,,iii #aag? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #fcg ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,may #ag1 #bjbb,ms4 ,duckwor? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 & ,ms4 ,ros57 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,,resolution ,express+ support = view+ wom5's heal? z a critical issue = ! economy & work=ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & = advanc+ ! heal? & well-be+ ( all p4 ,:]eas wom5 con/itute #ej4h p]c5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s & ne>ly ( ! work=ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas wom5 control #fj p]c5t ( p]sonal weal? & are responsible = #he p]c5t ( consum] sp5d+ & #hj p]c5t ( heal? c>e decisions2 ,:]eas1 across races1 e?nicities1 socioeconomic /atuses1 disability /atuses1 & age gr\ps-- 7#a7 wom5 exp]i5ce _m diseases & disord]s diff]5tly ?an m52 7#b7 ! incid5ce1 preval5ce1 symptomology1 & sev]ity ( disease may diff] betwe5 m5 & wom52 7#c7 wom5 v>y 9 ! risks ( c]ta9 diseases & ! b5efits ( m$ical !rapies2 & 7#d7 = _m ye>s1 wom5 7 und]repres5t$ 9 biom$ical & cl9ical rese>*2 ,:]eas long] life spans ( wom5 require ! ne$ = rese>* on ! heal? ( old] wom52 ,:]eas wom5 & m5 h fundam5tal biological diff]5ces at ! cellul> level2 ,:]eas #b_/c ( pati5ts ) ,alzheim]'s disease are wom52 ,:]eas he>t disease is ! lead+ cause ( dea? 9 wom51 & wom5 are #ej p]c5t m likely to die ! ye> foll[+ a he>t attack ?an m52 ,:]eas #hj p]c5t ( pati5ts ) autoimmune diseases are wom52 ,:]eas wom5 h m /roke ev5ts & are less likely to recov] f su* ev5ts ?an m52 ,:]eas !re are significant sex & age diff]5ces betwe5 m5 & wom5 ) respect to drug adm9i/ration & dosage2 ,:]eas old] wom5 are m prone to hav+ multiple m$ical problems &1 z a result1 may be tak+ incorrectly prescrib$ m$ications due to lack ( in=mation on g5d] & age diff]5ces2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #be1 #bjaf1 ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? implem5t$ a policy requir+ f$]ally fund$ inve/igators to consid] sex z a biological v>iable 9 precl9ical rese>*2 ,:]eas su* policy has improv$ inclusivity 9 wom5's heal? rese>*1 b disp>ities /ill rema92 ,:]eas ! #bjba report entitl$ ,! ,case to ,fund ,wom5's ,heal? ,rese>*3 ,an ,economic & ,societal ,impact ,analysis1 publi%$ by ,wom5's ,heal? ,access ,matt]s 7commonly kn[n z ! ,,:am ,report71 /ates t 9 #bjai1 ( ! fund+ provid$ by ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 #ab p]c5t ( ! fund+ = ,alzheim]'s rese>*1 #d4e p]c5t ( ! fund+ = coron>y art]y disease rese>*1 & #g p]c5t ( ! fund+ = rheumatoid ar?ritis rese>* focus$ on wom52 ,:]eas ?is rese>* gap has _h economic consequ5ces1 includ+-- 7#a7 pu%+ wom5 out ( ! work=ce to c>e = _! own heal? or to act z c>egiv]s2 & 7#b7 contribut+ to increas$ co/s ( heal? c>e because ( delays 9 c>e2 ,:]eas ! improvem5t ( wom5's heal? relies on sex- & g5d]-bas$ biom$ical & cl9ical rese>*2 ,:]eas ! promise ( p]sonaliz$ m$ic9e _c be realiz$ )\t sex- & g5d]-bas$ p>ity 9 rese>*2 ,:]eas ! ,,:am ,report /ates t small inve/m5ts 9 wom5's heal? rese>* w br+ l>g] returns to ! economy & add productive ye>s to ! work=ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas ! ,,:am ,report %[s t d\bl+ curr5t fund+ focus$ on wom5 across ,alzheim]'s disease1 coron>y art]y disease1 & rheumatoid ar?ritis is a #cjj1jjj1jjj inve/m5t t w\ld return ov] #ac1jjj1jjj1jjj to ! economy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 expresses support = view+ wom5's heal? z a critical issue = ! economy & work=ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & = advanc+ ! heal? & well-be+ ( all p2 & 7#b7 supports ef=ts-- 7,a7 to increase heal? rese>* focus$ on wom51 p>ticul>ly = diseases t diff]5tially & disproportionately affect wom52 7,b7 to d\ble ! curr5t %>e ( wom5's rese>* focus$ on ,alzheim]'s disease 7#ab p]c5t71 coron>y art]y disease 7#d4e p]c5t71 & rheumatoid ar?ritis 7#g p]c5t71 :i* ! #bjba report entitl$ ,! ,case to ,fund ,wom5's ,heal? ,rese>*3 ,an ,economic & ,societal ,impact ,analysis1 publi%$ by ,wom5's ,heal? ,access ,matt]s %[s is a #cjj1jjj1jjj inve/m5t t w yield #ac1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 economic returns2 7,c7 to increase aw>5ess ( ! value ( sex- & g5d]-bas$ biom$ical rese>*1 includ+ ! b5efits to ! economy & work=ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( accel]at+ heal? rese>* focus$ on wom52 & 7,d7 to enc\rage individuals1 includ+ rese>*]s1 doctors1 & pati5ts1 to advocate = sex- & g5d]-inclusive rese>* across races1 e?nicities1 socioeconomic /atuses1 disabilities1 & age gr\ps4