Women Work And Health

Author : Pat Armstrong
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780889614857

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Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada by Pat Armstrong Pdf

Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada explores why health care is a woman's issue and seeks to address gender equity in health services. Written by members of Women and Health Care Reform (WHCR), this collection establishes the importance of including gender in discussions and decisions surrounding health sector reform. In twelve concise chapters, Thinking Women and Health Care Reform in Canada addresses a wide range of issues, including obesity, maternity care, mental health of health care workers, and private health insurance. This thought-provoking collection is an essential read for students and researchers in the fields of women's studies, health sciences, sociology, and nursing, as well as for anyone who is looking for a new picture of health care in Canada.

Author : Afaf I. Meleis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-10-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0789016613

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Women's Work, Health, and Quality of Life by Afaf I. Meleis Pdf

Discover the unexpected results when occupational health studies include women’s unpaid work! This landmark book makes a powerful case for the interrelationship of work (whether paid or unpaid) and health issues. Women's Work, Health, and Quality of Life examines specific occupational attitudes, behaviors, and conditions that affect the well-being of women. The subjects of the studies range from Filipina domestic workers in Hong Kong to migrant farm workers in the US, and the conclusions are fascinating. It also presents a reasoned critique of the shortcomings of most scientific research into women’s occupational health and offers a paradigm shift with significant consequences. By examining women's unpaid domestic work, caregiving, and volunteer work as well as paid work, Women's Work, Health, and Quality of Life provides a more accurate look at critical health issues. It addresses such vital concerns as the physical and emotional health of women who are giving unpaid care to sick family members, for example, as well as analyzing the effects of paid employment on health. International in scope, Women's Work, Health, and Quality of Life examines vital factors in health and work, including: self-care and social support levels of stress health protective behaviors postpartum and midlife health issues Women's Work, Health, and Quality of Life offers a fascinating picture of these vital issues of women's lives. In kitchens, factories, and offices around the world, work has an impact on women's health. This wide-ranging book will be of interest to public health researchers, policymakers, and women’s activists.

Author : Marlene B. Goldman,Rebecca Troisi,Kathryn M. Rexrode
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 1632 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780123849793

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Women and Health by Marlene B. Goldman,Rebecca Troisi,Kathryn M. Rexrode Pdf

Women and Health is a comprehensive reference that addresses health issues affecting women of all ages — from adolescence through maturity. It goes far beyond other books on this topic, which concentrate only on reproductive health, and has a truly international perspective. It covers key issues ranging from osteoporosis to breast cancer and other cancers, domestic violence, sexually transmitted diseases, occupational hazards, eating disorders, heart disease and other chronic illnesses, substance abuse, and societal and behavioral influences on health. In this second edition of Women and Health, chapters thoughtfully explore the current state of women’s health and health care, including the influences of sex and gender on the occurrence of a wide variety of diseases and conditions. All chapters have been extensively updated and emphasize the epidemiology of the condition — the etiology, occurrence, primary and secondary prevention (screening), risk factors, surveillance, changing trends over time, and critical analysis of the diagnostic and treatment options and controversies. Treatment sections in each chapter have been expanded to create a stronger dialogue between epidemiologists and women's health practitioners. Saves researchers and clinicians time in quickly accessing the very latest details on a broad range of women’s health issues, as opposed to searching through thousands of journal articles Provides a common language for epidemiologists, public health practitioners, and women’s health specialists to discuss the behavioral, cultural, and biological determinants of women’s health Researchers and medical specialists will learn how the gender-specific risks and features of one organ system’s diseases affect the health of other organ systems For example: Hormone replacement therapy used to treat imbalance within the endocrine system is also being used to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease; Drugs developed for type 2 diabetes are now being used in chemoprevention Orients the non-gerontologist about the importance of considering the entire life cycle of women within research designs and treatment plans Professors teaching courses in women’s health will use slides and additional materials to structure lectures/courses; students will use slides as a unique resource to study for exams

Author : D.C. Walsh,R.H. Egdahl
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461380771

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Women, Work, and Health: Challenges to Corporate Policy by D.C. Walsh,R.H. Egdahl Pdf

Author : Karen Messing
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Occupational diseases
ISBN : 1566395984

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One-eyed Science by Karen Messing Pdf

Responding to the tough question, why are scientists so unresponsive to the needs of women workers, Messing describes long-standing difficulties in gaining attention for the occupational health of women, ranging from the structure of the grant process and the conferences crucial to the professional life of researchers to the basic assumptions of scientific practice.

Author : Jeanne Mager Stellman
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0394734521

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Women's Work, Women's Health by Jeanne Mager Stellman Pdf

Author : Patricia Whelehan
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1988-07-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : UOM:39015035745333

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Women and Health by Patricia Whelehan Pdf

This long-awaited, holistic, and cross-cultural survey demonstrates the effects of varying economic, political, social and cultural conditions on women's health throughout the world. The authors address a wide range of topics, from the sexual, reproductive, and gynecological to issues such as stress from and adaptation to increased urbanization, changing work roles, and family structures. [Offers] a complex picture of women's experiences as seekers of health care in an increasingly multifaceted world in which traditional medical models and treatments have not vanished, but have been suppressed by Western therapies and therapists. American Journal of Physical Anthropology This long awaited, holistic, and cross-cultural survey demonstrates the effects of varying economic, political, social and cultural conditions on women's health throughout the world. The authors address a wide range of topics: from the sexual, reproductive, and gynecological, to issues such as stress from, and adaptation to, increased urbanization, changing work roles, and family structures. Useful text for courses in Women's Health, Anthropology/Sociology of Medicine.

