women s status and children s nutritional status

... business community committed an estimated US$1 billion to expand access to free or subsidized drugs, treatment and screening This addresses the needs of women and children for interventions such ... for essential interventions and addressing structural barriers to health Women and children, and their families and communities, cannot be viewed as passive recipients of services They must be ... commitments addressing NCDs 29 In addition to commitments focusing on the health MDGs and NCDs, stakeholders made commitments across sectors to address the full spectrum of MDG priorities Some illustrative...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... district health system that supplies, supports, and supervises them adequately Global mechanisms Poverty reduction strategy processes and funding mechanisms should support and promote actions ... often catastrophic, thus deepening poverty • As core social institutions, dysfunctional and abusive health systems intensify exclusion, voicelessness, and inequity while simultaneously defaulting ... points of successful social sectors in high-income countries without going through the often contentious, painstaking, and lengthy social and political processes that preceded such successes Three...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20

... instance, nurse midwives use mobile phones to discuss complex cases with their colleagues and supervisors In India, mDhil sends text messages giving information about various rarely discussed ... treat diseases such as pneumonia, diarrhea, HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and non-communicable diseases Stronger links must be built between disease-specific programs (such as for HIV/AIDS, malaria ... concerted effort this means scaling up and prioritizing a package of high-impact interventions, strengthening health systems, and integrating efforts across diseases and sectors such as health, education,...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 14:20

... district health system that supplies, supports, and supervises them adequately Global mechanisms Poverty reduction strategy processes and funding mechanisms should support and promote actions ... often catastrophic, thus deepening poverty • As core social institutions, dysfunctional and abusive health systems intensify exclusion, voicelessness, and inequity while simultaneously defaulting ... points of successful social sectors in high-income countries without going through the often contentious, painstaking, and lengthy social and political processes that preceded such successes Three...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 10:20

... Governments should issue revised national infant feeding policies that are consistent with global guidelines and latest research WHO and UNICEF should support this process and also regularly assess implementation ... practical standardized protocols in non-medical areas as well Such protocols ideally would include guidelines for health care personnel in regards to discussing issues such as disclosing HIV status and ... to test and then bring to scale the most effective responses to address these issues One priority is to support programs and then measure progress in reducing stigma and discrimination specifically...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 13:20

... preferences of wives and husbands See Glick and Sahn (2000) for discussion 16 siblings or more adolescent and adult males in the household spend more time doing chores and less time in school (Levison ... things equal Less research has addressed the impacts of women s work on investments in children s schooling Evidence that women are more inclined than their spouses to spend in ways that benefit children ... Research is also needed on the demand for these services and for specific characteristics of providers This is especially the case where some level of contributions by parents will be necessary...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... results and resources for women s and children s health ICTs provide new possibilities to capture and process data, link information systems, increase the timeliness of information produced, and ... General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on AIDS mobilized countries in an unprecedented way to address the epidemic Part of the UNGASS response was to create national AIDS commissions as multisectoral ... make and the health policies and programmes women s and children s health set out here, all stakeholders they design and implement Tracking resources and must take bold and sustained action as part...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 12:20

... obstetric care, access to reproductive health services, and the strengthening of health systems This will require that health systems be seen as social institutions and that access to health services ... Countries must take steps to strengthen vital registration systems Targets and indicators: The MDG targets and indicators should be modified as follows: • All targets should be framed in equity-sensitive ... workers from primary care to disease-specific activities Health systems impact assessments, codes of conduct, and other measures are needed to ensure that these new health initiatives support...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... business Shared value is created when both social and business issues are addressed, connecting a company s success with social progress Creating Shared Value Creating Social Value Investments ... address social and environmental objectives Creating Business Value Investments in long-term business competitiveness that simultaneously address social and environmental objectives Investments ... Compact, Save the Children, UNICEF Children s Rights and Business Principles New York, 2012: http://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/issues_doc/human_rights/CRBP/Childrens_Rights _and_ Business_Principles.pdf...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 06:20

