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Number 536
(Replaces Committee Opinion No. 414, August 2008)
ABSTRACT: In the United States, most new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) occur among women of color (primarily African American and...
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September 2012
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Number 493
(Reaffirmed 2013)
ABSTRACT: Communication with patients can be improved and patient care enhanced if health care providers can bridge the divide between the culture of medicine and the beliefs and practices that make ...
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May 2011
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Number 492
ABSTRACT: Perhaps the greatest contemporary challenge in implementing the principles of effective communication lies in our current health care environment that demands increasing physician productiv...
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May 2011
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Number 491
Replaces No. 391, December 2007
ABSTRACT: According to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic he...
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May 2011
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Number 470
ABSTRACT: Overweight and obesity are epidemic in the United States. Obesity is a risk factor for numerous conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke, heart disease, certai...
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October 2010
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Number 466
ABSTRACT: International humanitarian medical efforts provide essential services to patients who would not otherwise have access to specific health care services. The Committees on Ethics and Global W...
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September 2010
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Number 456
ABSTRACT: In this Committee Opinion, the Committee on Ethics of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists endorses the College's ongoing efforts to promote a just health care system, ex...
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March 2010
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Number 454
(Replaces No. 312, August 2005)
ABSTRACT: Homelessness continues to be a growing problem in the United States. With increasing unemployment and home foreclosures, the recent recession and current economic difficulties are estimated...
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February 2010
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Number 437
(Reaffirmed 2012)
ABSTRACT: As professional and community leaders, obstetrician–gynecologists have unlimited opportunities to become involved in and have a positive impact on local, national, and international communi...
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July 2009
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Number 429
ABSTRACT: Significant health disparities exist for rural women in all categories of women's health, including obstetric and gynecologic outcomes and access to care. Minority women living in rural are...
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March 2009
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Number 425
ABSTRACT: Undocumented immigrants are less likely than other residents of the United States to have health insurance. Their access to publicly funded health programs has become increasingly limited s...
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January 2009
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Number 416
(Replaces No. 308, December 2004)
ABSTRACT: The United States is one of the few industrialized nations in the world that do not guarantee health care for their populations. Access to health care for all women is of paramount concern ...
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September 2008
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Number 317
ABSTRACT: Significant racial and ethnic disparities exist in women's health. These health disparities largely result from differences in socioeconomic status and insurance status. Although many dispa...
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October 2005
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