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  1. Violence Against Women - Types of Violence - Sexual Assault and Abuse
    http://www.4woman.gov/violence/types/sexual.cfm
    ... help.http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/factshts/whatyoucando/fs000301.pdf Incest (Copyright © NCVC) - This publication outlines the problem of child sexual abuse and incest in America. It reveals that incest, or rape by a family member, comprises a large portion of all rapes in the United ...
  2. PDF file A Century of Women's Health
    http://www.4woman.gov/TimeCapsule/century/century.pdf
    This document highlights for you some of the major issues and improvements in the health of women in the United States during the past century. Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, then Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a DHHS agency, co-chaired this Coordinating Committee with Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. James O. Mason. (Time capsule item: Women with Disabilities.) The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 ...
  3. La violencia contra las mujeres
    http://www.4woman.gov/espanol/laviolencia/
    ... National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (Alianza Latina Nacional para Erradicar la Violencia Doméstica) Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network Women's Justice Center/Centro de Justicia para Mujeres = Recurso Federal Línea Directa Nacional Contra la Violencia Dómstica ...
  4. PDF file Sexual Assult
    http://www.4woman.gov/faq/sexualassault.pdf
    ... to join in unwanted sexual contact or attention. Examples of this are voyeurism (when exhibitionism (when someone exposes him/herself in public), incest (sexual contact between family members), and sexual harassment. It can happen in dif- ferent situations, by a stranger in an iso- lated place, on a ...
  5. Sexual Assault
    http://www.4woman.gov/faq/sexualassault.htm
    ... attention. Examples of this are voyeurism (when someone watches private sexual acts), exhibitionism (when someone exposes him/herself in public), incest (sexual contact between family members), and sexual harassment. It can happen in different situations, by a stranger in an isolated place, on a ...
  6. Women and HIV/AIDS - Programs and Events - NWGHAAD - Events - Event Details
    http://www.4woman.gov/hiv/NWGHAAD/view.cfm?id=99
    ... prenatal care) and biomedical status (having other STDs) are major determinants of HIV transmission. Women and girls impacted by sexual assault, incest and domestic violence are at risk for exposure to HIV and other STDs. Alaska women have the highest rate of newly diagnosed chlamydia infection (615 ...
  7. Statistics
    http://www.4woman.gov/statistics/index.cfm
    Statehealthfacts.org (Copyright © Kaiser Family Foundation) - Statehealthfacts.org is a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation. Myasthenia Gravis: A Summary (Copyright © MGFA) - This is a clinical overview of the disease Myasthenia Gravis for health professionals. Statistics for 2008: Cancer (Copyright © ACS) - This site lists the publications that contain statistics from the American Cancer Society.
  8. Healthy Woman Today Newsletter - April 2008
    http://www.4woman.gov/newsletter/2008/04.cfm
    ... 839-1681 (TTY) National Domestic Violence Hotline PO Box 161810 Austin, TX 78716 (800) 799-7233 (Hotline) (800) 787-3224 (TTY) Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network 2000 L Street NW, Suite 406 Washington, DC 20036 (800) 656-4673 (656-HOPE) April's Featured Health Topic A feature designed to help ...
  9. Violence Against Women - Types of Violence - Dating Violence
    http://www.4woman.gov/violence/types/dating.cfm
    ... Violence Resource Center Family Violence Prevention Fund National Center for Victims of Crime National Crime Prevention Council Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network = Indicates Federal Resources Current as of September 2007 Top | E-mail this page to a friend Skip navigation This site is owned ...
  10. Violence Against Women - State Domestic Violence Resources
    http://www.4woman.gov/violence/state/StateResourcesDetail.cfm?ID=3750
    ... of rape, domestic violence and other violent crimes. The Coalition offers self-help support groups for victims of rape, domestic violence and incest and provides temporary safe housing, emergency aid, food, and clothing to victims and their children. Additionally, the Coalition works to sensitize ...
  11. Violence Against Women - State Domestic Violence Resources
    http://www.4woman.gov/violence/state/StateResourcesDetail.cfm?ID=3748
    ... Against Sexual Assault, Inc. 1517 Gov. Ritchie Highway, Suite 207 Arnold, MD 21021 Toll-free phone number(s): (800) 656-HOPE (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) (800) 983-RAPE -- Toll-Free in Maryland Phone number(s): (301) 565-3615 (Sexual Assault Legal Institute) (410) 974-4507 Fax: (410 ...
