First lady Jill Biden plans to stop in Aurora this weekend for a promotion the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research.
Biden will land at Denver International Airport on Friday evening. She will speak and then participate in a roundtable discussion at noon Saturday at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.
President Joe Biden announced the launch of the women’s health research initiative in November, led by the first lady and the White House Gender Policy Council. Biden during his State of the Union address called on Congress to invest $12 billion for research in this area.
“Despite women making up more than half of the population, women have historically been understudied and underrepresented in health research,” according to a White House press release.
The Anschutz Medical Campus is home to the Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Researchthe Colorado Center for Women’s Behavioral Health and Wellness and the UCHealth Women’s Health Clinic.
Biden will start her trip in Saint Paul before heading to Colorado. Biden’s press team did not immediately respond to a request for more details about the first lady’s activities during her visit here.
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