... this gap has been closing in recent years due to decreasing numbers of men smoking and increasing numbers of women smoking in certain countries In addition, smoking-associated deaths among women ... disease of the circulatory system is cerebrovascular disease (stroke) Stroke is defined by the WHO as the interruption of the blood supply to the brain, usually because a blood vessel bursts ... corresponding health issues and needs is necessary to adequately address the topic There are diseases which are unique, more prevalent, or more serious in women and for some diseases risk factors...
Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20
... health discourse and in information addressed to the general public d Osteoporosis, musculoskeletal problems and central nervous system illnesses Illnesses such as osteoporosis,49 musculoskeletal ... well in terms of guaranteeing women these rights Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and the Netherlands have the lowest abortion rates in Europe and in the world Women living in these countries gained the ... in accessing these services prevent them from fully enjoying their fundamental right to health These barriers to access may stem from factors within the health system itself, including gaps in...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 15:20
A Profile of Women’s Health in the United States ppt
... Paralleling these trends, women are marrying later and delaying their first births Despite these gains, some inequalities persist: the male-female wage gap and the disproportionate responsibility of women ... states †† Based on 100% of births in sampled states and 50% of births in all other states ††† Includes all persons of Hispanic origin of any race Source: Ventura SJ, Martin JA, Curtin SC, Matthews ... Vahratian, made invalu- able contributions to this project, assisting me with the collection and synthesis of data and the writing of the text Amy Jacobs, a research assistant at the Jacobs Institute,...
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The Environment for Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa Region docx
... gender-neutral business and investment laws to investigate attitudes, procedures for opening and closing businesses, and laws outside business and commerce, assessing whether such factors have gendered ... entrepreneurs hig h low Easiest to business 2nd quintile 3rd quintile 4th quintile Hardest to business Source: Doing Business database and Enterprise Surveys Note: Relationships are significant at the ... barriers in some countries However, the interaction of the business environment with other spheres of life might create barriers to women doing business Outside the business environment women may still...
Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 21:20
Tài liệu Women of the World Women''''s Health in India doc
... household goods, cash) In many instances, the demand for these gifts does not end with the marriage but continues, as the husband s family persists in making U .S Census Bureau, the Official Statistics™ ... Statistics™ Prasad, Shally, 1996, “Instituting Measures to Address Violence Against Women in India,” paper presented at the Association of Women in Development International Conference, Washington, ... certain highrisk behaviors (i.e., sex workers, intravenous drug users, and sexually transmitted disease patients) However, infection also is increasing in the general population For example, HIV seroprevalence...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 06:20
The Women's Movement in Indonesia's Pesantren Negotiating Islam, Culture, and Modernity
... on women s rights played a significant role in developing gender education in pesantren They invited pesantren leaders to join seminars, training sessions, and discussions about women s rights ... Islam The rise of several NGOs dedicated to advocacy on Muslim gender issues began to influence Muslim thinking on women s issues The works of Islamic thinkers on the role of women in Islam, including ... the cinemas, the movie has triggered widespread controversy among Indonesian Muslims I followed the resultant public debates in Indonesian newspapers, magazines, websites, and mailing lists In...
Ngày tải lên: 14/05/2015, 10:07
Oil for freedom in brunei state policies and women¿s strategies in brunei a case study of the women¿s business council
... by the seventies Changing Social Attitudes (Fifties to Nineties) Most of the members of the Women Business Council completed their secondary schooling in the late seventies The stories of these ... to reduce the state s burden as main employer in the country The findings in this chapter reinstate the main argument of this thesis on the emergence of businesswomen as an emerging social-economic ... interactions with a few businesswomen, statistical findings and personal interests Chapters Outline 28 29 Anonymous Ali Babas rule Malay Muslim businesses www bruneidirect.com Interestingly since,...
Ngày tải lên: 16/10/2015, 15:35
Tài liệu It''''s Happening in the Hub pdf
... pigtail outputs In essence, splitter outputs “time share” parking lots; as the outputs of the initial splitter modules are placed into service, the parking lots associated with those outputs become ... using standard splicing techniques (usually mass splicing) with splices stored in standard splice closures Key FDH Capabilities – and Innovations The FDH enclosure provides a crucial craft interface ... increased numbers of spare fibers, resulting in increased fiber termination requirements, users were reluctant to increase the overall size of the enclosures Therefore, fiber termination fields had...
Ngày tải lên: 17/01/2014, 11:20
Tài liệu Healthgrades 2012 Trends in Women’s Health in American Hospitals pptx
... Indiana University Health University Hospital Indianapolis IN St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital Indianapolis IN including: St. Vincent Women' s Hospital Indianapolis IN Highland Park Hospital * Distinction cannot be used without a Licensing Agreement from Health Grades, Inc. Continued… ... Low‐impact weight‐bearing exercises, such as walking, riding a stationary bike, and treadmill exercises Resistance exercises using light weights and weight machines or swimming to help maintain bone mass ... A C‐section (caesarean section, cesarean section) is the surgical delivery of a baby by making an incision into the abdominal cavity and then another incision into the uterus itself. C‐sections are performed when a vaginal delivery puts the health of the mother or the baby at risk, or at times ...
Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20
Tài liệu Women’s Health in Ireland: Meeting International Standards pdf
... understanding of the distinct nature of women s health issues and address the biases and insensitivities of the health system as they affect women, the overarching goal of the strategy is [To] ... consequences for their health Historically, the status of women in Ireland as defined in the Irish Constitution places them in a subordinate position This has reinforced women s roles as the primary ... formalising responses representatives of Governments at the 49th Session of the to gender-based violence, undertaking research on Commission on the Status of Women reaffirmed the Beijing access to...
Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20
Tài liệu Women’s health in prison Correcting gender inequity in prison health ppt
... Addiction, has reviewed all issues affecting women s health in the criminal justice system and has especially considered the gross inequities in women s health in prisons The Project has adopted the enclosed ... rights are considerably constrained in prisons, but wherever possible, the rights should be maintained as much as possible Subject to the wishes of the women in prison, conjugal visits should ... separated, mothers may not see their children again or may lose track of them Sometimes this is due to the costs involved in arranging their visits to the prison Other times it is because the mother...
Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20
Tài liệu WOMEN’S HEALTH IN CRISES - LEADING OFF ppt
... health services in crisis and post crisis settings must engage in learning from and sharing experiences of addressing the health needs of women and girls in these settings and work to develop joint ... joint responses • Assessments of the particular health needs of women and girls must be a standard part of program planning and implementation in crises These assessments and the response of the ... of the mass graves in Serbia After the client had significantly stabilised in the following months she was included in the ‘Knitting-Project’where women with missing relatives worked in groups...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 06:20
Tài liệu Diabetes & Women’s Health Across the Life Stages ppt
... diabetes during pregnancy This type of diabetes results from the body s resistance to the action of insulin The increased resistance during pregnancy is caused by hormones produced in the placenta ... and Women s Health Across the Life Stages: Women omen s Acr cross St A Public Health Perspective Diabetes is a serious health condition that affects women in all life stages It is unique to women ... such as preeclampsia (a toxic condition in late pregnancy that causes a sudden rise in blood pressure, weight gain and swelling), Cesarean section, and infections Increasing numbers of women, especially...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 06:20
Tài liệu To establish an Office on Women’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes pdf
... 15 services, research advances, and education in 16 the appropriate use of health care; 17 ‘‘(B) facilitate access to such information; 18 ‘‘(C) assist in the analysis of issues and 19 problems ... of the Office in 15 ‘‘(A) identifying the need for further stud- 16 ies and issues in specific areas of women s 17 health that fall within the mission of the Agen- 18 cy, and developing strategies ... (21 U .S. C 391 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 11 end the following: 12 13 ‘‘SEC 908 OFFICE OF WOMEN S HEALTH ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 14 the Office of the Commissioner...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 07:20
Tài liệu To improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services pdf
... women s health issues (including the Asmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS 24 sociate Administrator for Women s Services under the 25 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administra- •HR 1072 ... 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1072.IH H1072 21 ‘‘(A) identifying whether there is a need for further studies and, if so, developing strate- gies to foster such studies; ‘‘(B) identifying issues in specific ... specific areas of women s health that fall within the mission of the Administration; ‘‘(C) identifying whether any need exists for the coordination of Administration activi- ties, including internal...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 07:20
Tài liệu IMPROVING WOMEN''''S HEALTH IN SOUTH AFRICA doc
... work in the mines, she is sometimes confronted by their husbands or partners: The men say, you nurses, what are you doing in our bedrooms? Our women say the sister [nurse] says we must use condoms ... migrant mine workers in other parts of the country, the HIV risks for women often increase when the men return The women, the wives, they’re helpless—it s a gender issue The husband comes back ... alone, the clinic sees some 1,000 clients per month, the vast majority choosing injectables Nevertheless, the staff says that their ART services are “long overdue,” since many of their patients need...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 07:20
Tài liệu HEALTH CONTINUUM AND DATA EXCHANGE IN BELGIUM AND IN THE NETHERLANDS docx
... is the basis for structuring the hospital organisation The hospital process is the central axis shaping the care process According to Sermeus and Vleugels [6] by supporting the clinical process ... hospitals can be felt not only in the supporting processes but also in the basic care process This pressure on the care process will continue in the future Under government pressure the hospital basic ... checklists permit hospitals more accurately to assess demand for services Having a daily plan of care helps physicians align themselves with the patient s and hospital s best interests It reminds the...
Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 20:20
Tài liệu Women’s Empowerment: Measuring the Global Gender Gap ppt
... comparisons, the data we have presented here shed light on the disparities within countries, in some cases either confirming information gathered in other ways, or, in others, countering prevailing ... challenges one of the most deeply entrenched of all human attitudes Despite the intense efforts of many agencies and organizations, and numerous inspiring successes, the picture is still disheartening, ... old age safety net For these reasons, we have assigned equal weights to all five dimensions when calculating the final scores as well as within each dimension when adding the scores obtained on...
Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 01:20
Tài liệu Worst To First Or A ‘Shock’ing Tale of Women’s Basketball in Motown pdf
... Worst To First Or A ‘Shock’ing Tale of Women s Basketball in Motown Vince Prygoski Outskirts Press, Inc Denver, Colorado The opinions expressed in this manuscript are solely the opinions of the ... filling many roles for the Shock besides coaching These included hiring team personnel, scouting and drafting players, and promoting the team in the community She applied herself to these tasks in ... Dominique Canty had the most assists It was a fine way to start the season, in fact it was the first time that the Shock had come out victorious in their season opener Detroit s first foray outside...
Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 17:20
Tài liệu A Beautiful Game International Perspectives on Women’s Football docx
... and historic approaches to the study of women s soccer increasingly indicate this to be the case The consensus that soccer became established in the 195 0s as an intramural sport is changing as new ... ethnicity? The second principle is that women s football as a leisure pursuit, sport and business should not be isolated from a study of the wider trends affecting these issues What is the relation ... Scottish Women s Football Association Union des Associations Européennes de Football United States Soccer Federation United States Dollar Women s Cricket Association Women s Football Association Women s...
Ngày tải lên: 22/02/2014, 00:20