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Female Health Systems

Access to Care

Patterns of Mammography Use in American Indians in New Mexico

• This population-based article details a low usage of mammography. Current utilization is unlikely to achieve a potential 30% reduction in breast cancer mortality. See the abstract on-line

Disparities and Gender Gaps in Women's Health, 1996

• This A.H.R.Q. chart book provides estimates of health insurance, access to and use of care, and health status among women of different ages and racial/ethnic groups in America.

CDC is interested in hearing from AI/AN women: The Futures Initiative

• Learn more about CDC's new Strategic Direction Initiative

Health Disparities Experienced by

• American Indians and Alaska Natives

AHRQ Minority Health site

• Addresses health disparities, access to care, publications, and more

Health insurance, clinics, and outreach for homeless women improves access

• June 2002 Medical Care 40(6), pp. 510-520

Utilization of Ambulatory Medical Care by Women: United States, 1997-98

• Information on the characteristics of the patients, providers, visits and comparative differences in use by sex. PDF format (1.7MB) News Release in Html format

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No Health Insurance? It's Enough to Make You Sick. Uninsured Women at Risk

• ACP-ASIM Report Finds Uninsured Women Face Serious Health Risks

AHRQ releases new chartbook

• The Uninsured in America 1996-2000 authored by MEPS researchers Jeff Rhoades, Jessica Vistnes and Joel Cohen

Designating ob-gyns as primary care physicians could affect how medical services are provided to elderly women

• Few studies have measured the degree to which ob-gyns already provide primary care and have focused mostly on surveys of women in their reproductive years. A study of elderly women reveals that most ob-gyns in Washington State provided very little nongynecologic care to elderly women.

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Causes: low education and income among older women

• Low education and income are related to poor health, chronic illness, and depression among older women. See the A.H.R.Q. report on-line

Disabled women: rates of Pap smears, mammograms

• Disabled women are less likely to receive Pap smears and mammograms than other women. See the A.H.R.Q. report on-line.

Needed: Targeted interventions that address the maternal health needs of racial/ethnic minority women including access to care.

• Details in the M.M.W.R. report

Hysterectomies Performed in the United States Have Remained Flat from 1990 to 1997

• Hysterectomy Rates in the United States: 1990 - 1997
• February Obstetrics and Gynecology

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