Advocacy

October 15, 2020

The Endocrine Society influences a wide range of policies affecting endocrine-related research and practice. Read about our latest efforts in the weekly Advocacy in Action and learn how you can take action in our advocacy efforts.

“The Society has made it really easy to get involved in advocacy.”
– Dr. Joanna Spencer-Segal, Endocrine Society Member

Action Alert: Now Is The Time To Urge Congress to Fund the NIH and Reauthorize SDP

Time is running out. Tell your lawmakers to provide $15.5 billion in emergency supplemental funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and reauthorize two Special Diabetes Programs (SDP for Type 1 Diabetes and SDP for Native Americans) for five years at $150 million per year/per program, before Congress adjourns in December. Learn more and take action today

Advocacy in Action

Image Endocrine Society members Drs. Teresa Woodruff (far left) and Hadine Joffe (far right) presented the importance of women's health research at a briefing on Capitol Hill along with NIH Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health, Dr. Janine A. Clayton (middle)

Image Endocrine Society members (left to right) Drs. Joshua Joseph, Shana McCormack, and Anita Bansal on Capitol Hill advocating for biomedical research funding

Image Endocrine Society member Dr. Alvin C. Powers is sworn in to testify about rising insulin prices

Image The Endocrine Society participated in the annual Rally for Medical Research to urge Congress to increase funding for the NIH and biomedical research

Image Endocrine Society members (left to right) Drs. Mario Oyola, Benson Akingbemi, Heather Patisaul and Endocrine Society staff Grace Kranstover on Capitol Hill to advocate for NIH funding

Image Endocrine Society members Dr. Maria Flesiru (in red) and Dr. Paula Amato (far right) on Capitol Hill with other Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition (DPAC) members

Image Endocrine Society members traveled to Brussels to meet with EU Parliamentary members to advocate for greater regulation of EDCs. From left to right - Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Josef Köhrle, Niels Skakkebæk, Linda Fryklund, Jenny Visser, Elizabeth Drury, Rémy Slama

Image Endocrine Society members presented a certificate of appreciation to EU Parliamentary member, Virginjus Sinkevicius for his leadership in regulating EDCs

Please join our advocacy efforts! Your voice is crucial in helping to shape healthcare and research policy around the world. Join us in engaging lawmakers in the United States and European Union: