Massachusetts Health Reform: Impact on Women’s Health doc

... of health coverage, Massachusetts has strong consumer protections governing health plans which pre-date health reform. No private health insurer in Massachusetts can deny coverage based on ... reproductive health. The first, Low-Income Women’s Access to Contraception after Massachusetts Health Care Reform, undertaken in conjunction with the Massachusetts Department o...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 12:20

... Epidemic: 4. Impact of Tobacco Use on Women’s Health 52 greater among the ospring of women who smoke. In addition, it appears that breastfeeding is less common or of shorter duration among women ... association between smoking and depression is important for women’s health and needs further study. Risk of a number of other conditions is higher among women who smoke than amon...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 06:20

... socio- economic factors on women’s health. The report is divided into ve chapters: demographic and socio-economic trends; women’s health issues; lifestyle; health care; and conclusion and recommendations ... 2007). Current data on health care utilization in Europe tends to make no distinction between sexes. Gendered data on healthcare expenditures is lacking and data on...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20

... Bureaus;13 ‘‘(4) consult with health professionals, non-gov-14 ernmental organizations, consumer organizations,15 women’s health professionals, and other individuals16 and groups, as appropriate, on Agency ... National11 Centers;12 ‘‘(4) consult with health professionals, non-13 governmental organizations, consumer organizations,14 women’s health professionals, and other individ...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 07:20

... Discrimination on the basis of their sex leads to many health hazards for women, including physical and sexual violence, sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, malaria and chronic obstructive pulmonary ... social and economic backgrounds. Violence has serious health consequences for women, from injuries to unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, depression and chr...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 15:20

... violence Section 10: Non-partner violence Section 11: Financial autonomy Section 12: Anonymous reporting of childhood sexual abuse; respondent feedback Box 2.5 WHO Multi-country Study on Women’s Health ... administration form, a household selection form a household questionnaire, a women’s questionnaire, and a reference sheet. The women’s questionnaire included an individua...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 15:20

... health that9 should be conducted or supported by the bureaus of10 the Administration;11 ‘‘(4) consult with health professionals, non-12 governmental organizations, consumer organizations,13 women’s ... particular concern to women;5 ‘‘(3) identify projects in women’s health that6 should be conducted or supported by the Agency;7 ‘‘(4) consult with health professionals, non-8 governm...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 14:20

... strengthening of health systems and to the uncompromising protection of the health and rights of women and girls. Wye River Call to Action for Global Women’s Health The grim picture of women’s health, ... society participation. Instead, developing country governments establish their priorities based on the conditions that interna- tional donors place on their funding, includin...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 14:20

... a dramatic tale; on the contrary, when reading the documenta- tion, the overall tone is one of polite civility, measured tones, rational argument and gradual change. What the documents reveal ... systematic organization of international competition and the formation of women’s football administrations. Limited resources and institutionalized discrimination against women’s football p...

Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 00:20

... follow up for health needs in later life, so that women’s care is integrated across the lifecourse. Noncontraceptive Benets of Contraception 68 The benefits of contraception extend beyond birth ... University, Center for Population and Family Health. HEALTH CARE REFORM WOMEN’S HEALTH AND The Key Role of Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care Women’s Health and Health Care...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 07:20