The observance helps draw attention to key differences in health between women and men that are overlooked or misunderstood in areas such as heart disease, cancer, autoimmune disorders, obesity and mental health.
For information specific to migrant and underserved populations visit MCN's Women's Health page [1] or MCN's Health Disparities Collaboratives page [2].
Links:
[1] https://old.migrantclinician.org/clinical_topics/womens-health.html
[2] https://old.migrantclinician.org/clinical_topics/health-disparities-collaboratives.html
[3] http://www.womenshealthresearch.org
[4] https://old.migrantclinician.org/calendar/health-observance/index.html
[5] https://old.migrantclinician.org/mcn/research/health-disparities-collaboratives/index.html
[6] https://old.migrantclinician.org/mcn/health-conditions/health-disparities-collaboratives/index.html
[7] https://old.migrantclinician.org/mcn/patient-education/health-disparities-collaboratives/index.html
[8] https://old.migrantclinician.org/mcn/research/womens-health/index.html
[9] https://old.migrantclinician.org/mcn/health-conditions/womens-health/index.html
[10] https://old.migrantclinician.org/mcn/patient-education/womens-health/index.html