Utah Women's Health Review
Title: An Introduction to the Sex, Gender, and Women’s Health Across the Lifespan SymposiumPresenter: Kathleen Digre, MD, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, University of UtahDate: 5/14/20Brief Description: An introduction to the Sex, Gender, and Women’s Health Across the Lifespan Symposium, Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, and the 7 Domains of HealthKeywords/Main Subjects: 7 domains, CoE, clinical research and …
Closed captioning providedContent Warning: stillbirth shown 52:12 – 52:42 Full Agenda and Timestamps————————————– Welcome & Introduction – 0:00 —Kathleen Digre, MD, University of Utah Launching the Utah Women’s Health Review – 6:54 —Karen Schliep, PhD, University of Utah The Status of Women in Utah: Education, Leadership & Well-Being –13:23 —Q&A –39:36 —Susan Madsen, PhD, Utah …
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This review represents an overview of health situations and opportunities for improvement in community health in Utah.
The aim of this research project is to enhance understanding of the current rural-urban disparities in health outcomes among women in Utah.
Nearly half of Americans are diagnosed with periodontal disease, of whom an estimated 40% suffer from moderate to severe periodontitis.
Poverty is a key driver of poor population health outcomes. Families or individuals in poverty are more likely to experience chronic conditions, including asthma and diabetes, less likely to have access to healthy food and walkable neighborhoods, and more likely to have limited access to medical care. Women are at an even greater risk of poverty, due to social conditions …
Objectives: Utah has the highest rates of depression and suicide in the US, despite high rates of antide-pressant prescriptions. People living at altitude are exposed to chronic hypobaric hypoxia, which may disrupt brain serotonin and bioenergetic function, to worsen depression and reduce selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) function …
In 2017, Utah Representative Brian King proposed a comprehensive sexual education bill. H.B. 215. This bill included an emphasis on teaching sexual consent, and permitted parents to choose abstinence-based, comprehensive, or no sexual education for their children …
In Utah, one in three women will experience some form of sexual violence (SV) during their lifetime, and one in eight women and one in 50 men will experience rape …