scholarly journals Best Practices and Pearls in Interdisciplinary Mentoring from Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health Directors

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 1114-1127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne-Marie Guise ◽  
Joan D. Nagel ◽  
Judith G. Regensteiner, and the Building Inte
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Research Careers

Filling a Federal Void

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valarie K. Blake ◽  
Michelle L. McGowan
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Health Reform ◽  
Reproductive Rights ◽  
State Level ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Federal Level ◽  
Minimum Standards ◽  
Rights Issues

Federal law often avoids setting minimum standards for women’s health and reproductive rights issues, leaving legislative and regulatory gaps for the states to fill as they see fit. This has mixed results. It can lead to state innovation that improves state-level health outcomes, informs federal health reform, and provides data on best practices for other states. On the other hand, some states may use the absence of a federal floor to impose draconian policies that pose risks to women’s and maternal health. Health reforms at the federal level must trod carefully to enable state innovation, while imposing foundational safeguards for promoting women’s health nationwide.

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