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 |
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9:20-10:15 | Steven H. Woolf, Virginia Commonwealth University |
Session 2: Factors Influencing Differences in Women’s Health Outcomes |
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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 |
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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 |
Session 4: Future Research Directions |
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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 |
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