The best example of the impact of the women’s movement on health care

The best example of the impact of the women’s movement on health care is:

1. Improvement in breast cancer survival rates
2. Insurance coverage for well-woman check-ups
3. Women subjects to be included in all appropriate health research projects
4. A single, teenage mother receiving Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits

ANSWER

ANS: 3
The women’s movement brought about many changes in society as women increasingly de-manded economic, political, occupational, and educational equality. As a result, there is greater sensitivity to the health care needs of women and the role of women in health care research. There are emerging health care specialties dealing with the needs of women. These new special-ties expand from the traditional obstetrical specialty and address issues ranging from well- women’s examinations, to oncological subspecialties, to the management of menopause. Because of the prior lack of female subjects in biomedical research, the federal government now requires studies to routinely include women in research, unless specific exception criteria are met. For example, research focusing on management of prostatic cancer is an exception.
Improved survival rates for female-oriented cancers is evident because of emphasis being placed on research.
While important, increased insurance coverage is not the best option available because this action would be directly driven by research findings.
While important, increased federal funding for female-oriented benefits does not represent the best option available because this action would be directly driven by research findings.