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Clinical Preventive Services for Women

Closing the Gaps

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Preventive Services for Women

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Clinical Preventive Services for Women

Closing the Gaps

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Preventive Services for Women

Women suffer disproportionate rates of chronic disease and disability from some conditions, and often have high out-of-pocket health care costs. The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) provides the United States with an opportunity to reduce existing health disparities by providing an unprecedented level of population health care coverage. The expansion of coverage to millions of uninsured Americans and the new standards for coverage of preventive services that are included in the ACA can potentially improve the health and well-being of individuals across the United States. Women in particular stand to benefit from these additional preventive health services. Clinical Preventive Services for Women reviews the preventive services that are important to women's health and well-being. It recommends that eight preventive health services for women be added to the services that health plans will cover at no cost. The recommendations are based on a review of existing guidelines and an assessment of the evidence on the effectiveness of different preventive services. The services include improved screening for cervical cancer, sexually transmitted infections, and gestational diabetes; a fuller range of contraceptive education, counseling, methods, and services; services for pregnant women; at least one well-woman preventive care visit annually; and screening and counseling for interpersonal and domestic violence, among others. Clinical Preventive Services for Women identifies critical gaps in preventive services for women as well as measures that will further ensure optimal health and well-being. It can serve as a comprehensive guide for federal government agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; state and local government agencies; policy makers; health care professionals; caregivers, and researchers.

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0309215382

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Clinical Preventive Services for Women

Closing the Gaps

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Preventive Services for Women

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Closing the Gaps

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Preventive Services for Women

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Care Without Coverage

Too Little, Too Late

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance

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Care Without Coverage

Too Little, Too Late

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Health Care Services,Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance

Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.

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0309083435

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9780309083430

Women's Health Research

Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Women's Health Research

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Women's Health Research

Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise

By: Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Committee on Women's Health Research

Even though slightly over half of the U.S. population is female, medical research historically has neglected the health needs of women. However, over the past two decades, there have been major changes in government support of women's health research-in policies, regulations, and the organization of research efforts. To assess the impact of these changes, Congress directed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ask the IOM to examine what has been learned from that research and how well it has been put into practice as well as communicated to both providers and women. Women's Health Research finds that women's health research has contributed to significant progress over the past 20 years in lessening the burden of disease and reducing deaths from some conditions, while other conditions have seen only moderate change or even little or no change. Gaps remain, both in research areas and in the application of results to benefit women in general and across multiple population groups. Given the many and significant roles women play in our society, maintaining support for women's health research and enhancing its impact are not only in the interest of women, they are in the interest of us all.

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0309163374

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