September is Neonatal Intensive Care Awareness Month
Project Sweet Peas, the founders of Neonatal Intensive Care Awareness Month, joined with other organizations in 2014 to honor the families whose babies are cared for neonatal intensive care units and to recognize the professionals who provide care when life’s first moments are the hardest.
In the US, 10% of babies experience care in neonatal intensive care units. That means you probably know at least one family. And, maybe you know one of the professionals, too.
Let them know, OK? (Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care)
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Neonatal Intensive Care Source Type: blogs
The Gender Breakdown on Research & Health
During these last days of summer, we here at Disruptive Women are reflecting on posts from when we first launched—it’s fascinating to see how far we’ve come and where we still have to go—to push—to Disrupt. After all, a woman’s work is never done. We originally published this post on November 16, 2015.
When it comes to health and wellness, more than half of Americans, men and women alike, say that their family’s health has been improved by medical research, (55% men; 51% women). Gender differences arise when respondents are asked if disease has affected them personally, or those they love. Remarkably, 40% ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: gender Source Type: blogs
Disrupting Healthcare Through Science
During these last days of summer, we here at Disruptive Women are reflecting on posts from when we first launched—it’s fascinating to see how far we’ve come and where we still have to go—to push—to Disrupt. After all, a woman’s work is never done. We originally published this post on September 25, 2008.
Shortly after the passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, in the 110th Congress, a reporter asked me why I thought the bill was so important. I pondered the question briefly and replied, perhaps in a way she was not expecting, that I felt we now were poised with an informed congress who better...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Personalized Medicine Source Type: blogs
Preserving a Diverse Health Workforce
During these last days of summer, we here at Disruptive Women are reflecting on posts from when we first launched—it’s fascinating to see how far we’ve come and where we still have to go—to push—to Disrupt. After all, a woman’s work is never done. We originally published this post on September 25, 2008.
As a leader from the Hispanic community with supportive parents and counselors and with a stellar academic background, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in the Federal Health Careers Opportunity Program (PHS Title VII) – not only to be a program coordinator for a local CBO (East LA Healt...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 31, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Health Professions September 2008 Source Type: blogs
Expanding Choice Through Change
During these last days of summer, we here at Disruptive Women are reflecting on posts from when we first launched—it’s fascinating to see how far we’ve come and where we still have to go—to push—to Disrupt. After all, a woman’s work is never done. We originally published this post on September 25, 2008.
Remember Harry and Louise? Sitting at their kitchen table, the nondescript couple burst onto the national stage in a 1993 television commercial that deftly attacked Bill Clinton’s proposed health care plan and made even those of us committed to universal health insurance afraid of its consequences.
I ca...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Choice Source Type: blogs
Defining the next revolution for women, work and family
During these last days of the summer, we here at Disruptive Women are reflecting on posts near when we first launched—it’s fascinating to see how far we’ve come and where we still have to go—to push—to Disrupt. After all, a woman’s work is never done. We originally published this post on June 19, 2012.
by Madeleine Kunin. Trying to “do it all” takes a toll on women’s health. And men’s health too. Surprisingly, more men than women report feeling work life stress.
It’s time to take a serious look at how we expect families to combine work and family without jeopardizing their health in toda...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Caregiving Children Politics Child care childcare family Family and Medical Leave Act feminism Paid leave Poverty workplace flexibility Source Type: blogs
Women as Agents of Change in Global Development
In her second article of The “Women As Agents of Change” series, Julie Potyraj looks into how women across the world are working to reduce maternal mortality.
Even though many global health initiatives focus on issues related to women’s health, and though women make up the majority people working in the field, global health is predominantly led by men. Many global health funding agencies have a noticeable lack of female leadership throughout their histories. But can male-led organizations lead to the type of improvements in women’s health that the world so desperately needs?
Studies have shown that women in lea...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Empowerment Global Development Uncategorized Women Source Type: blogs
Diabetes – Who’s in Control?
Terri L. McCulloch
It’s #TBT here at Disruptive Women in Health Care. And today we throw it back to diabetes. In her post shared below, Terri lays out for us the challenges of a teenage girl developing a relationship with the care and knowledge of her diabetes and how she ultimately came to understand its place in her life. This post was originally published November 12, 2015.
