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Women's Health Resources

See also the Public Health Library Research Guide: Family Planning/Contraception/Abortion.

Organizations and Agencies

Alan Guttmacher Institute

"AGI publishes Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, International Family Planning Perspectives, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy and special reports on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Institute's mission is to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United States and throughout the world."

California. Department of Health Services. Office of Women's Health

"The Office of Women's Health strives to guide women's health policy in an effective and comprehensive fashion to promote health and reduce the burden of preventable disease and injury among the women and girls of California."

California Women's Health Survey is "an annual population-based telephone survey designed to gather information about health-related attitudes and behaviors and access to health care services among a sample of randomly selected adult women (over 18) in California."

National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) (U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health)

The NWHIC is a gateway to a variety of Federal and other women's health information resources. Some full-text publications can be read or downloaded from the site. Also contains links to other resources, including Quick Health Data Online, a database providing county-level data on topics ranging from access to care and infectious diseases to mental health and violence.

National Women's Health Resource Center, A-Z List

This list covers more than 100 conditions, diseases and women's health issues with a nicely detailed but readable overview of the topic followed by a link to resources, many of which are available online.

Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research

"The Society works to increase public and private funding for research on women's health, promote the inclusion of women in medical research studies, and encourage the scientific examination of the basic biological and physiological differences between men and women and how those differences affect both health and disease through the emerging field of sex-based biology."

Women's Cancer Resource Center of Berkeley, California

The center runs a Information and Referral Hotline, maintains a Peer Referral Network, and provides a Resource Library for women. Links are provided to significant cancer sites as well as a variety of other sites (e.g. complementary medicine and environment).

Publications and Databases

To search for journal articles on this topic, use the Online Indexes and Databases. To locate journals, use the Melvyl catalog, or the UC-eLinks Electronic Journals Search.

2008 Overarching Themes of the Priorities for Research in Women's Health (National Library of Medicine)

Has links to PubMed searches and clinical trials on many women's health issues such as girls and obesity, lesbians and domestic violence, contraception, pregnancy and HIV/AIDS, and many more such as health disparities for women.

Chartbook on Women and Disability in the United States (US Dept of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 1999)

This document provides data on the current status of women with disabilities, relative to other women and men with and without disabilities.

Contemporary Women's Issues (1992-present)
NOTE: Access limited to UCB faculty, staff and students.

This is a multidisciplinary full text database covering women's issues worldwide. Sources include alternative presses, scholarly journals, newsletters, government reports, surveys/statistical data, proceedings, fact sheets, and guides.

Diagnosing Disparities in Health Insurance for Women: A Prescription for Change (2001)

This report describes differences in the patterns of health insurance coverage and health access between women and men, the difficulties women experience in obtaining health coverage, and evaluates major approaches to expanding health coverage. From the Commonwealth Fund.

Gender Disparity in South Asia: Comparisons between and within Countries (January 1998)

This report examines and provides data on the level of gender disparity, as well as on the differences in gender disparity, among Indian states and Pakistani provinces. The focus is primarily on health outcomes and educational enrollment. In addition, the cross-country/state/province database that was generated for this research is available for researchers to download.

GenderWatch
NOTE: Access limited to UCB faculty, staff and students.

GenderWatch is a full text database of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. Publications include magazines, academic journals, newspapers, newsletters, books, pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government reports. Coverage goes back to the 1970s.

Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management (2003; pdf file)

"As part of its ongoing efforts to support both Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and gender mainstreaming strategies, United Nations Development Programme’s Environmentally Sustainable Development Group has prepared this Resource Guide for Mainstreaming Gender in IWRM. Developed in consultation with stakeholders in various regions and supported by the Gender Water Alliance, gender specialists and practitioners, the guide consists of five parts:

1. An introduction and overview notes on gender mainstreaming in IWRM,
2. A guide to existing tools and materials,
3. Briefing notes on bringing a gender perspective to water sector capacity building; equality between men and women; and institutional capacity to promote gender in IWRM Projects,
4. Case studies and good practices,
5. A guide to gender mainstreaming within the project cycle."

Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card

"The Report Card is designed to promote the health and well-being of women in the United States by providing a comprehensive assessment of women's health. It evaluates 34 health status indicators and 67 health policy indicators, and assesses the nation's progress, or lack thereof, state-by-state, in reaching key benchmarks related to the status of women's health. The Report Card also provides an important overview of key disparities in the health of women based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, and other facts." From the National Women's Law Center.

National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women (VAWnet)

"VAWnet staff and consultants collect, analyze, prepare and electronically disseminate information and materials on domestic violence, sexual assault, and related issues via VAWnet's web site and facilitated listserv discussions." The site includes information on sexual and domestic violence, including program development and maintanance tools, prevention and education materials, publications, policy development materials, advocacy tools, funding information, and more.

The Women's Health Data Book: A Profile of Women's Health in the United States, 3rd Edition (2001)

This book, published by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, "offers the latest data and trends on the wide range of health issues that affect women across their life spans, including chronic conditions, reproductive health, mental health, violence, health behaviors, and access to and quality of health services received by women. Information is included on disparities in health status and access to care among subgroups of women, highlighting the populations of women who are at greatest risk."

Women's Health in the United States: Health Coverage and Access to Care (2002)

Information and data on health insurance, health providers, and access to health care. From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

Women's Health USA 2005 (Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration)

This concise reference has information and statistics on demographics, health behaviors, health indicators, health services utilization, and more.

Women's Studies International (1972-present)
NOTE: Access limited to UCB faculty, staff and students.

Women's Resources International consists of a variety of women's studies databases including Women Studies Abstracts. It provides references to books, articles, reports, anthology chapters, and non-print materials.

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