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Politics of women's health in the U.S. Web Links
- "Marketing Menopause"
transcript of National Radio Project show on reclaiming menopause as a normal health state
- "The Marketing of Breast Cancer"
a critique of mainstream breast cancer organizations that focus on lifestyle prevention and medical cures while ignoring the environmental contributants to cancer, the problems of the uninsured, and the politics of research
- "The Way We Eat Now"
article exploring the prevalence, causes and politics of obesity in the United States
- "Welcome To Cancerland: A Mammogram Leads to a Cult of Pink Kitsch"
a critique of breast cancer culture by Barbara Ehrenreich
- “Opt Out” or Pushed Out?: How the Press Covers Work/Family Conflict
excellent report from the Center for WorkLife Law (.pdf)
- A Marketing Breakthrough
news item on the marketing of 'the estrogen patch' in Australia; example of the spin used by drug companies
- A New View of Women’s Sexual Problems
Critical response to the label "Female Sexual Dysfunction"
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Women's Health
translating research into better patient care and policy; for patients as consumers
- Alison Bass's blog
discusses conflicts of interest in medicine and flaws in the way drugs are tested and marketed
- Breast Cancer Action
breast cancer activist organization that critiques and challenges mainstream cancer organizations
- Bush's Other War: The Assault on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
documents the devastating consequences to women and girls worldwide of Bush administration policies on reproductive rights and health
- Center for Genetics and Society
encourages responsible uses and effective societal governance of new human genetic and reproductive technologies
- Center for Health and Gender Equity
foster accountability for the US government's policies abroad, especially in reproductive and health rights of women
- Center for Women Policy Studies
Works to shape public policy to improve women’s lives and preserve women’s human rights
- Choosing to be Childfree
resources, information and support for those choosing to or living child-free
- Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths
resources and information on reducing hospital infections
- Council for Responsible Genetics
fosters public debate about the social, ethical and environmental implications of genetic technologies
- Defending Reproductive Justice: An Activist Resource Kit
resource kit designed to be used by advocates to understand and challenge right-wing assaults on reproductive rights and health in the U.S. -- updated in 2013
- EveEnsler.org
info on the global women's health activism of Eve Ensler, author of the Vagina Monologues
- Families USA
information about Medicaid, Medicare, and US health care policy
- Family Matters: Divorce and Domestic Violence
chapter from the book Uninsured in America: Life and Death in the Land of Opportunity examining how women are often forced to choose between staying in an abusive or unhappy marriage or losing their health insurance
- Female Condom: A Powerful Tool for Protection
a report looking at the global need for female condoms and strategies for making them more widely available
- Films that Challenge
documentaries pertinent to women's health
- Generations Ahead
works with social justice organizations to expand the public debate on genetic technologies
- Health and Medicine Policy Research Group
produces a series of reports and conference proceedings on urban women's health
- Health Disparities Among U.S. Women of Color: An Overview
a report from the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health (.pdf)
- Healthy Skepticism: Countering Misleading Drug Promotion
reports on misleading drug promotion by pharmaceutical companies
- Institute for Women’s Policy Research
public policy research organization; deals with issues of critical importance to women and their families
- Kaiser Family Foundation
nonprofit foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation
- KaiserEDU.org
an online health policy resource center that includes data, research, analysis, and developments in health policy
- Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card 2004
assesses the overall health of women at the state and national level
- Marching to Different Drummers: Health Advocacy Groups in Canada and Funding from the Pharmaceutical Industry
how drug company affects nonprofit health advocacy organizations (.pdf)
- Maryland Women's Coalition for Health Care Reform
working for comprehensive, accessible, affordable health care for all
- National Advocates for Pregnant Women
seeks to ensure that addiction and other health and welfare problems women face during pregnancy are addressed as health issues, not as crimes
- National Asian Women’s Health Organization
advocacy, policy and research for Asians and Pacific Islander women
- National Coalition on Health Care
alliance of organizations and individuals working to improve America’s health care system
- National Quality Forum
seeks to develop and implement a national strategy for healthcare quality
measurement and reporting
- National Research Center for Women and Families
evidence-based information on many women's health topics
- National Women’s Health Network
educational and advocacy work focusing on mid-life women's health issues
- New England Research Institute
conducts public health research
- Office of Minority Health Resource Center
statistics, information, and programs pertinent to minority health, from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Office of Research on Women's Health
part of the National Institutes of Health. Works to strengthen and develop research on women's health
- Physicians for a National Health Program
facts about single-payer health care system and how to get involved in the movement to implement one
- Prescription Access Litigation
coalition working to make prescription drug prices more affordable for consumers, using class action litigation and public education.
- Preventive Health Examinations: A Comparison Along The Rural–Urban Continuum
explores differences in access to preventive health care
- Psychiatric Drugs: An Assault on the Human Condition
interview with Robert Whitaker, author of the book "Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and the Enduring Mistreatment of the Mentally Ill"
- Public Health and Social Justice
articles, slide shows and other media addressing the social, economic, environmental, human rights, and cultural contributors to health and disease
- Quality Of Health Care For Older Women: What Do We Know?
examines health disparities by gender
- Ratify ERA Florida
a renewed attempt to include the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. Constitution
- Sex, Politics, and Morality at the FDA: Reflections on the Plan B Decision
an essay from the Hastings Center Report by Frank Davidoff, an FDA official who resigned in response to the FDA's refusal to allow Plan B to be sold over-the-counter
- Sex, Science, and Static: Pro-abstinence politics meddles with a CDC conference
How the Bush administration is promoting abstinence and discounting science
- Suddenly Sick: The Hidden Big Business Behind Your Doctor's Diagnosis
series of reports from the Seattle Times on drug industry influence over what constitutes disease, who has a disease, and how it should be treated
- The Body Hunters
a powerful article that explores the ethics of pharmaceutical companies conducting drug testing in poorer countries
- The Center for Nursing Advocacy
seeks to increase public understanding of the central, front-line role nurses play in modern health care
- The Commonwealth Fund
private foundation that supports independent research on health care issues -- focuses on improving access and quality of care
- The Marketization of Depression: The Prescribing of SSRI Antidepressants to Women
article examining the widespread use of SSRI antidepressants; focuses on Canadian women (.pdf)
- The Media and Women's Health: Sorting Fact from Fiction
talk by OBOS executive Judy Norsigian
- The Motherhood Manifesto
article examining the "care crisis" in America, and the need for paid parental leave, flexible working conditions, after-school programs, high-quality affordable child care and realistic living wages
- The Unbranded Doctor
a national network of physicians committed to reducing the influence of pharmaceutical marketing on medicine
- The Women's Health Data Book
excellent profile of women's health in the United States, last updated in Dec 2001 (this is a large .pdf file)
- WIMN’s Voices: A Group Blog on Women, Media, AND…
the archives of a blog on health and sexuality from the Women in Media & News, a media analysis, education and advocacy group
- Women Enabled
policy affecting women with disabilities
- Women's Health and the FDA:
article by Dr. Susan Wood., former director of the Office of Women's Health at the Food and Drug Administration
- Women's Health News Blog
women’s health news, information, and resources from a medical librarian
- Women's Health Policy
comprehensive reports on many aspects of women's health from the Kaiser Family Foundation
- Women's Health USA 2005
information and data on women's health from various federal agencies
- Women’s Health Care Utilization And Expenditures
a study examining women's use and expenditures for medical care in the U.S.
- Women’s Health Resource Site
annotated list of websites about women's studies, women's issues, and acadmic programs for women's studies
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