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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xii, 75 pages)) : illustrations |
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Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf
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The relative health disadvantage of U.S. women -- Institutional factors that influence differences in women's health outcomes -- Socioeconomic and behavioral factors that influence differences in morbidity and mortality -- Future research directions -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Workshop agenda -- Appendix B: Workshop participants -- Appendix C: Biographical sketches of steering committee members and speakers |
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The environment for women's health has changed over the last 25 years. Increased use of automobiles can lead to health risks from lack of physical activity. There has also been an increase in access to and consumption of unhealthy food. Other changes in the past 2 to 3 decades include the significant increase in the number of women who are heads of households and responsible for all aspects of a household and family. Many women now are also having children later in life, which poses interesting issues for both biology and sociology. The growing stress faced by women and the effect of stress on health and illness are issues that need a more comprehensive examination, as do issues of mental health and mental illness, which have been more common and thus increasingly prominent issues for U.S. women. In September 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to shed light on important determinants, consequences, effects, and issues attending the relative disadvantage of women in the United States in comparison with women in other economically advanced nations. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop |
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Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
This activity was supported by the Office of Research on Women's Health of the National Institutes of Health through Order No. HHSN26300073. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed July 11, 2016) |
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Women -- Health and hygiene -- United States
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Women's health services -- United States
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Women -- Health and hygiene.
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Women's health services.
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Women's Health
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Women's Health Services
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Women -- Health and hygiene
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Women's health services
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United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
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United States
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Electronic book
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Population, issuing body.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, issuing body.
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Raising the Bar--the Health of Women in America: a National Perspective on Women's Health (Workshop) (2015 : Washington, D.C.)
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| ISBN |
9780309439053 |
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0309439051 |
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