New Dimensions in Women's Health - Alexander, Linda Lewis; Larosa, Judith H; Bader, Helaine; Garfield, Susan
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Revised and update to keep pace with changing issues that affect all women, the new Ninth Edition of the best-selling New Dimensions in Women's Health continues to provide a modern look at the health of women of all cultures, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. Written for undergraduate students within health education, nursing, and women's studies programs, the text provides readers with the critical information needed to optimize their well-being, avoid illness and injury, and support their overall health. The authors took great care to provide in-depth…mehr

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Revised and update to keep pace with changing issues that affect all women, the new Ninth Edition of the best-selling New Dimensions in Women's Health continues to provide a modern look at the health of women of all cultures, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. Written for undergraduate students within health education, nursing, and women's studies programs, the text provides readers with the critical information needed to optimize their well-being, avoid illness and injury, and support their overall health. The authors took great care to provide in-depth coverage of important aspects of women's health and to examine the contributing epidemiological, historical, psychosocial, cultural, ethical, legal, political, and economic influences. The Ninth Edition includes: - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on many aspects of women's health, from the workplace to violence, substance abuse and more. - Updates related to the Affordable Care Act and post-Medicaid expansion. - New information on diet and nutrition trends - The Dobbs decision and its impact on women's health - Updated information on mental illness disorder classification and mental illness resources. - New content on substance abuse trends along with cannabis and other legalization efforts. - Updated violence data to reflect intimate partner violence in domestic partnerships and LGBTQ relationships, among others.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Linda Lewis Alexander has an extensive career in public health and women's health. She is currently Vice President, Women's Health and Global Advocacy for QAIGEN, Inc. In this role, Dr. Alexander oversees corporate women's health program efforts in the public sector and advocacy support initiatives in global cervical cancer prevention. Her previous professional experiences include serving as Vice President, Women's Health at Digene Corporation and President and CEO of the American Social Health Association (ASHA). At ASHA she provided national leadership and worked in close partnership with industry and federal leaders to promote national awareness for all sexually transmitted diseases. Dr. Alexander is also a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Her military career included assignments in community health nursing in the United States and Europe, and she was a nurse epidemiologist at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. As a health educator, she has held academic positions at the University of Maryland-College Park and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. In her position as Vice President for Women's Health and Science with United Information Systems, she provided leadership with the Department of Defense congressionally appropriated research programs in breast cancer, osteoporosis, and ovarian cancer. Dr. Alexander is nationally known for her leadership in women's health advocacy and has published extensively on women's health issues. Her many honors include appointments to national advisory panels on infectious diseases and women's health; she also is a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She holds a baccalaureate degree in nursing, master's degrees in education/counseling and community health, and a doctoral degree in health education.