Question 1

Who first began using the phrase "me too" to describe the widespread, but often silent, nature of sexual assault and harassment in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alyssa Milano 
B)  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 
C)  Tarana Burke 
D)  Gloria Steinem 
A)  Alyssa Milano 
B)  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 
C)  Tarana Burke 
D)  Gloria Steinem C

Question 2

Briefly describe the difference between analytic and descriptive studies. Which category do clinical trials fall into?

Accepted Answer

Descriptive studies examine the distribution of a disease (or other health characteristic) among a population or time; analytic studies compare populations that are exposed to a risk, treatment, or disease to populations that are not. Clinical trials are analytic studies.

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has received bipartisan Congressional support. 
B)  It provided a basic level of insurance coverage for all women. 
C)  It increased access to health insurance for about 6 million women from 2010 to 2019. 
D)  It reduced access to health insurance for about 10 million women from 2010 to 2019. 
A)  It has received bipartisan Congressional support. 
B)  It provided a basic level of insurance coverage for all women. 
C)  It increased access to health insurance for about 6 million women from 2010 to 2019. 
D)  It reduced access to health insurance for about 10 million women from 2010 to 2019. C

Question 4

Which of the following statements about the Violence Against Women Act is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress passed it as a response to the #metoo movement. 
B)  It made certain violent crimes committed against women illegal across the country. 
C)  It has effectively eliminated stalking, domestic violence, and other crimes against women. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Congress passed it as a response to the #metoo movement. 
B)  It made certain violent crimes committed against women illegal across the country. 
C)  It has effectively eliminated stalking, domestic violence, and other crimes against women. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 5

In what year did the FDA approve the birth control pill?

Accepted Answer

A)  1863 
B)  1928 
C)  1938 
D)  1960 
A)  1863 
B)  1928 
C)  1938 
D)  1960

Question 6

What did the NIH Revitalization Act do for women's health?

Accepted Answer

A)  It required that women and minorities be included as subjects in all human research funded by NIH. 
B)  It provided the first major funds for research on breast, cervical, and ovarian cancer. 
C)  It required that female scientists had the same funding opportunities as male scientists for all U.S.-funded research. 
D)  It gave federal employees unpaid medical leave to care for themselves or for family members who are ill. 
A)  It required that women and minorities be included as subjects in all human research funded by NIH. 
B)  It provided the first major funds for research on breast, cervical, and ovarian cancer. 
C)  It required that female scientists had the same funding opportunities as male scientists for all U.S.-funded research. 
D)  It gave federal employees unpaid medical leave to care for themselves or for family members who are ill.

Question 7

During the U.S. Civil War, who led a national effort to organize a nursing corps to care for the war's wounded and sick?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham Lincoln 
B)  Dorothea Dix 
C)  Marie Curie 
D)  Florence Nightingale 
A)  Abraham Lincoln 
B)  Dorothea Dix 
C)  Marie Curie 
D)  Florence Nightingale

Question 8

Gender-based research has determined that women and men experience heart attacks differently. Explain how including women in treatment research in the heart attack space improves the medical care that a woman suffering a heart attack will receive.

Accepted Answer

Including women in research involving he

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research from the completed Human Genome Project promises to significantly improve the public health. 
B)  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C)  oversee all government-sponsored women's health initiatives. 
C)  Medical research has largely refuted the idea of biological differences between the sexes beyond the reproductive organs. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  Research from the completed Human Genome Project promises to significantly improve the public health. 
B)  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C)  oversee all government-sponsored women's health initiatives. 
C)  Medical research has largely refuted the idea of biological differences between the sexes beyond the reproductive organs. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 10

During World War II, many women entered the U.S. workforce. What happened to most of these women at the end of the war, when men returned from the front?

Accepted Answer

A)  They usually had to leave their jobs and return to the home as men returned to the workforce. 
B)  They organized and formed the National Women's Labor Movement. 
C)  Most of them stayed in their jobs, working alongside their returning male counterparts. 
D)  Their positions were largely unaffected at the end of the war because they worked in positions that men typically did not work in. 
A)  They usually had to leave their jobs and return to the home as men returned to the workforce. 
B)  They organized and formed the National Women's Labor Movement. 
C)  Most of them stayed in their jobs, working alongside their returning male counterparts. 
D)  Their positions were largely unaffected at the end of the war because they worked in positions that men typically did not work in.

Question 11

The federal government's role in funding biomedical research is significant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The most effective way to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases in populations is to ignore gender-to treat men and women as complete equals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Susan Wood was the top official in charge of women's health at the FDA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

From its beginning, the women's health movement embraced and advocated for women of all races and economic backgrounds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

From its beginnings, the American feminist movement has been inclusive with respect to race, class, and sexual identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Revisions to FDA policies in 1993 required drug studies to include women of childbearing age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Feminism is the idea that:

Accepted Answer

A)  men and women are psychologically and biologically (with a few exceptions in the reproductive tract and other areas) equal to each other. 
B)  women should have the right to vote and be elected. 
C)  women should have the same rights, opportunities, and privileges as men. 
D)  women, on average, are more intelligent and rational than men. 
A)  men and women are psychologically and biologically (with a few exceptions in the reproductive tract and other areas) equal to each other. 
B)  women should have the right to vote and be elected. 
C)  women should have the same rights, opportunities, and privileges as men. 
D)  women, on average, are more intelligent and rational than men.

