Spirit of Women - Advocacy Relationships and Alliance Development

Spirit of Women is proud of its many Advocacy relationships and the connectivity to governmental health agencies, academic centers of excellence, and national health organizations. Through these impressive relationships and academic affiliations, Spirit of Women Hospital Network members have access to highly credible educational content, cutting edge research, and programmatic information at the forefront of the healthcare industry. Spirit of Women Hospital Network members additionally provide input on matters of public policy and work collectively with these organizations to improve healthcare in the United States for women and their families.

BeCause We Care Coalition	The National Stroke Association
Healthy People 2020 Consortium (HP2020)	The Office on Women’s Health, US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Jacob’s Institute of Women’s Health Research	The Peripheral Arterial Disease Coalition (PAD)
Snowmass Institute	The Vascular Disease Foundation
The American College of Black Cardiologists	The Venous Disease Coalition
The American College of Cardiology	The Virgo Study
The American Diabetes Association (ADA)	Women Heart
The FDA Office of Women’s Health	Women’s Health Foundation
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

U.S. Defense Department Center of Excellence

www.dcoe.health.mil Primary Center of Excellence organizational website	www.dvbic.org Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center including traumatic brain injury resources
www.afterdeployment.org Tools for returning service members, their families, and others who support them	www.deploymentpsych.org Center for Deployment Psychology including post traumatic stress syndrome resources
sesameworkshop.org/initiatives/emotion/tlc Materials developed in partnership with Sesame Street for children of service members	www.pdhealth.mil Health resource for providers working with returning veterans (post deployment health). This site includes an entire section on women’s health

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