WOMENS HEALTH ISSUES CH. 1-7
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024 WOMENS
HEALTH ISSUES CH. 1-7
Progressive Era - ANSWER 1890s to 1920s
-Women gained the ability to vote ( 19th Amendment)
-Women did not gain equal rights (the Equal Rights Amendment has yet to be passed)
-Birth control movement began: the first birth control clinic opened in New York City, but clinics
remained rare and birth control (and even talking about it) was mostly illegal.
WWII and Postwar Years - ANSWER 1930s to 1950s
- Women entered the workforce
during WWII, but often lost
their jobs when the war ended
- The Kinsey Report: Nearly 6,000 women interviewed about their sexual behaviors.
-Conclusion: women have sex and enjoy
The Grassroots Movement - ANSWER 1960s-1970s
- FDA approval of birth control pill
- Civil Rights Act
- Title VII-Protecting women against employment discrimination
- Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
1980s: Changing Public Policy - ANSWER - Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)-Ensures
women's participation in clinical trials, strengthens research on diseases affecting women, and promotes
the career advancement of women in science.
- The Task Force on Women's Health-issued recommendation to increase gender equity in biomedical
research & establish guidelines for the inclusion of women in federally sponsored studies
-Money for health research: contraception, infertility, breast and ovarian cancer
-Medicaid coverage of Pap smear screening and
,mammography
1990: Women's Health at the Forefront - ANSWER -Brought together Government, Healthcare
Institutions, Academia, And Advocacy Organizations to analyze and promote women's health and well
being.
-1993: NIH(National Institute of Health) Revitalization Act- Congress required that women & minorities
be included as subjects in all human subject research funded by NIH
-Family & Medical Leave Act(1993)- gives employees unpaid medical leave for themselves or for the care
of a family member, Newborn, or adopted infants.
-Violence Against Women (1994)- mandated a unified judicial response to sexual crimes against women
The 21st Century - ANSWER The New Millennium
- Human genome
- Women's Health Initiative findings
- Improved HIV/AIDS medications and
care
- Public health programs
- Inclusion of children in clinical trials
-Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act to extend health care to women, men, & children
1st Wave of Feminism - ANSWER Suffragists and abolitionists, late 19th,
early 20th century
2nd Wave of Feminism - ANSWER 1960s and 1970s, specific, often
political injustices and inequalities
3rd Wave of Feminism - ANSWER 1980s and 1990s, examining all areas of
society from a feminist perspective
,Development of Organization & gov. Agencies Related to Women's Health - ANSWER Department of
Health & Human Services
•Office of Research on Women's Health(ORWH)
-FDA- need to study drugs on both women & Men
-Make sure drugs don't have negative effects on women
-CDC
-National Institute of Health-Need to include women, minorities, & children (if possible) in clinical trials
ORWH - ANSWER •Office of Research on Women's Health
•Gov focal point for women's Biomed Research
•Advises NIH director & staff on women's health research
•Strengthens & Enhances research related to diseases, disorders, & Conditions affecting women.
•Ensures the NIH research addresses issues regarding women's health
•develops opportunities for & supports recruitment, retention, reentry, & advancement of women in
biomed careers
•ensures that biomed & behavioral research studies supported by NIH represent women & women's
health issues
•supports research on Women's health issues
Biomed Research - ANSWER • Increased life expectancy
• Improved health throughout life span
• Decreased cost of illness
• Increased understanding of biological,
psychological, and sociological factors
• BUT... Other methods of improving women's
health and quality of life are underused
& underfunded in the United States
Types of Research Studies - ANSWER Types of Research Studies
• Descriptive studies
, -Population or correlation studies
-Individual Studies
• Analytic studies
-Observational studies
Retrospective
Prospective-track a group of people over time & see what happens
-Intervention studies
Clinical Studies
Phases of a Clinical Trial - ANSWER Phase I: Tested on small group (20-80) healthy volunteers to evaluate
safety, determine safe dosages, & ID safe side effects
Phase II: Larger group of people(100-300) to further evaluate safety & effectiveness
Phase III: Large groups in clinics and hospitals (1,000-3,000) to confirm effectiveness, monitor side
effects, & compare with other treatments
Phase IV: Study after drug is marketed to continue collecting info regarding side effects in various
populations
Reproductive Rights - ANSWER Reproductive Rights
•National
January 22, 1973
- Roe v. Wade: legalized abortions in most
circumstances
- However...some states have since added laws
when and where abortions can take place,
greatly limiting access
•International
-Roe V. Wade DID NOT prevent federal gov from imposing abortion restriction in countries that receive
US funding.
