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Alan Guttmacher Institute
"AGI publishes Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, International Family Planning Perspectives, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy and special reports on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Institute's mission is to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United States and throughout the world."
California. Department of Public Health. Office of Women's Health.
"The Office of Women's Health strives to guide women's health policy in an effective and comprehensive fashion to promote health and reduce the burden of preventable disease and injury among the women and girls of California."
Data Points: Results from the 2005 California Women's Health Survey (PDF)
CWHS is "an annual population-based telephone survey designed to gather information about health-related attitudes and behaviors and access to health care services among a sample of randomly selected adult women (over 18) in California."
National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) (U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health)
The NWHIC is a gateway to a variety of Federal and other women's health information resources. Some full-text publications can be read or downloaded from the site. Also contains links to other resources, including Quick Health Data Online, a database providing county-level data on topics ranging from access to care and infectious diseases to mental health and violence.
National Women's Health Resource Center, A-Z List
This list covers more than 100 conditions, diseases and women's health issues with a nicely detailed but readable overview of the topic followed by a link to resources, many of which are available online.
Society for Women's Health Research
"The Society advocates increased funding for research on women’s health; encourages the study of sex differences that may affect the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease; promotes the inclusion of women in medical research studies; and informs women, providers, policy makers and media about contemporary women’s health issues."
Women's Cancer Resource Center of Berkeley, California
The center runs a Information and Referral Hotline, maintains a Peer Referral Network, and provides a Resource Library for women. Links are provided to significant cancer sites as well as a variety of other sites (e.g. complementary medicine and environment).
To search for journal articles on this topic, use Indexes and Databases. To locate journals, use the Melvyl catalog, or the UC-eLinks Electronic Journals Search.
Chartbook on Women and Disability in the United States (U.S. Dept of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 1999)
This document provides data on the current status of women with disabilities, relative to other women and men with and without disabilities.
Contemporary Women's Issues (1992 to the present)
Note: Access limited to UCB faculty, staff, and students.
This is a multidisciplinary full text database covering women's issues worldwide. Sources include alternative presses, scholarly journals, newsletters, government reports, surveys/statistical data, proceedings, fact sheets, and guides.
Gender Disparity in South Asia: Comparisons between and within Countries (January 1998)
This report examines and provides data on the level of gender disparity, as well as on the differences in gender disparity, among Indian states and Pakistani provinces. The focus is primarily on health outcomes and educational enrollment. In addition, the cross-country/state/province database that was generated for this research is available for researchers to download.
GenderWatch
Note: Access limited to UCB faculty, staff, and students.
GenderWatch is a full text database of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. Publications include magazines, academic journals, newspapers, newsletters, books, pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government reports. Coverage goes back to the 1970s.
Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management, 2003 (PDF)
"As part of its ongoing efforts to support both Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and gender mainstreaming strategies, United Nations Development Programme’s Environmentally Sustainable Development Group has prepared this Resource Guide for Mainstreaming Gender in IWRM. Developed in consultation with stakeholders in various regions and supported by the Gender Water Alliance, gender specialists and practitioners, the guide consists of five parts:
Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card
"The Report Card, updated in 2007, is designed to promote the health and well-being of women in the United States by providing a comprehensive assessment of women's health. It evaluates 34 health status indicators and 67 health policy indicators, and assesses the nation's progress, or lack thereof, state-by-state, in reaching key benchmarks related to the status of women's health. The Report Card also provides an important overview of key disparities in the health of women based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, and other facts." From the National Women's Law Center.
National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women (VAWnet)
"VAWnet staff and consultants collect, analyze, prepare and electronically disseminate information and materials on domestic violence, sexual assault, and related issues via VAWnet's web site and facilitated listserv discussions." The site includes information on sexual and domestic violence, including program development and maintanance tools, prevention and education materials, publications, policy development materials, advocacy tools, funding information, and more.
Overarching Themes of the Priorities for Research in Women's Health (National Library of Medicine)
Has links to PubMed searches, clinical trials information, and other resources on women's health issues such as girls and obesity, gender identity, domestic violence, contraception, pregnancy and HIV/AIDS, and many more.
The Women's Health Data Book: A Profile of Women's Health in the United States, 3rd Edition (2001)
This book, published by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, "offers the latest data and trends on the wide range of health issues that affect women across their life spans, including chronic conditions, reproductive health, mental health, violence, health behaviors, and access to and quality of health services received by women. Information is included on disparities in health status and access to care among subgroups of women, highlighting the populations of women who are at greatest risk."
Women's Health Data Books (Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration)
This concise reference has information and statistics on demographics, health behaviors, health indicators, health services utilization, and more. Produced annually; editions back to 2002 are online. Scroll down to view the Data Books
Women's Health in the United States: Health Coverage and Access to Care (2002)
Information and data on health insurance, health providers, and access to health care. From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Women's Health Data Books (Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration)
This concise reference has information and statistics on demographics, health behaviors, health indicators, health services utilization, and more.
Women's Studies International (1972 to the present)
Note: Access limited to UCB faculty, staff, and students.
Women's Resources International consists of a variety of women's studies databases including Women Studies Abstracts. It provides references to books, articles, reports, anthology chapters, and non-print materials.
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