PMID- 25773577 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160208 LR - 20150519 IS - 1873-7870 (Electronic) IS - 0149-7189 (Linking) VI - 51 DP - 2015 Aug TI - Gender-based health interventions in the United States: An overview of the coalition for healthier community initiative. PG - 1-3 LID - S0149-7189(15)00015-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.02.004 [doi] AB - Health disparities by gender constitute an important yet often overlooked aspect of health around the globe. Within the United States, there is both a paucity of research as well as planned programs that take into account how socio-cultural roles and expectations for men and women may differentially affect symptoms, access to care, and treatment. Viewing women's health exclusively as a function of sex (i.e., biological) differences represents a narrow understanding that does not fully explain gaps in health disparities between men and women. In September 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) launched a national initiative entitled the Coalition for a Healthier Community (CHC) to employ a gender-based framework in several urban, suburban and rural communities across the nation. The Office on Women's Health (OWH) within the DHHS funded 10 coalitions to ultimately improve the health of women and girls utilizing a gender-based approach. This article provides an overview of the initiative and the focus of the special issue. CI - Published by Elsevier Ltd. FAU - Alexander, Stephanie AU - Alexander S AD - Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health, 200 Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 20002, United States. Electronic address: Stephanie.alexander@hhs.gov. FAU - Walker, Elaine M AU - Walker EM AD - Department of Education Leadership, Management & Policy, College of Education and Human Services, Seton Hall University, 400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079, United States. Electronic address: Elaine.walker@shu.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20150221 PL - England TA - Eval Program Plann JT - Evaluation and program planning JID - 7801727 SB - IM MH - Chronic Disease/*epidemiology/*therapy MH - Community Health Services/*organization & administration MH - Female MH - *Health Status Disparities MH - Healthcare Disparities/organization & administration MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Sex Factors MH - United States MH - United States Dept. of Health and Human Services/organization & administration MH - *Women's Health OTO - NOTNLM OT - Gender transformative programs OT - Gender-based program planning OT - Health coalitions OT - Women EDAT- 2015/03/17 06:00 MHDA- 2016/02/09 06:00 CRDT- 2015/03/17 06:00 PHST- 2015/03/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/03/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/02/09 06:00 [medline] AID - S0149-7189(15)00015-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.02.004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eval Program Plann. 2015 Aug;51:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2015.02.004. Epub 2015 Feb 21.