... 15-24 years and 25-44 years follows similar patterns and levels” (Social empowerment, 2009) Anemia increases women s susceptibility to diseases such as tuberculosis and reduces the energy women have ... activities such as household chores and child care (see Table I for prevalence rates of anemia in urban women) In some states such as West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, between ... choices) and access to personal services such as education, health facilities and family planning services (Luce, 2006) The intrahousehold inequalities and discrimination impact the status of women...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 14:20

... into a single document It includes trends in illness and disease, use of clinical preventive services, and trends in personal behaviors It shows how women are doing in key areas, and allows us to ... challenges in improving women s health status There are broad disparities based on income and education in the areas of depression, obesity, physical activity, asthma and smoking The rate of deaths ... disease, breast and uterine cancer and osteoporosis • Hormone replacement therapy is used by nearly 40 percent of postmenopausal women in the U .S. 24 Based on current research, women should discuss...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 14:20

... Nations Secretary-General on the results and resources related to the Global Strategy and on progress in implementing this Commission s recommendations 24 Global Strategy for Women s and Children s ... Global Strategy for Women s and Children s Health – Global Oversight Commission on Information and Accountability for Women s and Children s Health Name Global Strategy for Women s and Children s ... (secretariat) and ITU vice-chairs  30 Commissioners  Working Groups – Results and Resources • Six month, time-limited Commission, from 26 January to May 2011 Global Strategy for Women s and Children s...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 03:20

... chemical hazards before human exposure, disease, and death have occurred Dose-Response Assessment The second step in risk assessment, assessing the dose-response relationship, is of particular ... Act (TSCA), discussed above Standard-Setting Laws The second category, standard-setting laws, covers statutes that establish standards of exposure for chemicals used in specific situations Under ... risk associated with a chemical, assumptions and extrapolations must be made, and different investigators and scientists may make different assumptions The four steps in risk assessment are as follows:...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 19:20

... services, and health conditions and behavior ISSN 0-8406-0526-9 Fertility—United States—Statistics Birth control—United States—Statistics Childbirth—United States—Statistics Sex—United States—Statistics ... results of the 1995 survey as soon as possible, this report contains only very simple measures of these background characteristics and is limited to simple statistical measures such as percents ... States—Statistics Pregnancy—United States—Statistics Health behavior—United States—Statistics United States—Statistics, Medical United States—Statistics, Vital I National Center for Health Statistics (U .S. )...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20

... outcomes associated with postmenopausal women- osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease Because decreased estrogen appears to underlie the disturbing symptoms of the menopausal period as well as the susceptibility ... changes in diet and exercise patterns, the use of hormones, and smoking cessation; the study focuses specifically on the risks of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis Many experts believe ... Technology Assessment (OTA) from Representatives Patricia Schroeder and Olympia Snowe, cochairs of the Congressional Caucus for Women s Issues, and Senator Brock Ada.ms questioned whether current research...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20

... 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 ... Nevertheless, this report provides an overview of issues related to women s health across the EU Member States also including EEA countries It highlights gaps and special topics where research and ... In 2007, syphilis cases were more common among women than men in Estonia (51 female cases), Latvia (53 female cases), and Slovakia (119 female cases) (ESSTI 2008) Syphilis transmission is particularly...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20

... 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 Women s Health Wanda K Jones, Dr P.H Deputy Assistant Secretary ... 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 Prevention,...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 23:20

... conclusions is that women s poverty is almost invisible to policy makers and program designers She states:” Poverty has not been seen as a women s issue – not by government and sometimes, not by women s ... 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 Conditions ... multiples de survivantes, mères et aidants naturels Les stratégies de promotion de la santé sont inefficaces si elles sont basées sur la prémisse selon laquelle “toutes les femmes s engagent par...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 00:20

... breast cancer in our society hides having that illness, because breast is a sensitive issue for a woman and because that illness is considered to be vicious” (9, 4) “Even she herself feels insecure ... to access findings Informed consent was sought from all participants Results Common patterns embracing the women s views and perceptions about breast cancer and breast health were discussed in ... that some husband s had misconceptions about breast cancer being a transmissible illness Men s knowledge about breast cancer and their attitudes towards their partner s breast cancer screening is...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 06:20