The Perennial Hero Award is presented each year to honor an older individual who is actively contributing to create positive societal change and serves as a role model for people of all ages. This year’s honoree is
Phyllis Greenberger, MSW.
Phyllis E. Greenberger, MSW, is Senior Vice President of Science & Health Policy for HealthyWomen. Formerly President and CEO of the Society for Women’s Health Research, Phyllis was responsible for getting legislation passed mandating the inclusion of women and minorities in clinical trials and incorporating analyses of sex and ethnic differences into FDA and NIH research.
As a result of SWHR’s work under Ms. Greenberger’s leadership, federal mandates require the inclusion of women and ethnic minorities in medical research and clinical trials; and scientists are researching the ways in which health conditions and diseases affect men, women, and ethnic minorities differently and why.
She has been honored by many organizations. The Medical Herald selected her as one of the 20 most influential women in medicine today. In 2016, Phyllis was given the Trailblazer award by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women’s Health. Women’s Day magazine awarded Greenberger the 2006 “Red Dress Award” in recognition of her work in leading the way in the fight against heart disease in women, and in 2010 named her one of 50 “Women Who Are Changing the World.” She also received the “Award for Research Excellence” by the National Association for Women’s Health, “Journal of Women’s Health & Gender-Based Medicine’s Achievement Award,” “Champion of Women’s Health” by Ladies’ Home Journal, the “Washington Woman of Genius” by Trinity College in Washington, DC, and received an award for public advocacy from the Clinical Research Forum. She was named the 2013 ‘Woman of the Year’ by the National Association of Professional Women. On November 24, 2019, Phyllis received the Moment Magazine Trailblazer Award at the Moment DC Gala & Awards Dinner.
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