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Women's Health & Wellness
Tag: Women Veterans
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Women in the Military Series: Highlighting the Challenges Among Military Mothers
Last weekend I dedicated a variety of posts to women in the military in honor of Veterans Day. This post follows up on the experiences of military moms. Figure 1: Percentage of Active-Duty Military Women with Children1 Over 71% of the active-duty military mothers were married and 97% had children under the age of 181.
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Women in the Military Series: Highlighting Health Disparities and Advocating for Improved Policies and Interventions to Promote Change
Health disparities among women in military has been researched by the Department of Defense (DOD), but progress in improving the health needs of women in the armed services has been limited1. In 1994, the DOD created a Defense Women’s Health Research Program, it identified that knowledge disparities existed among musculoskeletal injuries, reproductive hazards, and gynecological
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Women in the Military Series: Influential Women Who Served This County
Women were historically excluded from serving in the military and were confined to working as nurses, cooks, and seamstresses, although some women disguised themselves as men and fought in the American Revolutionary War and Civil War. Despite these challenges several women were able to leave their mark in the armed services. A few of the
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Women in the Military Series: Military Organization and Demographic Trends Among Active Service Members & Veterans
This weekend I will dedicate several posts highlighting the impact of women in the military, including women who made history in the military, health challenges among women in the military, and special challenges among military mothers, especially those who experienced deployments while caring for small children. This post will provide more information about the organization
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