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Appendix A

Workshop Agenda

Workshop on Raising the Bar–The Health of Women in America:
A National Perspective on Women’s Health

September 25, 2015

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Keck Center

Room 100

500 Fifth Street, NW

Washington, DC

9:00-9:10 Welcome
Nancy E. Adler (Chair), University of California, San Francisco
9:10-9:20 Opening Remarks
Janine Austin Clayton, Director, Office of Research on
Women’s Health
Session 1:
Findings of Shorter Lives, Poorer Health Regarding Women’s Health
9:20-10:15 Steven H. Woolf, Virginia Commonwealth University
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Improving the Health of Women in the United States: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23441.
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Session 2:
Factors Influencing Differences in Women’s Health Outcomes
10:15-10:40 Access to Medical Care
Alina Salganicoff, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
10:40-11:00 Break
11:00-11:25 Bias in Medical Care Delivery
Paula A. Johnson, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
11:25-11:50 Gender Gaps in Quality of Care for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Within and Across Geographic Areas
Chloe E. Bird, RAND
11:50-1:00 Lunch
Session 3:
Research on Factors Influencing Differences in Morbidity and Mortality
1:00-1:25 Trends and Inequalities in Women’s Mortality Across Geographic Areas
Jennifer Karas Montez, Syracuse University
1:25-1:50 Socioeconomic Status and Health
Sarah A. Burgard, University of Michigan
1:50-2:15 Education
Mark D. Hayward, University of Texas at Austin
2:15-2:40 Employment
Nancy L. Marshall, Wellesley College
2:40-3:05 Risk Behaviors and Health Outcomes
Christine E. Grella, University of California, Los Angeles
3:05-3:25 Break
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Improving the Health of Women in the United States: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23441.
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Session 4:
Future Research Directions
3:25-3:40 Summary of Key Issues
Alina Salganicoff
3:40 -4:15 Floor Discussion
Nancy E. Adler
4:15-4:30 Closing Remarks
Terri L. Cornelison, Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Improving the Health of Women in the United States: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23441.
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The environment for women's health has changed over the last 25 years. Increased use of automobiles can lead to health risks from lack of physical activity. There has also been an increase in access to and consumption of unhealthy food. Other changes in the past 2 to 3 decades include the significant increase in the number of women who are heads of households and responsible for all aspects of a household and family. Many women now are also having children later in life, which poses interesting issues for both biology and sociology. The growing stress faced by women and the effect of stress on health and illness are issues that need a more comprehensive examination, as do issues of mental health and mental illness, which have been more common and thus increasingly prominent issues for U.S. women.

In September 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop to shed light on important determinants, consequences, effects, and issues attending the relative disadvantage of women in the United States in comparison with women in other economically advanced nations. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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