New Dimensions in Women's Health, Fourth Edition

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1: During the 1800s, women's health activists promoted the ________ as an aspect of healthy lifestyles.
	A: importance of routine medical check ups
	B: practice of stress management techniques
	C: elimination of corsets
	D: use of condoms for birth control

2: Which of the following events provided American women with a real sense of sexual freedom?
	A: The elimination of the corset in 1882
	B: The introduction of the birth control pill in 1960
	C: The beginning of the gay rights movement in the 1970s
	D: The opening of sperm banks in the 1980s

3: Which agency coordinates all women's health initiatives throughout the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services?
	A: Agency for Feminine Health Concerns
	B: Office on Women's Health
	C: National Institute for Gender-Based Health
	D: Center for Women's Health and Wellness

4: Funding for reproductive health and family planning services is provided by the _________________.
	A: Title X program
	B: Contraceptive Wellness program
	C: WIC program
	D: Reproductive Resources program

5: Which of the following situations describes Phase I of a clinical trial for a new antidepressant?
	A: After the drug is on the market, scientists collect information regarding its safety on various populations.
	B: Scientists test the safety of the drug by giving it to fewer than 100 healthy people.
	C: Medical practitioners at various hospitals and clinics test the effectiveness and safety of the drug on thousands of people.
	D: Scientists determine the drug's safety and effectiveness by administering it to 100-300 healthy people.

6: Which of the following conditions is one of three leading causes of death for U.S. women?
	A: kidney infections
	B: stroke
	C: lupus
	D: congenital heart defects

7: Which of the following choices is a reason why millions of women in the U.S. continue to receive inadequate health care?
	A: Private health insurance companies charge substantially higher premiums for women than for men.
	B: The U.S. lacks the medical infrastructure to treat its growing population.
	C: Tens of millions of women are uninsured or underinsured.
	D: All of the above.

8: Congress passed, and 37 states approved, the Equal Rights Amendment, which became part of the Constitution in 1972.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

9: The most effective way to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases in populations is to ignore gender—to treat men and women as complete equals.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

10: Revisions to FDA policies in 1993 required drug studies to include women of childbearing age.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: Millions of women who do have health insurance still do not receive adequate health care because their policies do not cover necessary services.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: The first women's rights convention was held at Seneca Falls in what year?
	A: 1812
	B: 1848
	C: 1861
	D: 1890

13: Which of the following areas is NOT an area government focuses on for health?
	A: Policy making
	B: Financing
	C: Protecting information about healthcare
	D: Managing health services

14: The purpose of gender-based research is to:
	A: give health care providers more knowledge about gender
	B: improve life expectancy for men
	C: identify differences between men and women
	D: learn how to change hormone levels in males and females

15: At the Beijing Conference in 1995, 15 health areas of concern for women were addressed.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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