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 **Women's Health Office Act of 2007 ** # H.R. 1072 Carolyn Maloney (NY-D)

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History:
Women's health care is and has always been a big issue in the United States. In the 1900's, women were most likely to die of deseases from pregnancy and childbirth. According to the graph below, heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States, by a landslide over the others. Breast cancer is the sixth. 63% of American women who die, die from heart disease, cancer, or strokes. Women do have a higher life expectancy than men, but they do not live those extra years in great health. They usually have a disease of some kind and are fighting their way through it. Women's health care has improved over the years with more advanced technology, but there is still improvement that needs to take place. The number of deaths of women needs to decrease. This bill will ensure that women have health care and will hopefully significantly drop the number of deaths of women.

**This chart shows the top ten causes of death for women in the U.S. **

Summary:
This bill was created to improve women's health. It would establish an office on Women's Health in the Office of Health and Human Services. It would amend certain acts such as the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. In addition, it would establish certain offices, services, and centers to protect women's health. These include a National Women's Health Information Center, the Office of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, and many others.

Pictures:
 //Breast Cancer Symbol//

 //Women's Symbol//

Bibliography:

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<span style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; white-space: nowrap;"> AHRQ__. 3 Dec. 2008 <http://www.ahrq.gov/research/womenh1.htm>.__ <span style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; white-space: nowrap;"> __ "House Bill 1072." __The Dirksen Congressional Center__. 2 Dec. 2008 <http://www.capwiz.com/cl/issues/bills/ ?billtype=H.R.&billnumb=1072&congress=110>.__ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; white-space: nowrap;">"H.R. 1072: Women's Health Office Act of 2007." __A Civic Project to Track__ __Congress__. 3 Dec. 2008 <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/ bill.xpd?bill=h110-1072&tab=summary>. **Pictures and Graphs:**

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; white-space: nowrap;">"Breast Cancer." __Centers for Disease Control and Prevention__. 2 Dec. 2008 <http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/statistics/>.

"Breast Cancer Awareness." __Flickr Creative Commons__. 6 Jan. 2009 < http://flickr.com/photos/pvera/258047693/ >.

"Embroidered Venus Symbol." __Flickr Creative Commons__. 6 Jan. 2009 <http://flickr.com/photos/hippie/2467422424/>.

__Representative Carolyn B. Maloney__. 6 Jan. 2009 <[|http://maloney.house.gov/ index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1]>.