An organization or organisation (read more about -ize vs -ise) is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. The word itself is derived from the Greek word ὄργανον (organon) meaning tool. The term is used in both daily and scientific English in multiple ways.
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American Medical Women's Association - Dedicated to the care of the woman patient and to improving the personal and professional well-being of its members. Information includes health advice and guidance for the public as well as a contact point for physicians and students.
British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health - Facilitates research on the social determinants of health for marginalized women through grants, discussion groups, educational events, and research projects. Site includes publications, contact information and grant and research news.
Centre for Research in Women's Health - A Partnership of the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada committed to conducting and fostering research relevant to women's lives, and to promoting its application in diverse communities.
Meta Description: [ The Centre for Research in Women's Health - A Partnership of the University of Toronto and Women's College Hospital. ]
Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women's Health - Includes details about the center, research, publications, seminars and a newsletter.
FDA Office of Women's Health - Ensures that Federal Drug Administration functions remain gender sensitive, integrated and responsive, and forms partnerships with government and non-government entities to promote FDA's women's health objectives.
Meta Description: [ FDA Office of Women's Health home page. ]
Global Alliance For Women's Health - Coalitions of international, national and Non Governmental Organizations (NGO's) - Women's groups, health care professionals, religious organizations, academics and individual citizens from all of the regions of the world with the intention of improving health care services and research for women. English and Spanish.
Healthy Balance Research Program - MCEWH and NSACSW are providing an innovative and collaborative program of research to better understand the connections between Women's health and well-being, family life and earning a livelihood. Includes publications and updates.
Meta Description: [ The Healthy Balance Research Program (HBRP) is a five-year project that aims to foster a "healthy balance" between women's health, family life and earning a living. ]
Jacobs Institute for Women's Health - Promotes environments where an interdisciplinary audience including health care professionals, researchers, policy makers, consumers, and advocates come together to discuss ways to improve health care for women.
Magee-Womens Research Institute - Current research at MWRI focuses not only on the traditional areas, such as female reproductive health, reproductive genetics, and sexually transmitted diseases, but it is also expanding to address the growing health concerns of postmenopausal women in such areas as cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases and breast, cervical and ovarian cancers.
Meta Description: [ Magee-Womens Research Institute, established in 1992, became the first research center in the United states to focus exclusively on the health issues of women and infants. It remains the only such facility affiliated with a major university teaching and research hospital and featuring a research ... ]
NaProTechnology - Catholic-related; promotes reproductive and gynecological health care that cooperate completely with natural systems. Describes therapeutic approaches for infertility, PMS, prevention of preterm birth, postpartum depression, and other conditions.
National Asian Women's Health Organization - Works to achieve health equity for Asian Americans through research, education, leadership development and advocacy, and to strengthen systems serving Asian Americans through partnerships and capacity building.
National Black Women's Health Project - Health education, research, advocacy and leadership development institution promoting the empowerment of African American women as educated health care consumers and working for the improved health status of African American women.
National Center for Excellence in Women's Health - Located at the University of California San Francisco, advances the field of women's health by providing health care for women, promoting women's health research agenda, building partnerships and linkages with community groups and organizations, educating providers about the principles of women's health, and paving the way for women to hold key leadership positions in our institution.
National Coalition of Pastors' Spouses - H.O.P.E. for Her Heart - A national health and wellness initiative, embedded in African American churches, focused on health disparities and social ills that disproportionately impact African American women.
Meta Description: [ ,,,NCPS was formed in January 2001. NCPS' goal is to raise education and awareness levels in minority communities, as well as improve risk identification for diseases and social ills that detrimentally impact the minority community. ]
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - Women's Health Initiative - Large, long-term preventive study focusing on the major causes of death, disability and frailty in postmenopausal women.
Meta Description: [ The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), established the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in 1991 to address the most common causes of death, disability and impaired quality of life in postmenopausal women. ]
National Women's Health Foundation - The non-profit support foundation of the National Women's Health Organization clinics, providing birth control and abortion services, patient education, and legal initiatives against anti-abortion harassment.
