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Logo for the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) The Women's Health Initiative ( WHI) was a series of clinical studies initiated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1991, to address major health issues causing morbidity and mortality in postmenopausal women. It consisted of three clinical trials (CT) and an observational study (OS).
A health risk assessment (HRA) is a health questionnaire, used to provide individuals with an evaluation of their health risks and quality of life. [5] Commonly a HRA incorporates three key elements – an extended questionnaire, a risk calculation or score, and some form of feedback, i.e. face-to-face with a health advisor or an automatic online report.
Women’s health expert Dr. Jennifer Wider tells Yahoo Life that she’s not surprised by the study’s findings. “Gender bias and sex disparity is long established in the field of health care ...
Higher values of WHtR indicate higher risk of obesity-related cardiovascular diseases; it is correlated with abdominal obesity. [ 1 ] More than twenty-five years ago, waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) was first suggested as a simple health risk assessment tool because it is a proxy for harmful central adiposity [ 2 ] and a boundary value of 0.5 was ...
The inaugural Hearst Health Lab took place in May, with panels on various women's health topics and a keynote from First Lady Jill Biden. Read about the event.
Women's health is an example of population health, where health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". [ 1] Often treated as simply women's reproductive health, many groups argue for a broader definition pertaining to ...
Women's health in China refers to the health of women in People's Republic of China (PRC), which is different from men's health in China in many ways. Health, in general, is defined in the World Health Organization (WHO) constitution as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". [1]
Assessing, diagnosing, and treating selected reproductive health needs or problems in male partners, such as sexually transmitted infections, contraception, and infertility. Assessing genetic risks and refers, as needed, for testing and counseling. Collaborating with other health care providers for management or referral of high-risk pregnancies.