Congressional Briefing: From Prevention to Cure

“Women and men experience diseases differently and women have been dangerously understudied. Understanding sex differences is critical to providing correct diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases.”

"Black women are inherently strong, resilient and passionate about our health. We are not defined by disease, obesity and poverty. Research must incorporate the lived experiences of Black women."

"One in three women die of cardiovascular disease in the United States; we need to combat this through education, research and evidence-based treatments."

"Health equity means striving together to achieve the best possible reality for all; I want to stop misdiagnosis and disparities to effectively reduce the burden of heart disease in women."

“Women, mothers in particular, are the cornerstone of family health…If we really want to improve healthy outcomes in this great country of ours, then we need to do more to achieve gender equity in health education and health research. This briefing is a promising start.”

“Women’s health equity is a civil rights issue. It’s a discrimination issue. It’s an economic issue. It’s a research issue. It’s an access issue, and it is a government funding issue. And for many women, the lack of health equity is, in fact, a death sentence. But it does not have to be.”