Jill Biden announces $100 million for ‘life-changing’ research, development into women’s health
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jill Biden on Wednesday announced $100 million in federal funding for research and development into women's health as part of a new White House initiative that she is heading up.
The money is the first major deliverable of the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research, which was announced late last year. The money comes from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H, which is under the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
The first lady announced the ARPA-H Sprint for Women's Health during an appearance in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Biden has said women don't know enough about their health because the research historically has been underfunded and lacking. The White House initiative aims to change the approach to and increase funding for women's health research.
The $100 million will be used to invest early in "life-changing" work being done by women's health researchers and startup companies that cannot get private support, Biden said.
"We will build a health care system that puts women and their lived experiences at its center," she said. "Where no woman or girl has to hear that 'it's all in your head,' or, 'it's just stress.'" Where women aren't just an after-thought, but a first-thought. Where women don't just survive with chronic conditions, but lead long and healthy lives."