Women Deserve Better Health Care
Authors: Carol J. Hogue, Wendy M. Book
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Editorials19 June 2018Women Deserve Better Health CareCarol J. Hogue, PhD, MPH and Wendy M. Book, MDCarol J. Hogue, PhD, MPHEmory University, Atlanta, Georgia (C.J.H., W.M.B.) and Wendy M. Book, MDEmory University, Atlanta, Georgia (C.J.H., W.M.B.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M18-1258 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The American College of Physicians (ACP) position paper on women's health policy in the United States (1) is a welcome addition to ACP's published position papers. In it, the ACP Health and Public Policy Committee makes 7 recommendations to improve women's health services: 3 pertain to physicians' primary care practice, 2 to public policy issues, 1 to training, and 1 to research needs. We especially applaud recommendation 5, which calls for universal, paid family and medical leave policies. It is shocking that even the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration cannot offer paid ...References1. Daniel H, Erickson SM, Bornstein SS; Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians. Women's health policy in the United States: an American College of Physicians position paper. Ann Intern Med. 2018;168:874-5. doi:10.7326/M17-3344 LinkGoogle Scholar2. O'Connor E, Rossom RC, Henninger M, Groom HC, Burda BU, Henderson JT, et al. Screening for Depression in Adults: An Updated Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Evidence syntheses no. 128. AHRQ publication no. 14-05208-EF-1. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. Google Scholar3. Tirado-Muñoz J, Gilchrist G, Farré M, Hegarty K, Torrens M. 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Hogue, PhD, MPH, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, CNR 3005, Atlanta, GA 30322; e-mail, [email protected]edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Hogue: Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, CNR 3005, Atlanta, GA 30322.Dr. Book: Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Road NE, Cardiology 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30322.This article was published at Annals.org on 29 May 2018. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoWomen's Health Policy in the United States: An American College of Physicians Position Paper Hilary Daniel , Shari M. Erickson , Sue S. 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