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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Evidence-based Policy and Practice: From a Feminist Perspective
3079.1: Monday, December 12, 2005: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Oral
Evidence-based Policy and Practice: From a Feminist Perspective
The theme of this year's Annual Meeting, "Evidence Based Policy and Practice" begs the questions: "Whose questions? What evidence? Which practice?," as asked by one of the presenters in this session. Is the evidence base sophisticated enough to consider the complexities and variations of the lives of individuals and the intersectional nature of how individuals function in social and cultural contexts? This session will address these issues from a feminist perspective. Panelists will examine and discuss the influence of politics on priority setting for women's health research and practice, the traditional biomedical paradigm as it relates to disparities, and emerging scientific findings. This session promises to be dynamic and thought-provoking as the presenters candidly tackle the notion of evidence-based policy and practice.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the session, the participant will be able to (1) discuss evidence-based policy and practice from a feminist perspective; (2) identify the scientific and social value of considering women's health from different perspectives; and (3) recognize the influence of the concept of evidence on health systems, health organizations, and ultimately, the health of the people.
Moderator(s):Stacey B. Plichta, ScD
10:30 AMPolitics and science: The impact of the women’s health movement on priority-setting at the NIH
Nicole C. Quon
10:50 AMWhose questions, what evidence, which practice? Feminist intersectional challenges to traditional biomedical approaches to health disparities  [ Recorded presentation ]
Lynn Weber, PhD
11:10 AMTackling the tough issues: When our principles say yes, but the science says no
Cynthia A. Pearson
11:30 AMGender and justice in the gene age: New feminist conversations about reproductive and genetic technologies  [ Recorded presentation ]
Marsha Darling, PhD, Marcy Darnovsky, PhD, Judy Norsigian, DHL
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:APHA-Committee on Women's Rights
Endorsed by:Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA