TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

I.  POPULATION     CHARACTERISTICS
    U.S. Population
    U.S. Female Population by
       Race/Ethnicity
    Educational Degrees Awarded to
       Women
    Women in Health Professions
       Schools
    Women in the Labor Force
    Women and Federal Program
       Participation
    Women and Poverty

II. HEALTH STATUS

Health Behaviors 
    Physical Activity
    Cigarette Smoking
    Alcohol Misuse
    Illicit Drug Use

Health Indicators
    Self-Reported Health Status
    Activity Limitations
    AIDS

    Arthritis
    Asthma
    Cancer
    Diabetes
    Eating Disorders
    Heart Disease
    Hypertension
    Injury
    Leading Causing of Death
    Mental Illness and Suicide
    Oral Health
    Osteoporosis
    Overweight and Obesity
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    Violence and Abuse

Maternal Health
    Prenatal Care
    Live Births
    Breastfeeding
    Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

Special Populations
    Immigrant Women
    Border Health
    Incarcerated Women
    Services for Homeless Women
    Rural and Urban Health
    American Indian/Alaska Native        Women
    Older Women

III. HEALTH SERVICES
     UTILIZATION
     Usual Source of Care
     Health Insurance
     Quality of Women's Health Care
     Medicare and Medicaid
     Preventive Care
     Complementary and Alternative
        Medicine Use
     HIV Testing
     Medication Use and Hormone
        Therapy
     Dental Care
     Hospitalizations
     Organ Donation
     Mental Health Care Utilization
     Women in NIH-Funded Clinical
        Research
     Health Care Expenditures

INDICATORS IN PREVIOUS    EDITIONS

REFERENCES

CONTRIBUTORS

Please note that Women's Health USA 2004 is not copyrighted. Readers are free to duplicate and use all or part of the information contained in this publication.

Suggested Citation:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Health Resources and Services Administration. Women’s Health USA 2004.
Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2004.

Please note that Women’s Health USA 2004 is not copyrighted. Readers are free to duplicate and use all or part of the information contained in this publication.