Research

 

Love Research ArmyLove Research Army (Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation) is a research initiative focused on recruiting women (and men) of every age and ethnicity, including breast cancer survivors, women at high risk for the disease, and healthy women and men, to partner with breast cancer researchers and directly participate in the research that will lead to eradicating breast cancer once and for all. Their goal is to challenge the scientific community to shift the emphasis of research beyond the cure to focus on breast cancer prevention research and recruit one million women. Love Research Army

 

Birth PsychologyAssociation for Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health‘s mission is to educate professionals and the public about, and advocate for, the life-changing discoveries made in the area of prenatal and perinatal psychology and health. APPPAH illuminates the life-long impact of conception, pregnancy, and birth on babies, families, and society. They create conferences, workshops, and other educational opportunities, publish peer-reviewed journals and newsletters, promote research, and partner with local, regional, national, and international groups. APPPAH

 

imgres-1Attachment Parenting International seeks to educate and support all parents in raising secure, joyful, and empathic children in order to strengthen families and create a more compassionate world. API promotes parenting practices that create strong, healthy emotional bonds between children and their parents, so they can take those bonds with them into their adult lives and share them with their children. Through education, support, advocacy, and research, API’s principal goal is to heighten global awareness of the profound significance of secure attachment and to reduce and ultimately prevent emotional and physical mistreatment of children, addiction, crime, behavioral disorders, mental illness, and other outcomes of early unhealthy attachment. API

 

BWIBirthworks International embodies the philosophy of developing a woman’s self-confidence, trust, and faith in her innate ability to give birth. It is their mission to train childbirth educators and doulas who in turn provide evidence-based, current information to birthing families through a unique experiential approach that is based on human values. BirthWorks seeks working relationships with other childbirth-related organizations, striving together to help birthing families make more informed and safe choices for birth. Birthworks

 

BCSCThe Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) is a collaborative network of six active breast imaging registries and two historic registries focused on research to assess and improve the delivery and quality of breast cancer screening and related outcomes in the United States. The registries perform annual linkages to tumor and pathology registries in their geographic region and are supported by a central Statistical Coordinating Center. BCSC

 

images-1Business and Professional Women’s Foundation is dedicated to conducting research and providing information solely about working women. Since then, we have partnered with employers to create successful workplaces that embrace and practice diversity, equity, and work-life balance convening employers, working women, and policymakers to promote systemic workplace change. BPW Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) research and education organization. They support workforce development programs and policies that recognize the diverse needs of working women, communities, and businesses. BPW

 

images-1Centers for Disease Control & Prevention‘s Parent Information page offers a wealth of information from across all of CDC, covering everything from safety at home and the community to immunization schedules and developmental milestones. Let the CDC’s Parent Information site help you keep your child healthy and safe.  CDC Information for Parents

 

 

CochraneThe Cochrane Collaboration is an international network of more than 31,000 dedicated people from over 190 countries. We work together to help healthcare practitioners, policy-makers, patients, their advocates, and carers, make well-informed decisions about health care, by preparing, updating, and promoting the accessibility of Cochrane Reviews. Their work is internationally recognized as the benchmark for high-quality information about the effectiveness of health care. Cochrane Reviews

 

imgresForté Foundation is a non-profit consortium of leading companies and top business schools working together since 2001 to launch women into fulfilling, significant careers through access to business education, opportunities, and a community of successful women. They seek to achieve this goal by motivating young women to prepare for a business career, increasing women’s access to education, supporting women financially in their advanced business education, encouraging cutting-edge research, and raising awareness of the impact of women on business and society. Forte Foundation

 

FWCThe Foundation for Women’s Cancer was founded by the Society of Gynecologic Oncology in 1991.  It is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding research and training and ensuring education and public awareness of gynecologic cancer prevention, early detection, and optimal treatment. Programs are designed to raise awareness, provide education, and support innovative research. Foundation for Women’s Cancer

 

side_geena_370The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media seeks to change female portrayals and gender stereotypes in children’s media and entertainment since 2004. The Institute is uniquely positioned to spotlight gender inequalities at every media and entertainment company through cutting-edge research, education, training, strategic guidance, and advocacy programs. Our mission is to work within the entertainment industry to dramatically alter how girls and women are reflected in media. Geena Davis Institute

