Women as Agents of Change in Global Development
In her third article of The “Women As Agents of Change” series, Julie Potyraj delves into the issue of family planning.
Family Planning: An Accessible Option?
In my last article in the “Women as Agents of Change” series, I explored the realm of maternal health. High rates of maternal mortality are especially heartbreaking because of how many of those deaths could be prevented. Across the world, governments and organizations are experimenting with and implementing new strategies to reduce maternal mortality in their countries. But one effective strategy has been consistently underutilized, most likely because of the...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - October 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Empowerment Global Development Women Source Type: blogs
Coming Into View: Women and Disability
When disability rights advocate Anastasia Somoza, a young woman with cerebral palsy, gave her rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention in July she did more to bring disability into the mainstream’s view than anyone else in recent memory. She also reminded the world that there is a gender dimension to disability, one too long overlooked, misunderstood or left unaddressed.
One in five American women – about 27 million of them – have a disability. That number, which is growing, includes women veterans. But women with disabilities often have to fight against two forms of discrimination, one related to dis...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - October 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Disabilities Women Source Type: blogs
WOMEN ’S BRAIN HEALTH SERIES: Diverse Women in Clinical Trials—We Can Make a Difference
Today we wrap up our Disruptive Women WOMEN’S BRAIN HEALTH SERIES with a post by FDA’s Marsha Henderson.
Clinical research will play an important role in helping to advance our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in women. During my 20+ year career at the FDA Office of Women’s Health, I have seen improvements in women’s overall participation in clinical trials and advancements in clinical research design and recruitment. However, I know that despite this progress our work is not done. Many women are still uninformed about clinical trials or they simply haven’t been asked ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease Health Women Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Making women ’s heart health a higher national priority
Today, in observance of World Heart Day, we’d like to share a blog post co-authored by one of our Disruptive Women, Dr. Bernadette Melnyk, and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH), which was originally published on The Congress Blog on The Hill this morning. Great to see such leadership in the Buckeye State!
There is an old adage that “silence is golden.” But when it comes to heart disease, silence is deadly. A recent study in Circulation that tracked thousands of individuals over a 16-year period found that almost half of all heart attacks did not generate symptoms that would prompt a call for medical help.
For w...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
WOMEN ’S BRAIN HEALTH SERIES: Meet Myriam Marquez: Lawyer, Fierce Advocate Living with Alzheimer’s
In the next few decades, the number of persons over the age of 65 with Alzheimer’s disease is set to nearly triple from an estimated 5.2 people today to 13.8 million in 2050. It is an expensive disease–total payments for health and long-term care for all individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in 2016 are estimated to be $236 billion, of which $46 billion will be out of pocket. These numbers will continue to challenge our country’s resources, health and long-term care systems, and families for years to come. However, as researchers search for a cure, we must also meet the challenge of living we...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 27, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease Women Women's Health Source Type: blogs
WOMEN ’S BRAIN HEALTH SERIES: Dementia-Friendly Communities for All of Us—Why We Need Them and What You Can Do
Nora Super, Chief, Programs & Services, n4a
While we all hope for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease soon, the reality is that millions of people need support now—and 60% of people with dementia live at home. The good news is that we can all do our part to meaningfully support people with dementia and their care partners.
This is personal for me. First, as ED of the 2015 White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA), Dementia Friendly America (DFA) was brought to my attention as a grassroots movement in Minnesota providing tools to make communities more dementia-friendly. At the WHCOA, DFA committed to expand to 15 commu...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Dementia Women's Health Source Type: blogs
September 2016 Man of the Month: George Vradenburg
Chairman and Founding Board Member, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s
Compared to other illnesses, Alzheimer’s disease is a particularly vicious and relentless enemy. For more than five million Alzheimer’s sufferers and the millions more who provide care for them, the disease is an experience in daily heartbreak and gradual, painful loss. To combat such a foe, our Disruptive Women in Health Care Man of the Month, George Vradenburg, embarked on a form of medical guerilla warfare – and he’s getting results.
