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Health Status
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Analysis of women’s health status
enables health professionals and policy makers to determine
the impact of past and current health interventions and
the need for new programs. Trends in health status help
to identify new issues as they emerge.
In this section, health status indicators
related to morbidity, mortality, health behaviors, and maternal
health are presented. New topics include gynecological and
reproductive disorders, sleep disorders, autoimmune diseases,
and maternal morbidity. The data are displayed by sex, age,
and race and ethnicity, where feasible. Many of the conditions
discussed, such as cancer, heart disease, hypertension,
and stroke, have an important genetic component. Although
the full impact of genetic risk factors on such conditions
is still being studied, it is vital for women to be aware
of their family history so that their risk for developing
such conditions can be properly assessed.
> Health
Behaviors
> Health
Indicators
> Maternal
Health
> Special
Populations
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Women's Health USA 2007 is not copyrighted. Readers are free to duplicate and use all or part of the information contained on this page. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration,
Women's Health USA 2007. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2007. |