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"They were not tending to their own injuries, but they were making sure their babies were healthy. We urge those clinicians to ask those women about violence in their lives and refer them to the appropriate violence-related services."
Sandra Martin, associate professor of maternal and child health at the School of Public Health, in a March 27 Associated Press story about a study on domestic violence published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In the study, 3.2 percent of the 2,648 new mothers who were interviewed said they had been abused after they had their babies. Of the abused women, 75 percent said they had been injured, but only 23 percent of the injured group sought medical care.
"I don't think we're desirous of being a melting pot. We're more of a mulligan's stew. And that distinctiveness means something."
James Johnson, a professor at the Kenan-Flager School of Business, in a March 28 story in The News & Observer about the array of racial categories people had available to identify themselves in the 2000 Census. In 1990, the census offered five categories, compared to the 63 possible racial combinations offered in the 2000 Census. Johnson teaches an MBA course on diversity in the workplace.
"...The genetics revolution could bring people together with a novel sense of being connected. The genetic differences between races, for example, are biologically insignificant, with more variation within races than between them. And we humans possess only 50 percent more genes than fruit flies and roundworms and about the same number as corn. This is scientifically intriguing and could be morally humbling.
"So even if we never undergo genetic screening, it matters deeply how we routinely think and talk about genes, and how children are educated about what is `normal or `deviant,' about genetic diversity -- in short, about what is and is not `us.'
"The continuing challenge is to make our ethics as good as our science. The post-genome era can be one of greater understanding and solidarity, or deeper fear and prejudice. The choice is not genetically determined, and how we choose may reflect more about us than anything we learn from mapping our DNA."
Larry R. Churchill, professor of social medicine and co-director of the Center for Health Ethics, in a March 18 guest column in The News & Observer.
"The Office of Men's Health could become a focal point for the funding of critical studies, seeking help much as the Office of Women's Health has served as an influential lever for research and program funding for women's health."
David Gremillion, a professor at the School of Medicine, in an April 3 story in the Rocky Mountain News commenting on the idea of establishing such an office in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources. On average, women live six years longer than men regardless of race, ethnicity or socioeconomic status. Two reasons why: Women pay more attention to their bodies and make more visits to their doctors. A 2000 survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation, found that 33 percent of men do not have a regular relationship with a doctor, compared to 19 percent of women.
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