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Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy
The Academy aspires to be the preeminent source for stimulating the development, understanding, and use of the best available health services research

Alliance for Health Reform

A non-partisan, non-profit group, the Alliance advocates no particular blueprint for changing American health care. We pursue the tandem goals of extending health coverage to all Americans and containing health care costs.

American Civil Liberties Union

American Public Human Services Association
APHSA is a nonprofit, bipartisan organization of individuals and agencies concerned with human services.

California HealthCare Foundation
The mission of the California Health Care Foundation is to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of the people of California.

Center for Health Affairs 
The Project HOPE Center for Health Affairs (CHA), founded in 1981, is a nonprofit health policy research organization that provides objective research and policy analysis on both United States and foreign health systems.

Center for Health Care Strategies 
The CHCS is a nonprofit, policy resource center that promotes high quality health care services for low-income populations and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities.

 
Center for Health Services Research and Policy

CHSRP conducts sponsored health services research and policy analysis on complex health policy issues. 

Center for Law and Social Policy
CLASP is a national non-profit organization with expertise in both law and policy affecting the poor. Through education, policy research and advocacy, CLASP seeks to improve the economic security of low-income families with children.

Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
CRLP is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting women's equality worldwide by guaranteeing reproductive rights as human rights.

Center for Women Policy Studies
Since its founding in 1972 as the nation's first feminist policy research organization, the Center for Women Policy Studies has been on the front lines of efforts to promote justice and equality for women.

Center on Hunger, Poverty, and Nutrition Policy at Tufts University 
Promotes policies which improve the lives and developmental capacities of low-income children and families in the nation.

Food and Nutrition Programs

 Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care 
A national, non-profit membership organization of consumer groups dedicated to protecting and improving the quality of health care for all Americans.

Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research

Duke University's Health Policy Cyberexchange 

 Federal Office of Rural Health Policy

Global Health Council
The world's largest membership alliance dedicated to improving health worldwide.

Global Treatment Access Campaign
GTAC is a global network for communication and organization towards access to essential medications for HIV and other diseases.

GU Institute for Health Care Research and Policy
The Georgetown University Institute for Health Care Research and Policy is a multi-disciplinary group of faculty and staff dedicated to conducting research on key issues in health policy and health services research.

Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies 
A University-wide research center with offices on Northwestern's Chicago and Evanston campuses.

Maternal and Child Health Policy Research Center
The MCH Policy Research Center specializes in health care issues affecting children, including those with special health care needs and those from low-income families.

National Academy for State Health Policy

NASHP works to disseminate information designed to assist states in the development of practical, innovative solutions to complex health policy issues.

National Association of State Medicaid Directors 
A focal point of communication between the states and the federal government on issues pertinent to the Medicaid program.

National Conference of State Legislatures

Researchers at NCSL provide lawmakers and their staffs with expert information on policy-related issues.

National Health Law Program
 
A national public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities.

National Health Policy Forum
 
A nonpartisan education and information exchange program primarily serving federal legislative and executive agency staff working in health care and related areas.

National Patient Advocate Foundation

To create avenues of access to insurance funding for evolving therapies, therapeutic agents and devices for cancer patients through legislative and policy reform.

New Directions for Policy
 
A Washington, DC-based firm that assists businesses, purchasers and providers of health care, and federal, state and local governments through policy research, strategic planning, and analysis.

Office of Health Care Policy

Responsible for major activities in the areas of policy coordination, legislation development, strategic planning, policy research and evaluation, and economic analysis.

Office of HIV/AIDS Policy

To advise the Assistant Secretary for Health on the appropriate and timely development of HIV/AIDS policy, establishment of priorities and implementation of HIV/AIDS programs, activities, and initiatives across the Department's health agencies.

Population Action International
PAI is dedicated to advancing policies and programs that slow population growth in order to enhance the quality of life for all people.

Public Policy Institute of California
Dedicated to independent, objective, nonpartisan research on economic, social, and political issues that affect the lives of Californians.

The Trust for America's Health
Taking action to prevent disease and protect the health and safety of our communities.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Conducts research on national, state, and local health policy issues, provides public service to policy makers and community leaders, and offers educational opportunities for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) 
An independent federal government agency that conducts foreign assistance and humanitarian aid to advance the political and economic interests of the US.

Zero Population Growth 
A national nonprofit organization working to slow population growth and achieve a sustainable balance between the Earth's people and its resources.

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Medicine: A Woman's Career

When AMWA was founded in 1915, women represented 5-6% of all physicians in the U.S. The organization's statement of purpose was, "to bring Medical Women into communication with each other for their mutual advantage, and to encourage social and harmonious relations within and without the profession."

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Journal of Women's Health

Journal of Women's Health is an essential reference providing a multidisciplinary approach, and complete coverage of all the latest advancements in the full purview of women's healthcare issues. The Journal has been cited by: The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, US News and World Report, and MSNBC.com

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Conversations with the Candidates

A leading advocate for women's health and women in medicine, AMWA is an active participant in setting national health care policy and influencing legislation on women's health issues.

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