A Difference
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