Question 18

Define maternal mortality. How has maternal mortality changed in the past century? Name two factors that contributed to this change.

Accepted Answer

Maternal mortality is a number reflectin

Question 19

Factors such as the hormonal variations caused by the menstrual cycle and the possible effects of a trial on a developing fetus can pose statistical and ethical challenges for clinical investigators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Name three diseases or treatments in which gender exerts a significant influence. How do men and women react differently?

Accepted Answer

1. Color-blindness, which women are less

Who first began using the phrase "me too" to describe the widespread, but often silent, nature of sexual assault and harassment in the United States?

Briefly describe the difference between analytic and descriptive studies. Which category do clinical trials fall into?

Which of the following statements about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is true?

Which of the following statements about the Violence Against Women Act is true?

In what year did the FDA approve the birth control pill?

What did the NIH Revitalization Act do for women's health?

During the U.S. Civil War, who led a national effort to organize a nursing corps to care for the war's wounded and sick?

Gender-based research has determined that women and men experience heart attacks differently. Explain how including women in treatment research in the heart attack space improves the medical care that a woman suffering a heart attack will receive.

Which of the following statements is true?

During World War II, many women entered the U.S. workforce. What happened to most of these women at the end of the war, when men returned from the front?

The federal government's role in funding biomedical research is significant.

The most effective way to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases in populations is to ignore gender-to treat men and women as complete equals.

Susan Wood was the top official in charge of women's health at the FDA.

From its beginning, the women's health movement embraced and advocated for women of all races and economic backgrounds.

From its beginnings, the American feminist movement has been inclusive with respect to race, class, and sexual identity.

Revisions to FDA policies in 1993 required drug studies to include women of childbearing age.

Feminism is the idea that:

Define maternal mortality. How has maternal mortality changed in the past century? Name two factors that contributed to this change.

Factors such as the hormonal variations caused by the menstrual cycle and the possible effects of a trial on a developing fetus can pose statistical and ethical challenges for clinical investigators.

Name three diseases or treatments in which gender exerts a significant influence. How do men and women react differently?

The Economics of Womens Health

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Sexual Health

Reproductive Health

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Menopause and Hormone Therapy

Nutrition, Exercise, and Weight Management

Understanding and Preventing Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

Other Chronic Diseases and Conditions

Mental Health

Interpersonal and Social Dimensions of Womens Health

Violence, Abuse, and Harassment

Women in the Workforce

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Exam 1: Introduction to Womens Health

Who first began using the phrase "me too" to describe the widespread, but often silent, nature of sexual assault and harassment in the United States?

Briefly describe the difference between analytic and descriptive studies. Which category do clinical trials fall into?

Which of the following statements about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is true?

Which of the following statements about the Violence Against Women Act is true?

In what year did the FDA approve the birth control pill?

What did the NIH Revitalization Act do for women's health?

During the U.S. Civil War, who led a national effort to organize a nursing corps to care for the war's wounded and sick?

Gender-based research has determined that women and men experience heart attacks differently. Explain how including women in treatment research in the heart attack space improves the medical care that a woman suffering a heart attack will receive.

Which of the following statements is true?

During World War II, many women entered the U.S. workforce. What happened to most of these women at the end of the war, when men returned from the front?

The federal government's role in funding biomedical research is significant.

The most effective way to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases in populations is to ignore gender-to treat men and women as complete equals.

Susan Wood was the top official in charge of women's health at the FDA.

From its beginning, the women's health movement embraced and advocated for women of all races and economic backgrounds.

From its beginnings, the American feminist movement has been inclusive with respect to race, class, and sexual identity.

Revisions to FDA policies in 1993 required drug studies to include women of childbearing age.

Feminism is the idea that:

Define maternal mortality. How has maternal mortality changed in the past century? Name two factors that contributed to this change.

Factors such as the hormonal variations caused by the menstrual cycle and the possible effects of a trial on a developing fetus can pose statistical and ethical challenges for clinical investigators.

Name three diseases or treatments in which gender exerts a significant influence. How do men and women react differently?

The Economics of Womens Health

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Sexual Health

Reproductive Health

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Menopause and Hormone Therapy

Nutrition, Exercise, and Weight Management

Understanding and Preventing Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

Other Chronic Diseases and Conditions

Mental Health

Interpersonal and Social Dimensions of Womens Health

Violence, Abuse, and Harassment

Women in the Workforce

Filters