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US Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health is created. April 19th: Dr. Bernadine Healy, the first woman appointed as director of the National Institutes of Health, announces the Women's Health Initiative. 1992 Journal of Women's Health is established. 1993 February 5th, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is enacted.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." [1] Identified by the 2012 World Development Report as one of two key human capital endowments, health can influence an individual's ability to reach his or her full potential in society. [2]
The Women's Health Care Market is today a major pharmaceutical industry, projected to double in size within the five years from 2019 to 2024 and reach USD 17.8 billion. The by far most valued company worldwide whose leading products are in Women's Health is Bayer (Germany) with the focus area of Contraception. [192]
To be properly double blinded, the study required that women not be perimenopausal or have symptoms of menopause. As the average age of menopause is 51, this resulted in an older study population, with an average age of 63. Only 3.5% of the women were 50–54 years of age, the time when women usually decide whether to initiate hormonal therapy.
Women's music (or womyn's music or wimmin's music) is the music by women, for women, and about women. [233] The genre emerged as a musical expression of the second-wave feminist movement [ 234 ] as well as the labour , civil rights , and peace movements . [ 235 ]
The sociology of health and illness, sociology of health and wellness, or health sociology examines the interaction between society and health. As a field of study it is interested in all aspects of life, including contemporary as well as historical influences, that impact and alter health and wellbeing.
Women in Global Health is an organization and a movement [1] that advocates for inclusive gender equity in health [2] by challenging power and privilege. [3] It is the largest community of its kind, with 40 chapters worldwide , working to put the power into the hands women of all backgrounds to create real change across the health sector.
The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) is a national non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. SWHR is the thought leader in research on biological differences in disease and is dedicated to transforming women's health through science, advocacy, and education. [citation needed]