Women's Health Issues (Print Version)

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Women's Health Issues

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Latest News

Five Or More Repeat C-sections Seen Ok (11/15/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21285.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/15/2004)
Vaccine Stops Virus Tied to Cervical Cancer - Study. (11/12/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21251.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/12/2004)
UNC Professor Studies Hysterectomy Effects (11/11/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21236.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/11/2004)
Protection from Sudden Cardiac Death in Women May Be Linked with a Diet Rich in Alpha-Linolenic Acid (11/08/2004, American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3025993
Labor Takes Longer for Overweight and Obese Women (10/29/2004, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nichd-29.htm
New Report Maps Women's Health in the United States (09/01/2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs040901.htm
More News on Women's Health Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_w.html#WomensHealthIssues

From the National Institutes of Health

Labor Takes Longer for Overweight and Obese Women (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nichd-29.htm
Women's Health in the U.S.: NIAID Research on Health Issues Affecting Women (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) - Links to PDF File - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/womenshealth/womenshealth.pdf

Overviews

Action Steps for Staying Healthy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Women's Health) - http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/works/action.htm
Frequently Asked Questions about Women's Health (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4woman.gov/faq/index.htm
Lifetime of Good Health: Your Guide to Staying Healthy (National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF File - http://www.4woman.gov/pub/PG.English.pdf
Also available in Spanish - http://www.4woman.gov/pub/pg.spanish.pdf
Tips for a Healthy Life (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Women's Health) - http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/tips.htm
Women's Health for the Homefront: 2003 Daybook (National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF File - Large file - http://www.4woman.gov/faq/2003daybook.pdf
Women's Health Issues (Public Health Service, Office on Women's Health) - http://www.4woman.gov/owh/pub/womhealth%20issues/index.htm

Treatment

Descriptions of Selected Treatments for Women's Health Conditions (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/womenhealth/selected_treatments.cfm

Health Check Tools

Test Your Women's Health Knowledge (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4women.gov/quiz/

Clinical Trials

Women's Health Initiative (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/index.html

Prevention/Screening

General Screenings and Immunizations Guidelines for Women (National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF File - http://www.4woman.org/screeningcharts/screenings-general.pdf
Pap Smears: What They Are and What the Results Mean (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/138.xml
Recommended Screenings and Immunizations for Women with High Risk Factors (National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF File - http://www.4woman.org/screeningcharts/screenings-high-risk.pdf
Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/healthywom.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/healthywomsp.htm

Related Issues

Alcohol Alerts: Alcohol-An Important Women's Health Issue (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) - http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa62/aa62.htm
Alcohol: A Women's Health Issue (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) - http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochurewomen/women.htm
CDC Approaches to Prevent Disease and Promote Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Women's Health) - http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/works/prevdis.htm
Celebrate the Beauty of Youth (NIDDK Weight-control Information Network) - http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/celebrate.htm
Diseases and Disorders Related to Women's Health and Selected Treatments (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/womenshealth/diseases.cfm
Health of Minority Women (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4woman.gov/owh/pub/minority/index.htm
Heart Truth for Women (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/hearttruth/espanol.htm
Just the Facts: Sex Differences in Women’s Health Research (Society for Women's Health Research) - http://www.womens-health.org/hs/healthfacts.htm
Minority Women's Health (National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.4woman.gov/minority/index.htm
New Report Shows Link between Community Environment and Women's Health Outcomes (National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/03facts/linkoutcome.htm
WISEWOMAN: Frequently Asked Questions (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/wisewoman/faqs.htm
Women's Safety and Health Issues at Work (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/women/
Women's Top Health Threats: A Surprising List (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=WO00014
Your Ob-Gyn: Your Partner in Health Care (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQOW5687C⊂_cat=7

Research

High Blood Pressure and High CRP Escalate Cardiovascular Risk (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3017379
Labor Takes Longer for Overweight and Obese Women (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nichd-29.htm
Research on Gynecological Disorders (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/womenhealth/gynedis.cfm
Women and Smoking: Sensory Factors, Attitudes about Weight, Phase of Menstrual Cycle All Key to Quitting (National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_notes/NNVol17N4/Women.html
Women's First Stroke More Severe and Disabling Than Men's (American Stroke Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012688

Directories

ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.acog.org/member-lookup/disclaimer.cfm

Organizations

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - http://www.acog.org/
FDA Office of Women's Health (Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women's Health) - http://www.fda.gov/womens/
National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women's Health - http://www4.od.nih.gov/orwh/
National Women's Health Information Center (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - http://www.4woman.gov/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.4woman.gov/spanish/index.htm

Law and Policy

Social Security and Today's Woman (Social Security Administration) - http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10127.html
Also available in Spanish - http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/mujeres/mujerintro.htm

Statistics

American Women Are Waiting to Begin Families: Average Age at First Birth up More Than 3 Years from 1970 to 2000 (National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/ameriwomen.htm
Childbirth and Depression Are Leading Reasons for Hospitalization of Younger Women (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2002/chdeppr.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2002/sphospsp.htm
Disparities by Gender (American Public Health Association) - Links to PDF File - http://www.apha.org/NPHW/facts/Gender-PHW04_Facts.pdf
Also available in Spanish - http://www.apha.org/NPHW/espanol/DisparidadesGenaro-PHW04.pdf
FASTATS: Women's Health (National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/womens_health.htm
Leading Causes of Death, Females United States, 2001 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Women's Health) - http://www.cdc.gov/od/spotlight/nwhw/lcod.htm
New Report Maps Women's Health in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs040901.htm
What Do Women Suffer From? (Society for Women's Health Research) - http://www.womens-health.org/hs/suffer.htm
What Really Claims Women’s Lives? (Society for Women's Health Research) - http://www.womens-health.org/hs/whatclaims.htm
WISEWOMAN: Improving the Health of Uninsured Women (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/aag/aag_wisewoman.htm
Women of Color Health Data Book (National Women's Health Information Center) - Links to PDF File - Large file - http://www4.od.nih.gov/orwh/wocEnglish2002.pdf
Women with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and a Substance Use Disorder (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/femDual/femDual.htm

Seniors

For Women Ages 65 and Older: Staying Healthy (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZJUIRMFGC⊂_cat=641
What's Important about Elderly Women's Fat? Amount or Location? (American Heart Association) - http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3010084

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Population Groups - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/populationgroups.html
Women's Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/womenshealth.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Women's Health Issues is the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health - http://www4.od.nih.gov/orwh/

Page last updated: 16 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 01 October 2004