Exam 1 Flashcards
What is feminism?
The idea that women should have same political, economic, and social rights and opportunities as men.
Who is your favorite feminist and what was her contribution to the advancement of human rights or what is she known for?
Susan B. Anthony. She was one of America’s first leaders of the anti-slavery movement. She voted in the 1872 election with fifteen other females, and they were later arrested for doing so.
Who is Maya Angelou?
She was a civil rights activist, poet and award-winning author. Her memoir made literary history as the first nonfiction African American woman.
What is the Women’s March?
A women-led movement bringing together all gender, races, ages, cultures, political affiliation, disabilities and backgrounds to affirm our shared humanity and pronounce our bold message of resistance and self-determination.
What are the women’s march focus areas?
-Ending Violence
-Reproductive Rights
-LGBTQIA
-Worker’s Rights
-Civil Rights
-Disability Rights
-Immigrant Rights
-Environmental Rights
What is the “glass ceiling”?
It represents a barrier that prohibits women from advancing toward the top of a hierarchical corporation. Those women are prevented from receiving promotion, especially to the executive rankings, within their corporation.
What is the “sticky floor”?
It’s used to describe a discriminatory employment pattern that keeps a certain group of people at the bottom of the job scale. Most of the workers who experience this are “pink collar workers,” such as secretaries, nurses, or waitresses.
Grisworld vs. Connecticut
In Grisworld vs. Connecticut, the Supreme Court invalidated a Connecticut law that made it a crime to use birth control devices or to advise about about their use.
What does the NIH do?
It’s the steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation. Its mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.
What is the role of the CDC?
The role of the CDC is to prevent, detect, and respond to diseases wherever they are so that diseases don’t come into the United States.
What are some key turning points in history for women?
-The Civil War
-The Popular Health Movement
-World War 2
-The Women’s Health Equity Act
-The Grassroots Movement
-Changing Public Policy
Difference between US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) and American Cancer Society (ACS) mammogram guidelines?
USPSTF: Age 50-74 years
ACS: Age 45-54 years - every year
Examples of Primary prevention
Reducing exposure to a risk factor that might lead to a disease
Ex. Healthy nutrition, physical activity, quitting smoking, safe sex
Examples of Secondary prevention
Early detection and prompt treatment of disease
Ex. Mammography screening, HPV testing, prompt use of medication after diagnosis of a disease, lifestyle behaviors to control chronic diseases (diabetes, asthma)
Examples of Tertiary prevention
Takes place once a disease has advanced
Ex. Alleviating pain, rehabilitation, halting progression of an illness.
