Society for Women's Health Research , Washington, DC 20036, USA.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2012 Dec;21(12):1219-21. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2012.4122.
The term, women's health, was historically synonymous with reproductive health. When the prevailing thought among scientists and physicians was that women were just little men and reproductive organs were the only difference between the sexes, the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) was formed to change this conventional wisdom. SWHR realizes that austerity measures are necessary during hard economic times; however, we believe that sequestration is not the appropriate tool to reduce our federal deficit. Medical research, while vital to the scientific community, is also fundamental to the U.S. economy. Biomedical research and research on health statistics, surveillance data, and disease tracking are critical to maintaining a healthy society and are the difference between sickness and health for all women and their families.
“妇女健康”一词在历史上与生殖健康是同义词。当科学家和医生的主流观点认为女性只是小一号的男性，而生殖器官是两性之间唯一的区别时，成立了妇女健康研究协会（SWHR）来改变这种传统观念。SWHR 意识到在经济困难时期采取紧缩措施是必要的；然而，我们认为，强制减支不是减少联邦赤字的适当手段。医学研究虽然对科学界至关重要，但对美国经济也至关重要。生物医学研究以及对健康统计数据、监测数据和疾病跟踪的研究对于维持一个健康的社会至关重要，也是所有妇女及其家庭保持健康和患病的区别所在。
