AWHP works to advance its policy priorities by leading and supporting advocacy efforts and legislation that promote preventive health.
Latest AWHP-Led Efforts
Urging the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to Support Equitable Access to Obesity Care
September 16, 2024 - House Committee on Energy and Commerce
AWHP sent a letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce urging their action in support for expanding access to obesity care by prioritizing the passage of the amended version of the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act.
Supporting the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act
July 26, 2024 - Senate Committee on Finance
AWHP wrote a letter to the Senate Committee on Finance encouraging the passage of the amended version of TROA.
AWHP Comments on USPSTF Draft Guidelines on Screening for Osteoporosis
July 9, 2024 - USPSTF
AWHP comments on the USPSTF draft guidelines on screening for osteoporosis to prevent fractures in middle-aged and older women.
Latest Legislative Comments
Statement of Support for the Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women’s Health Act
May 30, 2024
Statement of Support for the Uterine Fibroids Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment (UFIGHT) Act
April 24, 2024
Statement of Endorsement for Resolution on Treating Obesity as a Disease Ahead of World Obesity Day
March 1, 2024
Sign-On and Stakeholder Letters
Urging Support for the Clinical Trial Modernization Act
November 18, 2024 - American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
CMS Reimbursement of Laboratory Blood Tests Used for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis
October 30, 2024 - UsAgainstAlzheimer's
Urging Support for the PREVENT HPV Cancers Act
October 28, 2024 - HPV Coalition