Utah Women's Health Review
Presenter: Kathleen Digre, MD (Moderator); Juliana S. Simonetti, MD; Tanya Halliday, PhD, RD; Hanna Raber, PharmD, BCACP; & Ware Branch, MDDate: 5/8/2025Brief Description: Panel discussion following four presentations on obesityKeywords/Main Subjects: Panel, obesity, clinical advances, pharmacological advancesCopyright: copyright Kathleen Digre, Juliana S. Simonetti, Tanya Halliday, Hanna Raber, & Ware Branch ©2025
Abstract Background: Physical inactivity and unhealthy eating are associated with morbidity and mortality, elevating health disparities in underserved communities. This study aims to identify common barriers to fruit/vegetable consumption and physical activity and explore factors associated with these barriers in women of color living in urban Utah. Methods: The study involves secondary analysis of baseline …
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Abstract Objectives: Women play an important role in promoting healthy eating and physical activity within their households, influencing the current and life-long health behaviors of children. The purpose of this study is to describe changes in fruit/vegetable consumption and physical activity among children living with racially and ethnically diverse women participating in a lifestyle-change intervention. …
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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 …
Headache is a common disorder in women and chronic daily headache is also more common in women. Childhood sexual abuse has been found to be frequent among women who have disabling headache. We wished to determine the frequency of sexual abuse as well as other forms of abuse in a headache clinic in Utah …
