Perspective on Women's Health - Module 1

During the U.S. Civil War, who led a national effort to organize a nursing corps to care for the war's wounded and sick?

Dorthea Dix

What is the study of patterns of health and disease in populations?

Epidemiology

True or False? Depression is a chronic disease that occurs almost exclusively during or after menopause.

False

According to the Status of Women PowerPoint, what are the 2 life factors that impact women the most?

Health and education

Which of the following statements about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is true?

It increased access to health insurance for about 6 million women from 2010 to 2019.

Which of the following actions is an example of primary prevention?

Quitting smoking to prevent lung disease

In Canada, Western Europe, and the United Kingdom, the majority of people:

Are automatically insured through the government

Which of the following actions is an example of secondary prevention?

Being screened for HIV/AIDS

Which HHS agency conducts disease surveillance and prevention and keeps track of national health statistics?

CDC

True or False? Rates of depression fall sharply for women older than the age of 65 years.

False

True or False? The most effective way to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases in populations is to ignore gender and to treat men and women as complete equals.

False

True or false? From its beginnings, the American feminist movement has been inclusive with respect to race, class, and sexual identity.

False

Women older than the age of 65 years should obtain which type of screening annually?

High blood pressure

How did the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act increase access to health insurance?

It lowered the cost of insurance for some individuals and businesses. It kept people with preexisting conditions from being excluded from purchasing insurance. It increased access of health insurance through Medicaid. All of these are correct.

Which of the following statements about the Violence Against Women Act is true?

It made certain violent crimes committed against women illegal across the country.

What did the NIH Revitalization Act do for women's health?

It required that women and minorities be included as subjects in all human research funded by NIH.

According to the Status of Women PowerPoint, the most common language spoken in the world is...

Mandarin Chinese

Which organization conducts most federally funded medical research?

NIH

Fall-related injuries are of special concern to elderly women suffering from:

Osteoporosis

Compared to men, women:

have longer life spans and are more likely to care for sick or aging relatives.

About how much of the current gross domestic product (GDP) is spent on health care?

18%

In what year did the FDA approve the birth control pill?

1960

When were Medicaid and Medicare enacted?

1965

During World War II, many women entered the U.S. workforce. What happened to most of these women at the end of the war, when men returned from the front?

They usually had to leave their jobs and return to the home as men returned to the workforce

What is the main objective of the Family and Medical Leave Act?

To provide unpaid medical leave for employees caring for a newborn baby, adopted child, or sick relative

What are the largest behavior-related causes of death in the United States?

Tobacco use, poor diet, and inactivity

Which of the following actions is an example of tertiary prevention?

Treating a terminally ill patient with painkillers

According to the Status of Women PowerPoint, of all the illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are women.

True

According to the Status of Women PowerPoint, women account for a little under 1/2 of the world population until age 65. Then there are more women living than men.

True

According to the World's Women 2015 article on poverty, women aged 65+ living alone are more likely to be poor than men aged 65+ living alone.

True

True or False? Factors such as the hormonal variations caused by the menstrual cycle and the possible effects of a trial on a developing fetus can pose statistical and ethical challenges for clinical investigators.

True

True or False? Revisions to FDA policies in 1993 required drug studies to include women of childbearing age.

True

True or False? The federal government's role in funding biomedical research is significant.

True

True or false? The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination (CEDAW) legally binds 165 UN member states to take steps to promote women's equality and to report on the steps they have taken.

True

Which of the following is covered with no co-pay under the PPACA?

Well-women visits Gestational diabetes screening Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing All of these are correct.

Health promotion is:

any planned education, political, social, or other campaign to help a person or population improve or maintain health

During their senior years, women should:

get regular exercise. have routine mammography as recommended by their healthcare provider. receive an annual vaccination to reduce the risk of influenza. All of these are correct.

The SCHIP provides health insurance coverage to:

low-income children

Compared to women who do not care for a relative or friend, women caregivers are:

more likely to be depressed. more likely to be sick themselves. more likely to have insomnia. All of these are correct.

Feminism is the idea that:

women should have the same rights, opportunities, and privileges as men.