Women's Health USA 2003

Text: Maternal and Child Health Bureau

CONTENTS

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Cover....1

Preface....5

Introduction....6

I. Population

Characteristics....10
U.S. Population....11
U.S. Female Population by Race....12
Women and Education....14
Women in Health Professions
    Schools....15
Women in the Labor Force....16
Women and Federal Program
     Participation....18
Women and Poverty 20

II. Health Status....21

Health Behaviors

Nutrition....22
Vitamin and Mineral Supplement
   Use....23
Physical Activity....24
Cigarette Smoking....25
Alcohol Misuse....26
Illicit Drug Use....27

Health Indicators

Self-Reported Health Status....28
Activity Limitations....30
AIDS....32
Arthritis....34
Asthma....35
Autoimmune Diseases....36
Bleeding Disorders....37
Cancer....38
Diabetes....40
Heart Disease....41
Hypertension....42
Injury....44
Leading Causes of Death....45
Mental Illness and Suicide....46
Overweight and Obesity....47
Sexually Transmitted Diseases....48
Violence and Abuse....49


Maternal Health

Prenatal Care....50
Live Births....51
Breastfeeding....52
Maternal Morbidity....54
Maternal Mortality....55

Special Populations

Health Resources and Services
   Administration’s Populations and
   Programs....56
Border Health....57
Immigrant Women....58
Incarcerated Women....59
Rural and Urban Health....60
Older Women....61

III. Health Services

Utilization....62
Usual Source of Care....63
Health Insurance....64
Medicare and Medicaid....65
Preventive Care....66
Title X Family Planning Services....67
Title V Abstinence Education
   Programs....68
HIV Testing....69
Medication Use....70
Dental Care....71
Hospitalizations....72
Mental Health Care Utilization....73
Home Health and Hospice Care....74
Health Care Expenditures....75

References....76

Contributors....80


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