About the National Women's Health Resource Center
Who We Are
The not-for-profit National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) is the leading
independent health information source for women. NWHRC develops and distributes
up-to-date and objective women's health information based on the latest advances in
medical research and practice.
What We Believe
We believe all women should have access to the most trusted and reliable health information.
Information empowers women to make the best decisions to maintain and improve their
health and the health of their families.
What We Stand For
| Quality: In collaboration with the nation's leading health professionals, NWHRC
ensures that its information is comprehensive, unbiased, thoughtful, engaging,
understandable, timely and relevant. |
| Independence: NWHRC's information, consumer research and programs are
independent of influence from external parties, thereby ensuring their credibility. |
| Leadership: The NWHRC is at the forefront of identifying cutting-edge and emerging
women's health concerns and topics. It conducts national surveys of women to
identify health needs, attitudes and behaviors. It strives to be the first to disseminate
the most up-to-date women's health information. |
| Respect: NWHRC respects every woman's right to personal health information
and privacy. |
| Diversity: NWHRC strives to develop and distribute information that reflects the
diversity of the population and addresses disparities among women. |
| Action: NWHRC uses resources to further the organization's mission: enhance
awareness about women's health issues, address unmet health information needs
and develop outreach programs to reach underserved populations. |
For more information, visit www.healthywomen.org, the premier women's health
destination on the Web, produced by the NWHRC.
