[Note, we are omitting the ch 9 assignment, AND, in "new" 2nd edition textbook, this would go with chapter 7.]
Log onto the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services website regarding women’s health issues at www.4woman.gov and critique materials.
Are they appropriate for patients?
What could be improved?
Should women's and men's health be separate issues? Why or why not?
Post your answers and discuss with your classmates by using the blog.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
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The web page provides patients with the general knowledge that they may ask the Dr. informed questions about their disease or discuss their illnesses with others. It also provides links to other web pages that will allow the people viewing this web page to have access to more detailed information.
It could be improved by going into more detail about the chemical process or the chemicals that indose the disease. It could also have links and numbers to support groups in areas that they live in.
They should be separated because certain diseases do not plaque me and the female sex is susceptible. This also works vice-versa. Men and women also have different hormone levels that make treating diseases different for the sexes.
The women’s health site has many resources. The information is very relevant to female patients; there is even a section for Spanish speaking patients. There is also information on many different health topics that affect women. There are also links to different organizations that deal with women’s health issues. Patients can also find frequently asked questions and health tools such as calculators. The site also contains statistical information as well as information directed to younger girls. All of this information is helpful to female patients that are having health issues or just questions.
The site is jumbled with many informational links all on one page. It takes a while to find the information that you are looking for. The search is also not very effective. The sections such as opportunities, for the media, and events should be placed separate from the actual health information.
Women and men’s health issues should be separated. Men and women have very different body chemistries; this causes diseases to react differently in men than in women. Women and men also have different physical anatomy, so there are some diseases that can only affect one of the two sexes.
The site has a large variety of information ranging from cancer to violence/abuse issues. They offer statistics on mental illness, pregnancy, substance abuse, smoking, reproductive health and much more. They also seem to be an active organization that holds summits and other conferences. The site seems to have a good deal of helpful information.
The most helpful information that I found was the FAQs because instead of just relaying facts they are answering questions that many women have about their health. I don’t like the opening page with all of the links just posted there. There should be sublinks below the main links to allow viewers to find the information they are looking for more readily.
Men and women’s health definitely should be different issues. They differ in body chemistry such as amount of fat to muscle and in hormone levels. They also have different reproductive organs. Also, treatment that may harm a pregnant women and her unborn child may not have a negative effect on a man. There are also different diseases that are found more readily among one gender.
The site I appropriate for women… I would not suggest a man looking up information on the site. I find that the information that is accessible greatly address women’s issues. There could be improvement on health issues that are not necessarily “women’s issues” but all health issue that effect women and men. I agree with Mike that the arrangement on the links and topics could be in a better format. I had difficulty immediately finding “health topics” maybe a catchier title would help.
Women’s and Men’s health should be separate. Women are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease, osteoporosis, breast caner, fertility disorders, and have differences in cerebral blood flow. These differences make diagnosing, dosaging, and care plans different for males and females.
www.4woman.gov
I personally liked this site for one main reason, ITS ALL ABOUT WOMEN! I think that it’s wonderful that there are sites just for “our” needs.
I believe that the site is appropriate for patients. The web design, although a little disorganized, is rather straight forward.
The only thing I would improve would be to add a link giving information about available doctors around each area and providing what they specialize in. I think that sometimes when people need help they don’t receive what they need because they have no idea where to go to get it. If there was a link allowing them to look up creditable doctors then that would be found to be helpful. I agree with Faith, I liked the FAQ's, it gives a place to ask questions and recieve reliable answers.
I definitely think that women’s and men’s health issues should be separate. There are several diseases that only one sex gets. Also, there are several general health issues that only apply to one sex.
The home page for this website is too bright. When I first opened this web site, it appeared to be another annoying spyware search link. I guess since it is a health site, it should not be dark and grim. After some deadend clicking, I found some useful, interesting information. This web site is very useful and beneficial for women's health issues. Although the home page is unorganized, I thought most of the links were pretty neat and orderly.
I know this is a web site primarily for women, but to improve it they should have a link that directs viewers to a web site created for men and their disorders. They could also add some more information on disorders that can occur readily in both men and women.
I believe men and women's health should be both grouped together, and separate. Thousands of ailments can inflict both men and women. The anatomical structure of men and women are very similar, with some exceptions. These diseases and illnesses should be easily accessed by any sex. Then, there should be gender specific links. As Sarah said earlier, there are disorders that are more common in women, but on the other side there are those that are predominant in men.
The site is definitely geared for women and is loaded with a lot of information on a wide range of topics regarding women’s health. The web site did included links to other informative sites, as well as organizations, and a list of women’s events; although, the sites search engine absolutely sucks!
Although the format of the site was hard to navigate it became a little easier as I continued to search through the pages. I particularly liked the section on diagnostic tests and how it explained the processes involved http://www.4woman.gov/tools/commontests.cfm as well as the section on tests you can give at home and signs/symptoms you should be aware of http://www.4woman.gov/tools/serious.cfm
Although there are many problems that affect only one gender, there are far more that affect both. For this reason I feel the site would have been more appropriate if it included both genders in two sections (with a better search engine of course).
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