Canadian Open Nursing and Midwifery Journal

Vol. 1, No. 1, May 2016

Table of Contents

Articles

Author: Angela Bedard

Pages: 1-13

Abstract

Women’s health and the importance placed on it has been an ongoing global issue for many years. The laws of basic human rights for some reason have left women in a very vulnerably and unhealth state which is directly caused by certain societal standards, cultural practices, and religious beliefs. Women’s health and life’s value in certain areas of the world are not as highly regarded as that of a man. Some of the women’s health violations that are having a large effect on women’s health today are: female genital mutilation, gavage, eating disorders, and female feticid. These violations have arisen from partrichial religious favoritism, societal pressures that have been established through media and law, and ideologies surrounding family honor. In countries like North Amerca across to Asia, traditions and the value on women are causing serious global health issues that are burdening the health care system and further more increasing the amount of preventable diseases and deaths accounted for every year. In health care it is important to identify these challenges women are facing globally and how organizations can provide a safer and healthier future for women worldwide. Education is the most effective way to promote health and prevent the reoccurence of current health issues women are facing today. Registered Nurses are on the frontlines of health care and education. Holding true to what our roles are as nurses and what we can do as a whole to promote health and wellness to women in need is a very important aspect in providing women with a safer and healthier future.

Keywords: women’s health, nursing, global health, health promotion, culture, religion, & education.