Global Perspective on Women's Health - ANSWER Global threats to women's health
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024 WOMENS
HEALTH ISSUES CH. 1-7
Progressive Era - ANSWER 1890s to 1920s
-Women gained the ability to vote ( 19th Amendment)
-Women did not gain equal rights (the Equal Rights Amendment has yet to be passed)
-Birth control movement began: the first birth control clinic opened in New York City, but clinics
remained rare and birth control (and even talking about it) was mostly illegal.
WWII and Postwar Years - ANSWER 1930s to 1950s
- Women entered the workforce
during WWII, but often lost
their jobs when the war ended
- The Kinsey Report: Nearly 6,000 women interviewed about their sexual behaviors.
-Conclusion: women have sex and enjoy
The Grassroots Movement - ANSWER 1960s-1970s
- FDA approval of birth control pill
- Civil Rights Act
- Title VII-Protecting women against employment discrimination
- Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
1980s: Changing Public Policy - ANSWER - Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)-Ensures
women's participation in clinical trials, strengthens research on diseases affecting women, and promotes
the career advancement of women in science.
- The Task Force on Women's Health-issued recommendation to increase gender equity in biomedical
research & establish guidelines for the inclusion of women in federally sponsored studies
-Money for health research: contraception, infertility, breast and ovarian cancer
-Medicaid coverage of Pap smear screening and
,mammography
1990: Women's Health at the Forefront - ANSWER -Brought together Government, Healthcare
Institutions, Academia, And Advocacy Organizations to analyze and promote women's health and well
being.
-1993: NIH(National Institute of Health) Revitalization Act- Congress required that women & minorities
be included as subjects in all human subject research funded by NIH
-Family & Medical Leave Act(1993)- gives employees unpaid medical leave for themselves or for the care
of a family member, Newborn, or adopted infants.
-Violence Against Women (1994)- mandated a unified judicial response to sexual crimes against women
The 21st Century - ANSWER The New Millennium
- Human genome
- Women's Health Initiative findings
- Improved HIV/AIDS medications and
care
- Public health programs
- Inclusion of children in clinical trials
-Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act to extend health care to women, men, & children
1st Wave of Feminism - ANSWER Suffragists and abolitionists, late 19th,
early 20th century
2nd Wave of Feminism - ANSWER 1960s and 1970s, specific, often
political injustices and inequalities
3rd Wave of Feminism - ANSWER 1980s and 1990s, examining all areas of
society from a feminist perspective
,Development of Organization & gov. Agencies Related to Women's Health - ANSWER Department of
Health & Human Services
•Office of Research on Women's Health(ORWH)
-FDA- need to study drugs on both women & Men
-Make sure drugs don't have negative effects on women
-CDC
-National Institute of Health-Need to include women, minorities, & children (if possible) in clinical trials
ORWH - ANSWER •Office of Research on Women's Health
•Gov focal point for women's Biomed Research
•Advises NIH director & staff on women's health research
•Strengthens & Enhances research related to diseases, disorders, & Conditions affecting women.
•Ensures the NIH research addresses issues regarding women's health
•develops opportunities for & supports recruitment, retention, reentry, & advancement of women in
biomed careers
•ensures that biomed & behavioral research studies supported by NIH represent women & women's
health issues
•supports research on Women's health issues
Biomed Research - ANSWER • Increased life expectancy
• Improved health throughout life span
• Decreased cost of illness
• Increased understanding of biological,
psychological, and sociological factors
• BUT... Other methods of improving women's
health and quality of life are underused
& underfunded in the United States
Types of Research Studies - ANSWER Types of Research Studies
• Descriptive studies
, -Population or correlation studies
-Individual Studies
• Analytic studies
-Observational studies
Retrospective
Prospective-track a group of people over time & see what happens
-Intervention studies
Clinical Studies
Phases of a Clinical Trial - ANSWER Phase I: Tested on small group (20-80) healthy volunteers to evaluate
safety, determine safe dosages, & ID safe side effects
Phase II: Larger group of people(100-300) to further evaluate safety & effectiveness
Phase III: Large groups in clinics and hospitals (1,000-3,000) to confirm effectiveness, monitor side
effects, & compare with other treatments
Phase IV: Study after drug is marketed to continue collecting info regarding side effects in various
populations
Reproductive Rights - ANSWER Reproductive Rights
•National
January 22, 1973
- Roe v. Wade: legalized abortions in most
circumstances
- However...some states have since added laws
when and where abortions can take place,
greatly limiting access
•International
-Roe V. Wade DID NOT prevent federal gov from imposing abortion restriction in countries that receive
US funding.
Global Perspective on Women's Health - ANSWER Global threats to women's health
