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History
The Pacific Institute for Women’s Health was founded in 1993 by a group of feminist researchers and public health experts (including Carole Browner, Francine Coeytaux, S. Marie Harvey, Joanne Leslie, Barbara Pillsbury and Jane Rubin-Kurtzman) who sought to address a wide range of pressing health issues affecting women and girls.
From 1993 to 1999, PIWH operated under the umbrella of the non-profit Public Health Institute. PIWH became an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in January 2000, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights.
In May 2008, after a year-long exploration process funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, PIWH merged with Pharmacy Access Partnership, a former center of the Public Health Institute. Belle Taylor-McGhee serves as PIWH President and CEO and Sharon Cohen Landau, MPH, serves are Director of Pharmacy Access Partnership, now a center of PIWH.
In 2010, due in large part to the economy and reduced funding sources, with a heavy heart the Board of PIWH executed an orderly wind-down of the organization. All State and Federal reports have been filed and the California Secretary of State has removed PIWH from the Registry of California Corporations. Donations made prior to closure of the organization are fully tax-deductible. We thank donors for their generosity.
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