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... disease, and stroke.5, • Leisure time physical activity is inversely associated with heart disease,7 stroke,7 diabetes,8 and obesity.9 • Smoking is positively associated with heart disease and ... organizations, and private companies across the United States Department of Health and Human Services Tommy G Thompson Secretary DHHS Office on Womens Health Wanda K Jones, Dr P.H Deputy Assistant Secretary ... hypertensive heart and renal diseases, ischemic heart disease, pulmonary heart disease and diseases of pulmonary circulation, and other forms of heart disease SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and...
... conclusions is that womens poverty is almost invisible to policy makers and program designers She states:” Poverty has not been seen as a womens issue – not by government and sometimes, not by womens ... interviewed were reports of long standing housing struggles and multiple displacements, with deleterious psychological effects Living in sub-standard and unsafe housing was described as very stressful ... of Whyte s most troubling conclusions is that womens poverty is almost invisible to policy makers and program designers: “Poverty has not been seen as a womens issue – not by government and sometimes,...
... conclusions and directions According to the World Bank s assessment of the post-Soviet region, “the transition from planned to market economy has witnessed one of the biggest and fastest increases ... Polish state fails to dedicate state resources to populationwide screenings Moreover, because of cuts in healthcare expenditures, doctors’ and nurses’ wages are frozen, which drives providers to ... http://www.mailmanschool.org/facultypubs/womenshealthcarereform.pdf Accessed: 10/9/2011 Domanski, Henryk (2002) “Is the East European ‘underclass’ feminized?” Communist and Post-Communist Studies...
... March 2006 Survey 95 National Womens Law Center (2003) Womenand Health Insurance Washington, DC: National Womens Law Center Accessed May 7, 2008 from: www.nwlc.org/pdf/WomenAndHealthInsuranceApril2003.pdf ... College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists www.acog.org ACOG Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women Special Issues In Womens Health Center for Health Care Strategies www.chcs.org Committee ... Academy of State Health Policy www.nashp.org The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation www.rwjf.org www.covertheuninsured.com The Urban Institute www.urban.org Federalism and Health Policy (2003) U .S Preventive...
... language and expressions used, with the focus being on using words and expressions that were widely understood in the study sites In settings where a number of languages were in use, questionnaires were ... women, HIV/AIDS, womens health, womensrightsand their awareness of those rights, or womens education and development In-depth interviews with survivors In each country, in-depth semi-structured ... Appendix Table shows details of the sample sizes obtained For most sites, a two-stage cluster sampling scheme was used to select households In settings where the site (city or province) was very large,...
... informal sector, which is less well documented in labor force surveys In this paper I use the terms “mother s work” as well as womens work” Large households are common in developing countries, so ... Research on the determinants of schooling almost always shows a positive association with the level of household resources (Behrman and Knowles 1999) There is some evidence as well that the schooling ... market and domestic work of womenand girls rises relative to that of men and boys, presumably reducing girls’ access to school relative to boys’.18 Although these case studies suggest there is a...
... a state and across the states as well This has implications for designing programmes for communication strategies to increase awareness of the diseases and service delivery for the diseases Table ... unskilled labourers; women with little education; andwomen who were ‘principally housewives’ Womenand Work The multiple burdens of pa id work, childcare and household responsibilities that women ... inferior status in the various socio-economic spheres It permeates institutions and organisations and works in many insidious ways to undermine womens right to dignified lives There are similarities...
... insured non-residents S. B 896 effectively applies to insurance regulated by (issued in) Massachusetts, and Massachusetts residents who commute to other states and are insured in those states ... data sources used in the analysis were: • Interviews with legislative and Division staff • Interviews with providers and treatment advocates • Responses to a survey presented by the Division ... By several accounts, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) has been successful in its efforts to ensure that health insurers comply with the requirements under WHCRA DOI has assumed responsibility...
... fractures and postmenopausal women who are current smokers have lower bone 35 density versus women who never smoked • Male and female smokers increase their risk of death from bronchitis and emphysema ... cigarette use • Many women who smoke choose brands which are ‘low tar’ or lower nicotine brands There is no evidence that a smoker who chooses low tar and nicotine brands reduces the risk of myocardial ... fertility rates • Research studies have found that smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke among pregnant women is a major cause of spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, and sudden infant death syndrome...
