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Accumulating research clearly documents the critical importance of psychosocial and behavioral factors in a
number of major chronic diseases and conditions that influence women's lives. Recognition of the importance of
these factors has increased over the last decade - largely due to two previous APA conferences on
psychosocial and behavioral factors in women's health and related publications. However, translating the
research into practice, community interventions, and policy continues to be difficult. To address this issue, our
third women's health conference, Enhancing Outcomes in Women's Health: Translating Psychosocial and
Behavioral Research into Primary Care, Community Interventions, and Health Policy will focus on the
diseases that are today's major killers and causes of disabilities of women, e.g. arthritis, cardiovascular
disease, cancer and diabetes. In addition, depression and critical health behaviors that contribute to these
diseases will be examined, e.g. smoking, obesity, and lack of exercise.
Approximately 800 - 1,000 participants are expected to attend the conference.
Date received: February 01, 2001, revised July 18, 2004
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