This announcement solicits applications for Guidelines for Womenâ₏™s Preventive Services. The purpose of this project is to improve adult womenâ₏™s health across the lifespan by engaging a coalition of health professional organizations to recommend updates to the HRSA-supported Womenâ₏™s Preventive Services Guidelines. Under Section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,[1] P.L. 111-148 (42 U.S.C. 300gg-13)[2],  non-grandfathered group health plans and non-grandfathered group and individual health insurance coverage must include coverage, without cost sharing, for the preventive services identified in that section, including those provided for in the HRSA-supported Womenâ₏™s Preventive Services Guidelines. The specific aims of the project are to: 1)    Establish a process for developing and regularly recommending updates to the guidelines for womenâ₏™s preventive services; 2)     Obtain participation by health professional organizations on developing recommended guidelines for womenâ₏™s preventive services; 3)    Review and synthesize existing guidelines and new scientific evidence for womenâ₏™s preventive services; 4)    Develop recommended  guidelines for womenâ₏™s preventive services; 5)    Disseminate HRSA-supported comprehensive guidelines for use in clinical practice. Support of HRSA Strategic Goals The following HRSA Strategic Goals are supported by the Guidelines for Womenâ₏™s Preventive Health Services[3]: Goal I: Improve Access to Quality Care and Services ·       Strengthen health systems to support the delivery of quality health services. ·       Promote innovative and cost efficient approaches to improve health. Goal II: Strengthen the Health Workforce ·       Ensure the health workforce is trained to provide high quality care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate. Goal III: Build Healthy Communities ·       Lead and collaborate with others to help communities strengthen resources that improve health for the population. ·       Strengthen the focus on illness prevention and health promotion across populations and communities.                Goal IV: Improve Health Equity ·        Reduce disparities in quality of care across populations and communities. ·        Monitor, identify and advance evidence-based and promising practices to achieve health equity. [1] See http://www.hrsa.gov/womensguidelines/. [2] See http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-111publ148/html/PLAW-111publ148.htm. [3] See http://www.hrsa.gov/about/strategicplan.html.