With a focus on Black Health and Wellness this BlackHistoryMonth, Martha Nolan, HealthyWomen's Senior Policy Advisor, shines a light on the need for swift passage of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act (H.R. 2007).
While it’s not entirely clear why Black women are so disproportionately affected by uterine fibroids, some possible risk factors may include an earlier onset of menstruation, obesity, stress and lower levels of vitamin D. If we are to better care for the millions of women who develop fibroids, and if we are to ameliorate the disparities of this condition, we need to better understand why the disparity exists. We need more research to understand these tumors better.
This is where H.R. 2007 comes in. The bill is named in honor of the original Member of Congress who introduced the legislation 20 years ago, the late congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio. She was a champion on women’s health issues during her tenure in Congress. This legislation would play a critical role in improving the quality of women’s lives by providing $150 million over five years through the National Institutes of Health for research, expanding a Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services database on chronic conditions to include information about fibroids, creating a public education campaign through the Centers for Disease Control and directing the Health Resources and Services Administration to create and share information about fibroids to...
Our elected leaders in Congress must pass this legislation now, during Black History month, in order to help our healthcare community better understand, diagnose and treat fibroids. This bill will go a long way toward mitigating the health care inequities that too many Black women who are diagnosed with fibroids experience daily. Time for action is past due for Congress to address these challenges and intervene in a way that helps millions of women.
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