Dedicated to the enhancement of women's healthcare globally, with the hope of particularily benefiting those to whom current access to expert clinical information is difficult; the
Global Library of Women's Medicine is an online, freely available resource offering comprehensive, up-to-date, peer-reviewed information from across the field of women's health.
Derived from the well-known encyclopedic textbook by
John J. Sciarra entitled
'Gynecology & Obstetrics', originally published in 1934, online content has grown to include close to 500 chapters written by over 650 expert contributors; along with surgical videos, diagnostic atlases, laboratory tests, and other supporting information to promote safer motherhood.
Labels: ebook, global health, gynecology, healthcare for women, obstetics, online encyclopedia, womens health
Smita Prasad MPH, first year UMHS-SK medical student, has published her research findings along with co-author
Raymond Hill DrPH MPA.
"The objective of this study was to determine the cost-efficiency of vaccinating against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in Medicaid enrolled females of the Appalachian region of Kentucky (n=49,411 females) aged 12 to 25 years, versus paying for the treament of cervical cancer cases (n=643 cases) within this population later in life." The study demonstrated that such a prevention plan is cost-efficient and that over time, as the vaccinated population ages, an actual cost saving will be recognized.
Prasda SR, Hill R. A cost-benefit analsis on the HPV vaccine in Medicaid-enrolled females of the Appalachian region of Kentucky.
Kentucky Med Assoc J.June 2008;106:271-276.
Full text of the article is available in the library.Click for most information on
Cervical Cancer ,
Statistics Facts Sheet &
CDC 2007 National Immunization Survey Data.
Labels: cancer prevention, cancer research, Caribbean medical student, CDC, cost-benefit analysis, health care costs, HPV, human papillomavirus, public health, UMHS-SK, vaccination, womens health
Initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses"This report presents initial results based on interviews with 24 000 women,.. the study was implemented by
WHO, in collaboration with the
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) [and others], covering 15 sites and 10 countries:
Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, Japan, Peru, Namibia, Samoa, Serbia and Montenegro, Thailand and the United Republic of Tanzania. Data from the report show that violence against women is widespread and demands a public health response."
Full .pdf download and Summary available on the WHO website.Labels: domestic violence, LSHTM, violence against women, WHO, womens health
Researchers Say Mediterranean Diet May Lower Risk of Cancer, Other Major DiseasesBy Kelley Colihan
WebMD Health NewsSept. 11, 2008 -- More accolades are being heaped on the Mediterranean diet. This time, researchers say the diet may actually help prevent certain chronic diseases...
Our
Healthy Women, Healthy Nation Project here in St. Kitts is promoting the right formula!
Labels: health promotion, Healthy Women Healthy Nation, International University of Nursing, IUON, Mediterranean Diet, nursing research, St. Kitts, womens health
Read what is being said about the St. Kitts & Nevis women's health promotion inititative ~
"Healthy Women, Healthy Nation Project" Kittivitian Life Magazine has just published an article by Orita Bailey called
"A Healthy Workforce is a Productive Workforce." Labels: Caribbean, health promotion, health research, research study, St. Kitts, womens health
