Epidemiology Of Women's Health

With contributions from leading authorities in the field, this one-of-a-kind text explores the major health challenges and conditions specifically affecting women. Epidemiology of Women’s Health covers chronic, infectious, autoimmune and psychological conditions as well as the health disparities and differences in health behaviors to give the reader a comprehensive understanding of the major female-specific needs that may be useful in developing effective public health programs. The text concludes with a review of the ethical aspects of gender-specific research studies. Divided into 10 sections, the book covers the following topic areas: Introduction to Epidemiology of Women’s Health; Personal and Community-Based Health Promotion and Morbidity Prevention; Sexual Health Across the Life Span; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Chronic Psychological and Psychosocial Conditions; Endocrine & Autoimmune Conditions; Malignancies; Chronic Conditions; Aging; and Impact of Research: Lessons from the Past, Challenges of the Future.

Ruby Senie is Professor of Epidemiology and Sociomedical Sciences of the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University. Dr. Senie holds a Nursing degree from the Cornell University-New York Hospital School of Nursing, a Master's degree in Nursing Education from Columbia University Teachers College and a Doctorate in Epidemiology and Public Health from Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Senie is Principal Investigator of the Metropolitan New York Registry of Breast Cancer Families, one of six international collaborating sites initially funded by the NCI in 1995 to create a resource for gene-environment breast cancer research. Dr. Senie is also a Regional Principal Investigator of the national Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness Research and Training [AANCART], a project focusing on the cancer needs of Asian Americans in Queens and Manhattan. Dr. Senie has focused her research on breast cancer risk and prognostic factors. She began her career at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center where she contributed to collaborative studies of epidemiology factors associated with breast cancer laterality, histology and prognosis. As a senior epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease and Prevention, she contributed to breast cancer research and studies of HIV/AIDS. Dr. Senie returned to Sloan-Kettering to work with the Breast Service in developing collaborative studies including the Metropolitan NY Registry. She has served as grant application reviewer for NCI, DOD, CDC, ACS and the New York State Breast Cancer Program.