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The following publications provide statistical data, trends, facts and figures about the state of women's health today.
SWAN (Study of Women's Health Across the Nation) is a multi-site longitudinal, epidemiologic study designed to examine the health of women during their middle years. The study examines the physical, biological, psychological and social changes during this transitional period. The goal of SWAN’s research is to help scientists, health care providers and women learn how mid-life experiences affect health and quality of life during aging. The study is co-sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research on Women’s Health, and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
The study began in 1994 and is in its eleventh year. Between 1996 and 1997, 3,302 participants joined SWAN through seven designated research centers. The research centers are located in the following communities: Ypsilanti and Inkster, MI (University of Michigan), Boston, MA (Massachusetts General Hospital), Chicago, IL (Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center), Alameda and Contra Costa County, CA (University of California Davis and Kaiser Permanente), Los Angeles, CA (University of California at Los Angeles), Hackensack, NJ (Hackensack University Medical Center), and Pittsburgh, PA (University of Pittsburgh). SWAN participants represent five racial/ethnic groups and a variety of backgrounds and cultures.
Women's Health USA 2006 selectively highlights emerging issues and trends in women’s health to reflect the ever-changing, increasingly diverse population and its characteristics. Data and information on life expectancy, postpartum depression, food security and smoking during pregnancy are a few of the new topics included in this site. Where possible, every effort has been made to highlight racial and ethnic as well as sex disparities.
This site was developed by HRSA to provide readers with an easy-to-use collection of current and historical data on some of the most pressing health challenges facing women, their families, and their communities. Women’s Health USA 2006 is intended to be a concise reference for policymakers and program managers at the Federal, State, and local levels to identify and clarify issues affecting the health of women. In these pages, readers will find a profile of women’s health from a variety of data sources.
Women's Health USA 2005 includes selected emerging issues and trends in women’s health. New to this edition are information and data on household composition, maternity leave, contraception, and adolescent pregnancy.Where possible, the book highlights racial and ethnic disparities as well as sex/gender differences. Developed by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Office of Women’s Health, Women’s Health USA 2005 is intended to be a concise reference for policymakers and program managers at the Federal, State, and local levels to identify and clarify issues affecting the health of women.
Women's Health USA 2004 presents current and historical data on some of the most pressing health challenges facing women, their families, and their communities, including health care quality, women in clinical trials, organ donation, and hormone therapy. The 2004 data book, the third in a series published by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, highlights racial and ethnic disparities as well as sex disparities. 2004.
Women's Health Insurance Coverage presents coverage rates for women ages 18-64 and highlights patterns of coverage. It also discusses recent coverage trends and improving access to coverage. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 2004.
Health Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 18-64, by State, 2002-2003 details the uninsured rate, as well as rates of private insurance coverage and Medicaid coverage, among all women and low-income women (those who have incomes below 200% of the federal poverty level) nationally and in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 2004.
Medicaid's Role for Women discusses Medicaid's role as a critical safety-net program for the nation's low-income women, and describes the program's roles throughout women's lifespans. The brief highlights key benefits of importance to women in their reproductive years, their middle years, for women with disabilities, and for seniors. Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 2004.
National Women's Health Indicators Database (NWHID) permits those interested in the health status of women, and, in fact, the entire population of the US, to have access to comparative, county-level data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and US territories and possessions. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health (OWH). 2004
Women and Smoking: A National State-by-State Report Card is a national and state-by-state evaluation of smoking-related health status data and health policies. The report provides information for policymakers, researchers, and others on the nation's progress (or lack thereof) in reaching key benchmarks related to women's health. National Women's Law Center and Oregon Health and Science University. 2003.
Health, United States presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, and such other information as: 83 percent of mothers received prenatal care in the first trimester in 2001. 2003.
Women's Health USA 2002. Annual report on the health status of America's women brings together key facts and figures to profile the health of women throughout the nation and provides easy-to-use statistical information. Includes current and historical data. HRSA, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Index.
Women’s Health in the United States: Health Coverage and Access to Care presents the findings from a nationally representative survey of nearly 4,000 women ages 18 to 64. A smaller survey of 700 men was conducted for comparison purposes. Jacobs Institute of Women's Health and Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 2002.
Making the Grade on Women's Health. A national and state-by-state report card. National Women's Law Center. 2001.
Women's Health Data Book, 3rd edition. A profile of women's health in the United States provides current, comprehensive, and reliable compilation of data and trends on women's health. Jacobs Institute of Women's Health and Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. 2001.
Healthy Women web site includes updated mortality tables with data from 1997-2000. Information includes all causes mortality by state, race and Hispanic origin, sex, and age, 1997-2000.
Health Concerns Across a Woman's Lifespan. A national survey on women's health providing baseline data and information about significant health concerns. The Commonwealth Fund. 1999.