NIH Office of Research on Women's Health - The focal point for women's health research at the National Institute of Health, ORWH promotes, stimulates, and supports efforts to improve the health of women through biomedical and behavioral research.
Pacific Institute for Women's Health - Improves the sexual and reproductive health and well-being of women and girls, working through advocacy, training, community involvement, applied research and evaluation.
Section on Women's Health - American Physical Therapy Association - Dedicated to the improvement of women's health worldwide through a commitment to quality physical therapy practice.
Society for Women's Health Research - Seeking to improve the health of women through research, education and advocacy. Includes membership details and information about research and funding. Based in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Meta Description: [ The Society for Women's Health Research is the nation's only non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy. The Society encourages the study of sex differences between women and men that affect the prevention, diagnosis and tr... ]
The Jean Hailes Foundation - Women's health web site providing updates of latest research, health education and resources focusing on improving health outcomes for women throughout the life stages.
Meta Description: [ The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health plays a unique role in providing quality health care to women. The combination of cutting edge research, community and professional education, and clinical care empowers women to make informed choices and encourages women to invest in their health., T... ]
The National Women's Health Information Center - NWHIC - A service of the Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human Services. The NWHIC provides a gateway to a wide variety of Federal and other women's health information resources.
Meta Description: [ The National Women's Health Information Center -- 1-800-994-9662 ]
The Veerni Project - Helps rural Indian women in Rajasthan with reproductive healthcare, education, and community empowerment. Site includes services provided, description of Rajasthan, links to Veerni articles and women's health in India sites, and contact information.
The Women's Health Research Center - Located in Laurel Maryland, offers treatment and clinical trials for a wide range of conditions including osteoporosis, menopause,endometriosis, gynecological disorders, and various other medical conditions that affect women.
Meta Description: [ The Womens Health Research Center, located in Laurel Maryland, offers treatment and clinical trials for a wide range of conditions including osteoporosis, menopause,endometriosis, gynecological disorders, herpes, and various other medical conditions that affect women. Treatments include bone dens... ]
UCSF Women's Health Clinical Research Center - Center of focused research in the areas of breast health, dementia, HIV in women, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and urinary incontinence.
Meta Description: [ The UCSF Women's Health Clinical Research Center (WHCRC) provides a focus for clinical
research in women's health. Researchers are actively exploring breast health, dementia,
HIV in women, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, urinary incontinence, and polycystic ovarian disease. ]
Women's Health Australia - Also known as The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, a project which will explore the health of over 40,000 women over a number of years. Includes project details, publications, surveys and data.
Women's Health Council (Ireland) - A statutory body set up in 1997 to advise the Minister for Health and Children on all aspects of women's health. Includes news, a forum, and a newsletter.
Meta Description: [ The Women's Health Council is a statutory body set up in 1997 (under statutory instrument No. 278 of
1997) to advise the Minister for Health and Children on all aspects of women's health. Its mission is to inform and influence the
development of health policy to ensure the maximum health and s... ]
Women's Health Information - Information on breast care, reproduction issues, nutrition, teen health, menopause and links to other sites related to women's health. Provided by Feminist Women's Health Care, a nonprofit organization that promotes and protects a woman's right to choose and receive reproductive health care.
Meta Description: [ Feminist Women's Health Center provides empowering women's health information on abortion, contraception, and reproductive freedom and reproductive justice. Pro-choice.
Abortion, birth control, feminism, contraception, menopause, abortion clinics, breast health, menstruation, family planning, H... ]
Women's Health Program - Located at the University of Michigan, coordinates direct care, educational and research programs in women's health.
Women's Health Statewide - Government-funded health service for the women of South Australia. Site features current projects, activities and research, recent publications, health questions and answers.
World Health Organization Women's Health - Descriptions of activities, reports, news and events; contacts and cooperating partners; links to related web sites and topics.
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