The European Institute of Women's Health, Dublin, Ireland
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| The European Institute of Women's Health, Dublin, Ireland | |
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| Logo: |  |
| Street address: | 33 Pearse St., Dublin 2, 2, Ireland. |
| City: | Dublin 2 |
| Country: | Ireland |
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| Location coordinates: | 53° 20' 42" N, 6° 15' 10" WLatitude: 53.3449413 Longitude: -6.2528258 |
| Executive Director: | Peggy Maguire |
| Contact number: | 353-1-6715691 |
| Contact email: | info@eurohealth.ie |
| Website: | http://www.eurohealth.ie |
| Target: | Women |
| Organization type: | National NGO (operating countrywide or advocating at the national level) |
| Sectors: | Health |
| Year founded/registered: | 1996 |
Summary
The European Institute of Women's Health is a non- governmental organisation which seeks to have a positive influence on women's and family health throughout Europe by encouraging balance and equity in health policy and higher standards in women's health care. The Institute hopes to achieve this through research, education, advocacy and information dissemination.
About
The European Institute of Women's Health (EIWH) was established in 1996, to ensure women's health issues were on the European agenda. The EIWH, an NGO, is working to make the health and well being of women and the family, a priority for the European Commission and all EU Member States. EIWH also highlights the need to increase the number of women in leadership positions in health and other professions, including science and research.
Activities
The EIWH is working to achieve its objectives by:
- European research on women's health issues disseminating results as widely as possible.
- Promoting gender equity in health treatment and care.
- Informing politicians, policy makers, medical/health professionals, NGO's, organisations and individuals with an interest in women's and family health.
- Making recommendations to Members of the European Parliament on Women's and Family Health issues.
- Raising women's awareness of their own health, their role in education about healthy lifestyles, by providing information on prevention of disease, risk factors, early detection and early treatment.
- Encouraging women to become more involved in deciding health policies.
- Promoting the teaching of gender health issues in medical and health curricula
- Highlighting the need to increase the number of women in leadership positions in health and other professions, including scientists and researchers.
- Liasing at the international, European and national level with all groups, bodies,and individuals who hold their shared interests.
