The credibility and reputation of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” have been central to establishing OBOS as a key voice in policy, advocacy and educational efforts related to women’s health. OBOS’s long-standing commitment to serve only in the public interest and its bridge-building capacity are the organization’s hallmarks.
As a member of Consumers United For Evidence-Based Healthcare (CUE), OBOS works with the U.S. Cochrane Center and other scientists to communicate the language of evidence-based healthcare, strengthen the voice of consumers, and provide leadership in healthcare research.
Each year, OBOS identifies a select number of policy initiatives and offers sustained, in-depth engagement and leadership. Our domestic and international partnerships continue to grow as we seek greater reproductive justice and improved health care policies.
Recent areas of focus have included sexuality and body image, access to contraception and abortion, expanding access to midwifery care, the damaging effects of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, genetics and assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), breast implant safety, and conflicts of interest in education, research and clinical practice.
We are fortunate to have a large circle of colleagues who work closely with us to substantially expand our impact, including:
- Black Women’s Health Imperative
- Breast Cancer Action
- Center for Genetics and Society
- Center for Medical Consumers
- Childbirth Connection
- Committee on Women, Population and the Environment
- Consortium for Industrial Collaboration in Contraceptive Research
- Contraceptive Research and Development Program
- Council for Responsible Genetics
- Department of Public Health Bureau of Family and Child Health
- Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
- ECRI
- Family Health International
- Francophone Africa Network for Research in Reproductive Health
- International Reproductive Rights Research Action Group
- Massachusetts Friends of Midwives
- Massachusetts Tobacco Control Oversight Council
- National Advocates for Pregnant Women
- National Black Women’s Health Project
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Partnership for Women & Families
- National Women’s Health Network
- NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health
- Project on Women and Disability
- Reproductive Health Matters (journal)
- Reproductive Rights Network of Boston/The Abortion Access Project
- Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
- Society for Menstrual Cycle Research
- USAID Population and Nutrition Division
- Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights
- Working Group on Reproductive Health
- World Health Organization
OBOS is a proud member organization of Community Works, a coalition of social justice organizations that raises funds through workplace giving campaigns in the Boston area.