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A massive international bestseller, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom powerfully demonstrates that when women change the basic conditions of their lives that lead to health problems, they heal faster, more completely, and with far fewer medical interventions.
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- Christiane Northrup
The book addresses many topics that are highly relevant to adult women, including why women often put themselves last; ways to overcome stress, overwhelm and anxiety; reproduction, menopause and mental health; and managing parenthood challenges and relationship issues.
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Apr 21, 2021 · Whether you prefer reading on one of the best kindles or you like good old-fashioned paperbacks, getting your hands on a health book could give your health and wellbeing the ultimate boost. That's right, whether you want to sleep better, worry less, or sail through menopause, there’s a health book out there to help you.
- Ministerial Foreword
- Women’s Health Ambassador Foreword
- Introduction
- Women’s Health Across The Life Course
- Women’s Voices
- Information and Awareness
- Access to Services
- Disparities in Health Outcomes Between Women
- Health in The Workplace
- Education and Training For Health and Care Professionals
This country’s health and care system belongs to us all, and it must serve us all. However, sadly, 51% of the population faces obstacles when it comes to getting the care they need. Although women in the UKon average live longer than men, women spend a significantly greater proportion of their lives in ill health and disability when compared with m...
I am honoured to be taking up the position as the first Women’s Health Ambassador for England. Having spent my career working with and caring for women, I see this newly created role as a unique opportunity to ‘get it right’ for women and girls. In the 2014 chief medical officer’s annual report The health of the 51%: women, we identified the wideni...
Why do we need a Women’s Health Strategy?
While women in the UK on average live longer than men, women spend a significantly greater proportion of their lives in ill health and disability when compared with men. And while women make up 51% of the population, historically the health and care system has been designed by men for men. This ‘male as default’ approach has been seen in: 1. research and clinical trials 2. education and training for healthcare professionals 3. the design of healthcare policies and services This has led to gap...
The 6-point plan
We have a clear ambition that, within the next 10 years, our Women’s Health Strategy for England will have: 1. boosted health outcomes for all women and girls 2. radically improved the way in which the health and care system engages and listens to all women and girls We will achieve this by: 1. taking a life course approach 2. focusing on women’s health policy and services throughout their lives 3. embedding hybrid and wrap-around services as best practice 4. boosting the representation of wo...
Implementing the strategy
Throughout this strategy, we point to actions that government will take. But we are clear that the government alone cannot meet our ambitions and embed the change set out in this strategy. We therefore also set out steps that we will take alongside other organisations, including NHS England, the NIHR, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and Health Education England, and the important role of other external organisations, such as the medical royal colleges, employers,...
The Women’s Health Strategy is informed by the life course approach. Unlike a disease-orientated approach, which focuses on interventions for a single condition often at a single life stage, a life course approach focuses on understanding the changing health and care needs of women and girls across their lives. It aims to identify the critical stag...
What we’ve heard
In the call for evidence public survey, 84% of respondents said that there had been instances in which they had not been listened to by healthcare professionals. We heard about women’s experiences at every stage of the journey – from initial discussion of symptoms to further appointments, discussion of treatment options and follow-up care. We heard concerns from women about not being listened to in instances where pain is the main symptom – for example, being told that heavy and painful perio...
Our 10-year ambitions
Our ambitions are: 1. women and girls feel listened to and have their concerns taken seriously at every stage of their journey, from initial discussion of symptoms to further appointments, discussion of treatment options and follow-up care. There is an end to taboos and stigmas that reinforce beliefs among women, health and care professionals, and wider society that health problems or painful symptoms – in particular ‘hidden pain’, which could be a symptom of gynaecological conditions – are n...
What we’ve heard
Through the call for evidence, we heard of the importance of high-quality information provision – from school education through to support for adults. Overall, family or friends was the main source of health information (74%), followed by Google (71%), other online search engines and blogs (69%), GPs or healthcare professionals (59%), and the NHS(54%). Respondents to the public survey placed importance on making sure that the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum in school...
Our 10-year ambitions
Our ambitions are: 1. girls and boys receive high-quality, evidence-based education on women’s health from an early age. Everyone’s awareness of women’s health is increased, and women’s health issues – such as menstrual health, contraception and menopause – are no longer taboo subjects anywhere in society. Society is better able to support women across their lives, including at home, in schools, and in workplaces 2. women and girls are empowered through access to education and information to...
What we’ve heard
In the call for evidence, we heard the importance of women and girls being able to access services that meet all their reproductive health needs from adolescence through to menopause – from the routine (for example, choosing the right contraception for them) to the more specific (for example, specialist endometriosis care). We heard that it can be difficult for women to access the women’s health services they need in ways that are convenient to them. We heard that fragmented commissioning and...
Our 10-year ambitions
Our ambitions are: 1. women and girls can access services that meet their needs across the entire span of their life course – from adolescence through the middle and reproductive years to menopause and the post-reproductive era, including for general health conditions and disabilities 2. there is a system-wide approach to women’s reproductive health – as set out in the reproductive health consensus statement– based on reproductive wellbeing and supporting individual choice. This means nationa...
What we’ve heard
In the call for evidence, we heard that women’s experiences of health and services varied by characteristics such as age, ethnicity, gender identity and disability status. In the public survey, we heard that women with an existing health condition or disability were also less likely to feel comfortable talking to healthcare professionals about some topics – for example, contraception and pregnancy (where 77% felt comfortable vs 82% of respondents who did not have an existing health condition...
Our 10-year ambitions
Our ambitions are: 1. disparities in access to services, experiences of services and outcomes are tackled. Women with additional risk factors or who face additional barriers have equitable access to services. All women can access health and care services that are free from stigma and discrimination, and their experiences of the healthcare system are supportive, positive and sensitive to additional needs they may have 2. all women across all demographic groups have access to high-quality healt...
What we’ve heard
In the call for evidence public survey, just over 1 in 3 respondents felt comfortable talking about health issues with their workplace (35%) and around 1 in 2 said their current or previous workplace had been supportive with regards to health issues (53%). Respondents to the public survey called for flexible working arrangements and inclusive working environments that: 1. allow women to discuss health issues openly 2. improve managers’ and employers’ understanding of symptoms Access to good o...
Our 10-year ambitions
Our ambitions are: 1. health conditions and disabilities are no longer a barrier to women’s participation or a positive experience in the workplace. Women feel able to speak openly about their health and to be confident that they will be supported by their employer and workplace colleagues, with an end to taboos. This includes for less well known, invisible or undiagnosed conditions where pain may be the primary symptom – for example, heavy menstrual bleeding or endometriosis 2. women experie...
What we’ve heard
Through the call for evidence, we heard the need for healthcare professionals to receive better education and training on women’s health conditions, and to be better supported to deliver the best health and care possible. Some respondents to the survey called for better education on women’s health conditions and treatment options, in particular the causes of infertility and miscarriage, the menopause and HRT. As the main access point into health services for many, there was a particular empha...
Our 10-year ambitions
Our ambitions are: 1. all healthcare professionals are well informed about the importance of women’s health and are enabled to provide or direct women towards the best care possible, including information on how to stay well, self-care, and advice on treatment options throughout the life course 2. undergraduate curricula for all healthcare professionals include teaching and assessment on women’s health. Curricula for specialist training – for example general practice, physiotherapists or emer...
Nov 29, 2023 · Women around the world have been asked a simple question: “What do you want most for your health and well-being?” The results are summarized in a new report from the White Ribbon Alliance, which concludes that to effectively meet women’s needs, systems will need to adopt a more holistic approach.
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