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Interpersonal Violence and Older Women
$195,000 grant from Attorney General, Betty Montgomery
The Women's Health Program designed this interdisciplinary project with faculty
from UC Family Medicine, UC Criminal Justice and staff of Women Helping
Women.
The study is designed to improve identification and intervention by the medical
community to women over 60 years who are victims of domestic violence.
Domestic Violence affects 25% of women during their lifetime. The needs of older
women who are victims of domestic violence are unique from those of younger
women. Older women often have medical and mental health issues that make them
seek care from physicians. Participating in long marriages that they do not want
to leave; women just want the abuse to end, their family life to remain intact
and to feel safe at home for their remaining years. The usual programming for
younger victims such as support groups is not always acceptable to older women.;
Shelters are usually filled with children and may not be set up to manage the
needs of older women, such as handicap access, medication protocols, and
accomodating special dietary needs. Often victims may not drive and are hence
dependent on the abuser for transportation.
Principle Investigators are Barbara Rinto, Women's Health Program, Therese Zink, Family Medicine and Bonnie Fisher, Criminal Justice.
A sampling of past Women's Health Program community projects include
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Exploring the Biological Contributions to Human Health: Does Sex
Matter? -
9/5/01
Dean's Distinguished Lecturer, Huntington F. Willard discussed the Institute of Medicine report. Dr. Willard was a member of the Committee on Understanding the Biology of Sex and Gender. He is President and Director, The Research Institute of University Hospitals of Cleveland; Director, Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals of Cleveland; and Professor, Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University. This program was sponsored by UC College of Medicine Women’s Health Program, UC College of Medicine Dean’s Office, UC College of Medicine Dept of Physiology, and Children's Hospital's Division and Program in Human Genetics. Read the entire IOM report. -
WOMEN’S CANCERS: UC Research That Affects You!
Important biomedical research is being conducted “in our own back yard” at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Those in attendance at the October 19, 2000 program heard UC scientists discuss their research and how it is contributing to our understanding of cancers, like breast and ovarian, that primarily or only affect women. Sponsored by the UC Women’s Health Program, the Breast Cancer Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and The Barrett Cancer Center. -
Autoimmunity: A Disease of Women.... but why? - 2/9/00
Invited speaker: Denise Faustman MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Harvard University Medical School, Director, Immunobiology Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital, Coeditor-in-Chief, Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine, Executive Vice-President, Society for Women's Health Research. Sponsors: UC Women's Health Program, Arthritis Foundation Southwest Ohio Chapter, Multiple Sclerosis Society, with support from the Adele Noyes Thomson Fund. - Women and Disabilities Workshop - 9/14/99
WHP cosponsored this program concerning the secondary health conditions for women with disabilities with the Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disabilities - White House Conference On Mental Health - 6/7/99
Cosponsored a viewing and discussion of the White House Conference on Mental Health live satellite broadcast along with the Mental Health Associations of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. - Women Living Long Living Well - 2/25/99
A collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services on a new Project, "Women Living Long Living Well," (WLLLW) was attended by consumers, providers and public health officials to solicit information for use by UC, DHHS and state health departments on needs and concerns of women regarding health and aging.
Health Information and Resources:
- A Century of Women's Health 1900-2000 - Women's Health Time Capsule Initiative captures and highlights, for future generations, the most significant contributions/advances related to improvements in women's health during the past century. The Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the lead office for the Women's Health Time Capsule initiative.
- American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association - is dedicated to the eradication of autoimmune diseases and the alleviation of suffering and the socioeconomic impact of autoimmunity through fostering and facilitating collaboration in the areas of education, research, and patient services in an effective, ethical and efficient manner.
- American Cancer Society - is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service.
- American Heart Association - gives women of all ages everywhere the facts on women's heart disease and stroke. Learn what risks women face for heart disease and stroke and how lifestyle changes can lower those risks.
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - provides information and press releases on a variety of health topics including women's health. The CDC also has a site with information on Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors that includes antiperspirants and breast cancer, tampons and dioxin, various HIV/AIDS rumors and others.
- National Black Women's Health Project (NBWHP) - seeks to improve the health of black women by providing wellness education and services, health information and advocacy.
- National Women's Health Information Center - A service of the U.S. Public Health Service’s Office on Women's Health - a gateway to the vast array of federal and other women's health information resources.
- Netwellness - A consumer health information service developed by the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with the collaboration of Case Western Reserve University and The Ohio State University. Features include "health topics," "ask an expert" and "today's news."
- Ohio Department of Health, Women's Health Initiatives - Assesses Ohio women's health status, distributes findings and promotes policy implications. Provides reliable, timely and culturally appropriate health information to Ohio women. See their Women's Health Clinics Resource Guide that contains information on Health care clinics around the state that provide low-cost or no-cost care to women and their families (public health clinics, hospital-based clinics, ODJFS clinics, dental clinics, women's clinics, WIC clinics, etc.); Statewide resource hotlines by topic: AIDS, Domestic Violence, Osteoporosis, Cancer, etc.;and Information about insurance options for income-qualifying families (Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, etc.)
- Society for Women's Health Research - promotes the study and acceptance of gender based biology in the scientific community; enhances the recruitment and retention of women in clinical trials; and increases research funding for women's health research. See "Top Ten Differences That Make A Difference," a brief summary of sex/gender-based biology fact sheet and "Just the Facts: Gender Based Biology," the complete sex/gender-based biology fact sheet with citations.
- Southwestern Ohio Breast and Cervical Cancer Project - provides Pap Smears and mammograms for women who have had problems paying for the tests because of their income.
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