Progress and priorities in the health of women and girls: a decade of advances and challenges.

Objective: Following the initial wave of federal support to address women's health, there is a need to assess successes and determine the next priorities to advance the health of women. The objective of this study was to systematically collect expert opinion on the major advances in women's health in the past decade and priorities for women's health research and service in the coming decade.

Methods: We utilized a Delphi method to query the leadership from academic and community Centers of Excellence in Women's Health, as designated by the Department of Health and Human Services.

The heart truth professional education campaign on women and heart disease: needs assessment and evaluation results.

Background: Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Research has identified that women are less likely than men to receive medical interventions for the prevention and treatment of heart disease.

Methods And Results: As part of a campaign to educate healthcare professionals, 1245 healthcare professionals in 11 states attended a structured 1-hour continuing medical education (CME) program based on the 2004 AHA Evidence-Based Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women and completed a pretest and posttest evaluation.

Injuries from interpersonal violence presenting to a rural health center in Western Kenya: characteristics and correlates.

Objective: To define the scope of injury due to interpersonal violence in a medium-sized town in Western Kenya.

Design: Prospective, cross-sectional data collection and analysis.

Setting/subjects: Data were prospectively collected on all injured patients (n = 562) presenting to a health center in Western Kenya, 2002-2004.

Assessment of the relationship of demographic and social factors with intimate partner violence (IPV) among Latinas in Indianapolis.

Aims: Indianapolis has a rapidly growing Latino community. Through our educational outreach activities in this community during the last several years, we have identified intimate partner violence (IPV) as a significant issue, as it is in all groups in the United States. Thus, we examined the prevalence of and demographic factors and behaviors associated with IPV.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised recommendations for HIV testing: reactions of women attending community health clinics.

The purpose of this study was to examine reactions to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised recommendations for HIV testing by women attending community health clinics. A total of 30 women attending three community clinics completed semistructured individual interviews containing three questions about the recommendations. Thematic content analysis of responses was conducted.