Policy Advisory Toward Health (PATH) for women

Advancing women’s health through research, policy analysis, and public education

PATH for women tracks indicators of women’s health and serves as a nonpartisan source of data and analysis for policymakers, advocates, and the general public. Our work heightens understanding of how the nation as a whole and how individual states fare in women’s health. PATH for women also identifies avenues for improvement. Through these efforts, we seek to empower policymakers, the public, and other stakeholders to support decisions that ensure the best possible health outcomes for all women.

Activities

Report Card on Women’s Health

This initiative assesses women’s health status and related policies for the U.S. as a whole and for 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Report Card represents an unparalleled effort to measure and troubleshoot performance in women’s health. The analysis includes a special lens on disparities by race and ethnicity. With an Advisory Committee of more than 35 national experts, this initiative is an ongoing collaboration between the National Women’s Law Center and Oregon Health & Science University.

• Learn more about Making the Grade on Women’s Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card on the National Women’s Law Center website

Publications

• Women’s Health in Oregon: Health Care Access and Consequences
• Women’s Health Status in Oregon
• Losing Ground: Health Insurance Coverage for Women in Oregon
  
  

About PATH for women

PATH for women is a program of the Center for Women’s Health at Oregon Health & Science University. In 1996, the U.S. government recognized the Center as one of 20 National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health. Drawing on the resources of a major academic teaching hospital and national leader in women’s health, PATH for women brings unique expertise to policy research and analysis.

• Read more about PATH for women