Minority Health
Black and Hispanic women are less likely to have this method of paying for health services
Insurance
this is the set of physical and mental symptoms you may have around the time of your period
premenstrual syndrome
This group of disorders are characterized by a range of psychological conditions and have the highest overall mortality rate of any mental illness. They are caused by a variety of factors including genetics, personality, and a culture that accepts thinness as beauty. Of individuals with these types of disorders, 80% are women.
Eating Disorders
The world's largest cosmetics company and top beauty brand
L’Oreal
Quick, simple, safe and inexpensive. examine apparently healthy people and determine who among them probably has a given disease and who probably does not
Screening
insurance helps to cover this method of detecting severe illnesses
preventative screenings
this can greatly reduce the chances of having an unintended pregnancy
birth control
This type of doctor is often associated with women’s reproductive care, but is also a resource to help women with mental health challenges and connect them to other professionals focused on treating mental health conditions.
OB/GYN
This practice can lead to premature skin aging, skin burns, eye damage, and cancer
Tanning
Test used for the early detection of breast cancer, through the detection of changes in breast tissue
Mammogram
this minority group has the longest life expectancy among US women at 84 years
Hispanic women
90% of women experience this by age 14
first menstruation
These disorders interfere with daily functioning and women with these disorders often experience a combination of fearful thoughts or beliefs, physical symptoms, and avoidance of dreaded activities or situations. Women experience this disorder twice as much as men do.
Anxiety Disorders
Beauty products that do not use synthetically derived ingredients when scientists create products
Natural Cosmetics
Test for cervical cancer, usually administered for the first time around age 21
Pap Smear
this minority group has a shorter life expectancy than white women by 5 years
black women
this occurs when a woman stops having natural vaginal bleeding for 12 months, consecutively
menopause
Is a common way to help women with a broad variety of mental illnesses and emotional difficulties. Through conversation, this type of treatment helps a person uncover information about their condition and moods, feelings, thoughts and behaviors.
Psychotherapy
Generally, doctors recommend staying away from skin creams/washes and hair treatments that contain these because they could cause greater harm
Chemicals
An exam to check if internal female organs are normal by feeling their shape and size.
Pelvic Exam
deaths from this cancer have been declining among black women since 1991
breast cancer
the reproductive system is controlled by these chemical messengers
hormones
Following pregnancy and birth, many woman may experience this type of depression
Postpartum depression
A treatment that many women use to appear younger, especially celebrities. Concerns of this treatment include reduced movement, muscle weakness, and even death
Botox
Both tests and screenings are ______ measures to ensure that diseases are detected sooner rather than later
Preventative