What if you had no control over what you ate, when you ate, how much energy you had, or what you weigh? What if, on top of this, you had to test your blood 6 times a day and give yourself injections, carrying around your supplies constant...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Chronic Conditions Source Type: blogs
Shout Out to Disruptive Woman Sharon Terry and DW Man of the Month Pat Terry
The following BuzzFeed News post was published on August 20th, 2016. In it, our very own Disruptive Woman Sharon Terry and Man of the Month Pat Terry, both receive some very special recognition. And we are very proud to share it here!
This Guy Swallowed Parasitic Worms On Purpose — Then Became A Published Scientist
Sean Ahrens, who has tried just about every treatment for Crohn’s disease, ingested parasitic worm eggs as a last resort — and just wrote about it for a prestigious medical journal.
posted on Aug. 20, 2016, at 10:06 a.m.
Stephanie M. Lee
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Sean Ahrens
Since Sean Ah...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
IN MEMORIUM: A light for patient advocacy goes out, too soon
This post by Chelsea Rice first appeared on Athena Insight on August 19, 2016.
“There’s no reason that only 4.75% of outpatient visits and .08% of my hospitalizations are spent actively treating my condition. There’s no reason that I spent two solid months (1540 hours, 64.2 days) of this year waiting instead of healing. So, please, stop wasting my time. Stop wasting my life.”
— Jess Jacobs “On Wasting My Time — The Numbers“
Jessica “Jess” Jacobs, a 29-year-old healthcare IT professional and patient, wrote these words in her blog in November 2014. In the post, she categorized the relative usefulness o...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Performance Insight Uncategorized newtag Source Type: blogs
Why Don ’t We Take Tanning As Seriously As Tobacco?
With our Back to School series highlighting how best to navigate through the college journey; we also revisit a series that ran last year in May covering the hazards of indoor tanning beds. The following is one of the posts that spoke to the risks and concerns as they relate to skin cancer. It’s Flashback Friday here at Disruptive Women in Health Care!
With May being Skin Cancer Awareness Month and in tandem with our event Wednesday co-hosted with the Congressional Families Cancer Prevention Program, The Hazards and Allure of Indoor Tanning Beds on College Campuses we are running a series on skin cancer. Be sure to ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Cancer Wellness prevent cancer foundation Source Type: blogs
Wellness on Campus is Multi-Dimensional
It’s no secret that The Ohio State University prides itself on its athletic prowess. It was recently ranked the No. 1 college football program of all-time by the Associated Press, which examined more than 1,103 polls since 1936 to declare the Buckeyes the best of all-time on the gridiron – sorry Michigan, Notre Dame and Alabama.
More relevant to recent events, though, The Ohio State University boasts an astounding team of Olympic athletes and coaches, spanning nine countries and a host of sports from rowing to rugby, wrestling and swimming. Quite obvious from their stature and accomplishments, these athletes exemplify ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Wellness Source Type: blogs
Guns on Campus: Overview
This article was orignally posted on the National Conference of State Legislatures’ blog on May 31, 2016.
In the wake of several campus shootings, the most deadly being the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech University, states are considering legislation about whether or not to permit guns on college campuses. For some, these events point to a need to ease existing firearm regulations and allow concealed weapons on campuses. Others see the solution in tightening restrictions to keep guns off campuses.
In 2013, at least 19 states introduced legislation to allow concealed carry on campus in some regard and in the 2014 legi...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Gun Violence Source Type: blogs
Campus Sexual Violence: Statistics
A special thanks to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, for these critical statistics.
Women Ages 18-24 Are at an Elevated Risk of Sexual Violence
Sexual violence on campus is pervasive.
11.2% of all students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation (among all graduate and undergraduate students).2
Among graduate and professional students, 8.8% of females and 2.2% of males experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation.2
Among undergraduate students, 23.1% of fe...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Finding Commonplace on Digital Spaces for Campus Well-being
Anne Hudgens, Executive Director of the Health Network at Colorado State University
In the fall of 2015, Colorado State University welcomed its largest and most diverse freshman class in the history of the institution. It is an accolade that has become a pattern on our campus for nearly a decade. While more and more students of color, international students, first-generation students and students from out-of-state choose CSU, it becomes increasingly important that our students find the support they need.
With each new incoming class, we look for new and improved ways to support the consistently growing needs of our student...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Wellness Source Type: blogs