Vradenburg and his wife Trish are co-founders of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, a group that has broken with conventional healt...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease Man of the Month Source Type: blogs
WOMEN ’S BRAIN HEALTH SERIES: Overcoming Barriers to Care for LGBT Elders with Alzheimer’s
Conclusion
Dementia and aging services that are LGBT-affirming can have a major positive impact on the under-served LGBT older adult population. At the same time, LGBT organizations that acquire greater awareness of aging and dementia issues can be critical for bringing their communities to key services. An early diagnosis gives people extra time to respond and pre- pare for successful care. The ten warning signs of Alzheimer’s Disease (see sidebar on page 39) can reveal when it is time to ask for a medical opinion. With or without a diagnosis, advance planning can help people stay in their homes, receive the best care, ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease LGBT Women's Health Source Type: blogs
WOMEN ’S BRAIN HEALTH SERIES: Empathy Gap: Americans Impacted by Alzheimer’s Disease and Candidates Running for National Office
Mary WoolleyPresident and CEOResearch!America
Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s and other dementias are women. In addition, more women than men shoulder the burden of caring for someone with dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. A recent poll commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Association found that more than half (53%) of women with children under age 18 felt that caregiving for someone with Alzheimer’s disease was more challenging than caring for children. By the year 2050, it is estimated that 13.8 million people age 65 and older in the U.S. will have Alzheimer’s – equivalent to ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Health Women Women's Health Source Type: blogs
WOMEN ’S BRAIN HEALTH SERIES: The Health e-Brain Study: Reflecting on the Cognitive Health of the Caregiver
Meryl Comer
Today’s post acknowledges World Alzheimer’s Day by calling attention to the caregivers. Dr. Lathan is the Founder & CEO of AnthroTronix and Meryl Comer, a caregiver who has shared her personal journey through her book, Slow Dancing with a Stranger, is President, Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative and Founding Partner, 21st Century Brain Trust® and board member of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s. A huge shout out to Lynn Posluns, President, Women’s Brain Health Initiative, headquartered in Toronto. Lynn has given us permission to share today’s post which will run in the October 17th issue...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Brain Health Women's Health Source Type: blogs
WOMEN ’S BRAIN HEALTH SERIES: The Critics Don’t Count
Stories of the devastation faced by patients and families with Alzheimer’s disease abound. Economic costs are consequential and the social and emotional costs, incalculable.
Thankfully, I’ve not been touched by Alzheimer’s but like most people am aware of the suffering it causes. For that reason, I was delighted to be asked by a clinical society to help them solve a problem: not enough specialists are available to diagnose and adequately treat the growing number of patients. Primary care clinicians need to join in. The specialists had a three-step plan to make that a reality:
In the first step, specialists in psychi...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease Brain Health Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Launching the Disruptive Women Series on Brain Health: “The Brain is Wider than the Sky”
This week we launch our series on Women’s Brain Health. The statistics are sobering, the diseases cruel, and the percentage of women disproportionately affected by dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and other neurologic disorders are staggering and growing. So too, the number of women who become caregivers– their physical, emotional and financial health draining as a result. At the same time, the number of remarkable women contributing to the research pipeline and policy apparatus is breathtaking. Over the next two weeks, we will introduce you to the exciting work these women are contributing to the field. ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Most Hospitals Offer Patients Electronic Access to Medical Records
This post was originally published on http://www.healthpopuli.com/ on September 14, 2016.
The number of hospitals offering patients electronic access to their health information grew seven times between 2013 and 2015. Electronic health records access has gone mainstream in America, according to the latest findings by The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC-HIT).
The data are detailed in Electronic Capabilities for Patient Engagement among U.S. Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals: 2012-2015, an ONC Data Brief.
Two in three U.S. patients can now view, download, and transmit their personal...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Electronic Health Records Health IT Source Type: blogs
Transgender healthcare coverage: Prevalence, recent trends, and considerations for payers
The post originally ran on Milliman, Inc. on July 28, 2016.
Recently, the concept of gender identity and what it means from a health insurance coverage perspective has been receiving increased attention. This paper lays out recent trends, including recent federal and state laws affecting health insurance benefits for transgender individuals. We also examine health insurance clinical coverage policies related to gender reassignment surgery as well as prevalence estimates. Finally, we provide future considerations for healthcare payers, including appropriately capturing data relevant to the healthcare needs of the transgende...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Transgender Healthcare Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Soldiers Period
Shout out to 2016 Disruptive Woman to Watch Patti Lee Stotter! Not only has she taken part in an important panel on Capitol Hill, now she’s used her artistic talents to do it again.
Don’t just take out word for it…
“Soldiers Period is a wildly hilarious short film that addresses a serious issue about women in the military. This intimate and natural biological function has not stopped women from great achievements in all walks of life and especially serving with valor and distinction in the battle-field. I absolutely adore it. Can I show it at our women veterans summit in September?” –...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Women Veterans Source Type: blogs