 

Jean HailesThe Jean Hailes Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation providing important services for women across Australia, from adolescence to midlife and beyond. Established in Victoria in 1992, it is now regarded throughout Australia as a leader in women’s healthcare. Their strength lies in the integration of a team of internationally recognized researchers, clinicians, and educators delivering programs and resources to improve Australian women’s health. Dr. Jean Hailes was a pioneer in women’s health in Australia. In 1971 she began the first clinic in Australia dedicated to the management of women in midlife and beyond. Following Jean’s death in 1988, her colleagues and friends created a foundation to honour her memory. The Jean Hailes Foundation strives to improve the health and well-being of all women. Jean Hailes Foundation

 

nichd_NationalChildMaternalHealthEducationProgramNational Child & Maternal Health Education Program conducts and supports laboratory research, clinical trials, and epidemiological studies that explore health processes; examines the impact of disabilities, diseases, and variations on the lives of individuals; and sponsors training programs for scientists, health care providers, and researchers to ensure that NICHD research can continue. NCMHEP

 

ICRWThe International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is a global research institute with offices located in Washington, D.C.; New Delhi, India; Nairobi, Kenya; and Kampala, Uganda. Their research evidence identifies women’s contributions as well as the obstacles that prevent them from being economically strong and able to fully participate in society. ICRW translates these insights into a path of action that honors women’s human rights, ensures gender equality, and creates the conditions in which all women can thrive. ICRW comprises social scientists, economists, public health specialists, and demographers, all of whom are experts in gender. They are thought leaders driven by a passion to alleviate poverty and rectify injustice in the world. And they believe that women and girls – in collaboration with men and boys – are essential to the solutions. ICRW knows that when their quality of life improves, families are healthier and economies are stronger. ICRW

 

NFFThe Noreen Fraser Fund ( formerly, The Noreen Fraser Foundation) is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding groundbreaking women’s cancer research and raising awareness of the importance of early detection, was an ardent supporter of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center since its inception.  The organization’s founder and namesake, Noreen Fraser, was a Stage IV breast cancer patient who was treated at the JCCC from her first diagnosis in 2001 until her death in March 2017.  Noreen turned her personal experience into a crusade to help others by creating the Noreen Fraser Foundation and co-creating Stand Up To Cancer and co-producing its first “roadblock” televised fundraising special.  While the Noreen Fraser Foundation has concluded operations, its determination to eradicate cancer remains and they invite you to join them in supporting the Noreen Fraser Fund under the direction of Dr. Dennis Slamon and Dr. John Glaspy.NFF

 

SGOThe Society of Gynecologic Oncology is the premier medical specialty society for healthcare professionals trained in the comprehensive management of gynecologic cancers. As a 501(c)(6) organization, the SGO contributes to the advancement of women’s cancer care by encouraging research, providing education, raising standards of practice, advocating for patients and members, and collaborating with other domestic and international organizations. SGO

 

SMCRSociety for Menstrual Cycle Research is a nonprofit, interdisciplinary research organization. They include researchers in the social and health sciences, humanities scholars, health care providers, policymakers, health activists, and students with interests in the role of the menstrual cycle in women’s health and well-being. They strive to be the source of guidance, expertise, and ethical considerations for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funding resources interested in the menstrual cycle. Society for Menstrual Cycle Research

 

imagesThe Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium is a collaborative group founded in 2005 to conduct innovative and high-impact clinical research trials for breast cancer. The TBCRC is composed of seventeen  clinical sites, five core subcommittees, and working groups. Their mission is to conduct innovative, high-impact, biologically-driven translational and clinical research and lessen the burden of breast cancer by using a multidisciplinary approach to discover mechanisms of breast cancer pathogenesis and test innovative, basic science-based therapeutic strategies. Members work together closely to speed the completion of clinical trials, share biologic specimens and clinical data, and conduct a tissue-based investigation with cutting-edge molecular approaches aimed at discovering mechanisms of breast cancer pathogenesis that can be applied to clinical investigation and, eventually, clinical practice. TBCRC