Go Back Book review April, 1991
Handbook of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Emerging Issues in Women’s Health

Author Mary P. Koss Author W. Joy Woodruff

Abstract

Women represent 51.3% of the total U.S. population: 123.8 million people (Bureau of the Census, 1987). They are the predominant consumers of health care in the United States, but they are a minority of health care providers (Bartuska, 1988;Davis, 1988;Weisman & Teitelbaum, 1989). This chapter explores the anatomy of women’s health and health care. By considering data on life expectancy, mortality, morbidity, and lifestyle among different groups of American women, we gain information on the nature of women’s health care needs. By examining the statistics on poverty and violence against women, we identify social conditions that engender poor health and create obstacles to effective health care. By documenting the status of women doctoral-level providers in medical schools, we raise concerns about the ability of these institutions to provide gender-sensitive health care and education.

Keywords

women's health issues health care disparities gender and health life expectancy mortality rates morbidity trends women's health care needs poverty and health violence against women social determinants of health gender-sensitive health care women in medicine health care providers medical education health care access public health policy women's health research u.s. population health women's wellness
Details
Pages 201–221
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-3792-2_13
ISSN 978-1-4613-6690-4
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