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NPWH position statement: Prevention and management of opioid misuse and opioid use disorder among women across the lifespan [September 2020 Update]
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports the role of women’s health nurse practitioners (WHNPs) and other nurse practitioners (NPs) who provide healthcare for women across the ...
NPWH position statement: Intimate partner violence
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms that intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health issue that must be addressed at individual, relationship, community, and ...
NPWH position statement: The doctor of nursing practice for women's health nurse practitioners [June 2020 Update]
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports a pragmatic approach to the continuing evolution of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree as entry level for women’s health nurse ...
NPWH position statement: Climate change, women's health, and environmental justice
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) asserts that climate change has a significant effect on health and wellbeing globally. NPWH believes that nursing organizations and the nursing ...
NPWH position statement: Systemic racism and implicit bias in women's healthcare
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) is committed to addressing structural racism and implicit bias in meaningful ways that will improve women’s healthcare and reduce health disparities. ...
NPWH position statement: Prepregnancy genetic carrier screening
(Healthcom Media, 2020-06)
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health advocates for equitable access to informed, voluntary prepregnancy genetic carrier screening for individuals/couples who desire information about potential ...
NPWH position statement: Expanding access to hormonal contraception
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms the right of each individual or couple who desire to use contraception to be able to do so. Barriers to obtaining and successfully using ...
NPWH Position Statement: Brain Health is Women's Health
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports collaborative action to establish brain health as a crucial aspect of women’s healthcare. A comprehensive approach includes promoting brain ...
NPWH Position Statement on HBOC Risk Assessment
(2017-05-18)
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) supports the role of women’s health nurse practitioners (WHNPs) in providing hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) risk assessment. At a minimum, ...
NPWH Position Statement: Men with Breast Conditions: The Role of the WHNP Specializing in Breast Care
The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) affirms the role of the women’s health nurse practitioner (WHNP), as a member of a multidisciplinary breast care specialty team, in providing specialized ...