Author : Pat Armstrong,Ann Pederson
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Gender identity
ISBN : 9780889615700

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Women's Health 2e by Pat Armstrong,Ann Pederson Pdf

Though we may no longer confine our understanding of women's health to reproduction and maternity care, women's health in Canada continues to be limited by knowledge gaps, political agendas, and fiscal restraints. This second edition of Women's Health provides a comprehensive picture of the state of women's health in Canada, tracing the emergence of the field and outlining some of the current challenges facing its advancement. The contributors--who include academics, health care professionals, and policy-makers--explore women's health in different social and geographical locations, the gendering of care work, and the ways in which research can influence health policy. Drawing on gender-based analysis and highlighting the diversity among women, this multidisciplinary collection illustrates the breadth of contemporary Canadian writing on women's health and calls for a renewed commitment to women's health advocacy. This revised edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect developments in research and recent changes in the social, political, and economic context. New chapters cover topics such as wait times, girls' health, and unpaid health care. Featuring questions for further thought and lists of recommended readings and websites, this unique text is a valuable resource for both students and researchers in the fields of women's studies, sociology, health sciences, and nursing.

Author : Beverly Leipert,Belinda Leach,Wilfreda Thurston
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-17
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781442662520

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Rural Women's Health by Beverly Leipert,Belinda Leach,Wilfreda Thurston Pdf

The well-being of rural communities affects the well-being of those who reside in towns and cities because of rural-urban connections through food, drinking water, infectious disease, extreme environmental events, recreation, and for many, retirement residence. In rural areas themselves, women play a critical role in the health of their families and communities, yet women’s health is often marginalized or ignored. There have been limited studies to date about rural women and health in Canada. Filling an important gap in scholarship, this collection identifies priority issues that must be addressed to ensure these women’s well-being and offers innovative theoretical and methodological ideas for improvement. Rural Women’s Health integrates perspectives from rural practitioners, residents, and scholars in a variety of fields, including nursing, sociology, anthropology, and geography, to tackle issues relevant to diverse settings across the country. As such, it presents a national perspective on the nature of women’s health while respecting internal and regional diversity, as well as viewpoints from international scholarship.

Author : Anjali Gandhi
Publisher : Aakar Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 8187879718

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Women's Work, Health, and Empowerment by Anjali Gandhi Pdf

Gender equality and women empowerment are no longer considered supplementary but central to the practice of development.

Author : Tolu Oyelowo,Judith (Judi) L. Johnson
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 661 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-20
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781284079616

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A Guide to Women's Health by Tolu Oyelowo,Judith (Judi) L. Johnson Pdf

Preceded by Mosby's guide to women's health / Tolu Oyelowo. St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby Elsevier, c2007.

Author : Roxane L Gervais,Prudence M. Millear
Publisher : Springer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319317366

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Exploring Resources, Life-Balance and Well-Being of Women Who Work in a Global Context by Roxane L Gervais,Prudence M. Millear Pdf

This volume presents research on women’s experiences, attitudes and perceptions, considering their work roles and in the context of their lives outside work. It explores the various choices women may opt to take, and the resources they may use, and presents options they may wish to consider over the course of their working lives. The research presented here is varied and the methods used include cross-sectional and longitudinal research, reviews of literature, as well as experiences and practical suggestions from clinical, organisational, health and occupational health psychologists, in addition to occupational safety and health practitioners. It looks at women who are part-time employees, those in vulnerable positions in the informal economy to women in mainstream, full-time employment. The chapters present theoretical underpinnings of how, what, when and where women approach work options, approach life and approach living. The overarching factor that links these chapters is the focus on women as a vital resource in the world economy, with an exploration of the options that are available to them and how these could be maximised to retain a productive and healthy female workforce.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Health surveys
ISBN : 0840605382

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Women by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Women
ISBN : CHI:51736928

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Research on Women's Health by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lorraine Greaves ,Ann Pederson ,Nancy Poole
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780889615199

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Making It Better by Lorraine Greaves ,Ann Pederson ,Nancy Poole Pdf

In this innovative collection, leading thinkers in clinical medicine, sociology, epidemiology, kinesiology, education, and public policy reveal how health promotion is failing communities by failing women. Despite a longstanding consensus that social inequalities shape global patterns of illness and opportunities for health, mainstream health promotion frameworks continue to ignore gender at relational, household, community, and state levels. Exploring the ways in which gendered norms affect health and social equity for all human beings, Making It Better invites us to rethink conventional approaches to health promotion and to strive for transformative initiatives and policies. Offering practical tools and evidence-based strategies for moving from gender integration to gender transformation, this anthology is required reading for policymakers, health promotion and healthcare practitioners, researchers, community developers, and social service providers.