... centers under sub6 section (a) and ensure regular communication between such centers ‘‘(e) STRUCTURE OF CENTER.—Each center assisted under subsection (a) shall use the facilities of a single in10 stitution, ... shall, with respect to the purpose de- 26 scribed in such subsection— •HR 183 IH ‘‘(A) conduct basic and clinical research; ‘‘(B) develop protocols for training physi- cians, scientists, nurses, ... FESSIONALS.—A 19 use funds under such subsection to provide stipends 20 for health and allied health professionals enrolled in 21 programs described in paragraph (1)(C) 22 ‘‘(c) COLLABORATION WITH...
... midwife provides curative care, her presence may reduce durations of illness from diarrheal and respiratory diseases and thus may limit the weight loss associated with such illnesses Because ... rendering supervisory visits from health center staff less necessary The basic measures of access to public and to private services—distances to the closest public and private facilities as reported ... also influence health status, as seems likely, cross-sectional estimates of the relationship between presence of a village midwife and health status will be biased unless the specifications include...
... consistent findings of available studies point towards a significant association between periodontal diseases and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease Diabetes Surveillance reports show ... and well-being Emerging research is beginning to establish distinct associations between periodontal diseases and adverse chronic health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and ... health and well-being, but also that of their offspring Determinants of Womens Oral Health Status A woman s susceptibility to oral diseases and conditions, as well the impact of such conditions on...
... necessary to assess standard of care with the NCCN recommendations (see below: Outcome Measures), patients with unknown stage were excluded from the standard of care assessment as well as stage ... hormone therapy was recommended for women whose estrogen receptor status was positive and whose age was 50 years or older Outcome Measures Study Measures treatment [10,16] and two finding no difference ... findings separately for African Americans and Whites For both races, women with stage II were less likely to receive standard of care and addition to standard of care compared to women with stage...
... Society for Womens Health Research. Press Release: Senators Stabenow and Murkowski Reintroduce HEART for Women Act. Available at: www.womenshealthresearch.org/site/News2?page=NewsAr ticle&id=11388. Accessed April 13, 2011. ... For more information on bone and joint health, visit Simple Steps to Keep Your Bones Strong. www.bettermedicine.com/topic/osteoporosis/simple‐steps‐to‐keep‐your‐bones‐strong Information Is Power For women this means not only understanding the unique health risks women face, but also the ... Wheaton Franciscan ‐ Saint Joseph Milwaukee WI including: The Wisconsin Heart Hospital Milwaukee WI Wausau, WI x Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau WI * Distinction cannot be used without a Licensing Agreement from Health Grades, Inc. ...
... Rickey s Gashouse Gang 1934 world champions in St Louis but who was always getting into serious scrapes and confrontations off the field Leo s high-stakes card games with his own players during ... this mixture of America s most and least favored classes An unlikely alliance between the class most blessed and the one most oppressed was the lasting legacy of AfricanAmerican baseball s headwaiter, ... of AfricanAmerican society and culture If the past is prologue, black professional baseball s past starts in 1885, with the creation of the Cuban Giants notes This essay was first presented as...
... interests (invention and dissemination, benefits and costs) within the United States U .S foreign policy on patents addresses primarily the rules and procedures through which patents are issued and ... produce successful food systems Effective markets require sound political, economic, and social institutions and policies, as well as transportation systems and other physical infrastructure, which ... programs and on the saving and reuse of seed by farmers to develop and disseminate new seed varieties The United States could endorse retention of this provision and support its use in ways that...
... residents seemed purposely to sidestep its use, associating it with such terms as “Uncle” or “Aunt,” which white southerners used to avoid addressing older African Americans as “Mr.” or “Mrs.” ... up to us to hear her Again Lyman writes that such testifying “raise [s] the question of whether history resists understanding, or whether we ourselves resist understanding the history we have ... show that most of the instructors at these institutes were white Besides lessons on hygiene and baby care, basic literacy and leadership skills were taught Here is the account of one such institute:...
... oxides, acidic aerosols, and fine particles) in the air are also associated with making asthma symptoms worse These pollutants come from smoke, dust, and emissions from cars, factories, and power ... with a few tricks, city dwellers can grow a bountiful harvest Raise Your Beds Because space is at a premium, using intensive growing methods like raised beds or succession planting makes sense ... Consultant & Adjunct Faculty Poetry By Jonella A Mongo Poetry awakens our senses Touches our soul Spins words around and around Poetry makes us laugh And it makes us cry It speaks to us in ways...