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Income a Factor for Mammography Screening of U.S. Women But Not Canadian

September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Medicine conducted a 10-year follow-up study of trends in the use of breast cancer screening in the U.S. and Ontario, Canada, which was begun in 1990.

Native Sisters Help Native American Women Overcome Obstacles to Breast Cancer Screening

December 1, 2006 | Program Result Report

In 1995-1996, Linda Burhansstipanov, MSPH, DrPH at AMC Cancer Research Center in Denver, Colo., implemented and evaluated the effectiveness of Native American Women's Wellness through Awareness.

A Special Focus on Accuracy of State Birth Data and Cost Effectiveness of Tests

July 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

The Center for Perinatal Health Initiatives was created to assess changes in perinatal services and outcomes in New Jersey, and is housed at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

New Jersey Family Health Group Develops and Disseminates Protocol to Screen Pregnant Women for Drug and Alcohol Use

June 3, 2010 | Program Result Report

Family Health Initiatives implemented a uniform statewide screening process to identify pregnant women who use alcohol and other drugs and then disseminated it through a conference.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening Status is Associated with Increased VA Medical and Surgical Utilization in Women

March 1, 2006 | Journal Article

Despite reports of poor health among women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), information about this population's health care utilization rates is not well understood. This study used a mail survey to assess the relationship between utilizat ...

Screening for Breast Cancer

March 9, 2005 | Journal Article

The current investigation reviewed the efficacy and effectiveness of breast cancer screening techniques used in community practice. An extensive array of databases were examined to obtain English-language articles focusing on randomized controlled t ...

Young Adults' Attitudes, Beliefs, and Feelings about Testing for Curable STDs Outside of Clinic Settings

April 1, 2004 | Journal Article

The development of new technology has now made it possible to screen for certain curable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) outside the clinical setting. Early reports about the possible advantages of these developments show a great deal of variat ...

Pilot Program of Research to Integrate Substance Abuse Issues into Mainstream Medicine (PRISM)

October 15, 2009 | Program Result Report

PRISM sought to encourage physicians and health care researchers to address the effects of alcohol and drug abuse on serious chronic illnesses.

Certain Test Results and Desire to Protect Their Children's Health Motivate Women to Quit Smoking

June 1, 2001 | Program Result Report

Investigators at the Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, New York, developed a smoking-cessation program for ethnically diverse, low-income women who are pregnant.

Smoke Screen

February 1, 1999 | Program Result Report

From 1997 to 1998, researchers at Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, R.I., examined cigarette smoking as a barrier to cancer screening - both mammography and Pap tests - in women aged 40 to 75.

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