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- Title
A Report of the Women's Health Congress Workshop on The Health of Women of Color: A Critical Intersection at the Corner of Sex/Gender and Race/Ethnicity.
- Authors
Plank-Bazinet, Jennifer L.; Kornstein, Susan G.; Clayton, Janine Austin; McCaskill-Stevens, Worta; Wood, Lauren; Cook, Nakela; Tajuddin, Salman M.; Brown, Gina M.; Harris, Tamara; Evans, Michele K.; Begg, Lisa; Brooks, Claudette E.; Miller, Leah R.; Mistretta, Amy Caroline; Cornelison, Terri L.
- Abstract
Women of color face unique health challenges that differ significantly from those of other women and men of color. To bring these issues to light, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women's Health sponsored a preconference workshop at the 23rd Annual Women's Health Congress, which was held in Washington, DC, in April 2015. The workshop featured presentations by NIH intramural and extramural scientists who provided insight on the disparities of a wide range of conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, the risk of HIV infection, and disability in an aging population. In this study, we highlight the major points of each presentation and the ensuing discussion.
- Subjects
WASHINGTON (D.C.); BLACK people; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors; HIV infections; LIFE skills; SEX crimes; TUMORS; WOMEN'S health; ADULT education workshops; CANCER vaccines; HEALTH equity; CAROTID intima-media thickness
- Publication
Journal of Women's Health (15409996), 2016, Vol 25, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
1540-9996
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/jwh.2015.5666