  12. Violence Against Women - State Domestic Violence Resources
    http://www.4woman.gov/violence/state/StateResourcesDetail.cfm?ID=4455
    ... http://www.dcrcc.org/ Mission statement: The Center's services include: a 24-hour hotline, group and individual counseling services for rape and incest survivors and their families and friends, a companion program to accompany survivors to hospitals, courts and police proceedings, low-cost ...
  13. Temas de la salud - Resultados de la busqueda Abuso y negligencia de niños
    http://www.4woman.gov/espanol/temas/resultados.cfm?S1=CHILD%20ABUSE%20AND%20NEGLECT&S2=&S3=&Heading=Abuso%20y%20negligencia%20de%20niños
    ... Violence Network Prevent Child Abuse America Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Child Protection and Custody Safer Child, Inc. Victims of Incest Can Emerge Survivors (VOICES) in Actions, Inc. = Recurso Federal Actualizado julio 2007 Regresar al principio de ésta página | Envíale esta página a un ...
  14. womenshealth.gov Glossary
    http://www.4woman.gov/glossary/index.cfm
    the transfer of blood or blood products from one person (donor) into another person's bloodstream (recipient). Cholesterol attached to low-density lipoprotein (LDL) harms health and is often called "bad cholesterol." Cholesterol attached to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is good for health and is often called "good cholesterol." For an unknown reason, a change in cell growth results in 47 instead of the usual 46 chromosomes.
  15. Healthy Woman Today Newsletter - April 2007
    http://www.4woman.gov/newsletter/2007/04.cfm
    ... she reach out to the following organization—an excellent resource for information on date rape drugs and sexual assault. Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network 2000 L Street NW Suite 406 Washington, DC 20036 Web Site: http://www.rainn.org Phone Number: (800) 656-4673 (656-HOPE) (202) 544-1034 or ...
  16. womenshealth.gov Glossary
    http://www.4woman.gov/glossary/
    the transfer of blood or blood products from one person (donor) into another person's bloodstream (recipient). Cholesterol attached to low-density lipoprotein (LDL) harms health and is often called "bad cholesterol." Cholesterol attached to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is good for health and is often called "good cholesterol." For an unknown reason, a change in cell growth results in 47 instead of the usual 46 chromosomes.
  17. Statistics
    http://www.4woman.gov/statistics/
    Statehealthfacts.org (Copyright © Kaiser Family Foundation) - Statehealthfacts.org is a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation. Myasthenia Gravis: A Summary (Copyright © MGFA) - This is a clinical overview of the disease Myasthenia Gravis for health professionals. Statistics for 2008: Cancer (Copyright © ACS) - This site lists the publications that contain statistics from the American Cancer Society.
  18. Appendix A
    http://www.4woman.gov/TimeCapsule/century/appendix_a.htm
    WOMEN’S HEALTH EVENTS OF THE 20th CENTURY 1970- Title X Family Planning Funding: This law establishes a federally-funded program nation-wide to provide family planning services to low-income women Last Updated: June 2002 Error processing SSI file
  19. Chapter 5
    http://www.4woman.gov/TimeCapsule/century/chapter5.htm
    During the same time, the American Cancer Society launched a campaign citing the “7 Danger Signals of Cancer.”61 (Time capsule items: Cancer Facts for Women; Colon and Rectal Cancer: Treatment Guidelines for Patients.) (Time capsule items: Health Magazine Supplement: 30 Foods That Fight Diseases; Newsweek Special Edition: What Every Woman Needs to Know; 2001: A Woman’s Health Odyssey.)
  20. PDF file Date Rape Drugs
    http://www.4woman.gov/faq/rohypnol.pdf
    ... http://www.mencanstoprape.org National Center for Victims of Crime Phone: (800) 394-2255 Internet Address: http://www.ncvc.org Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network Phone: (800) 656-4673 (656-HOPE) Internet Address: http://www.rainn.org page 4 N AT I O N A L W OMEN ’ S H E A LT H I N F O R M AT I ...

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