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Healthy Aging - Up-to-date on Select Preventive Services — Women

Indicator Summary

 

Up-to-date on Select Preventive Services — Women

  • This indicator presents a composite picture of the preventive care and screening behaviors of older adult women. Four essential preventive services covered by Medicare are included in this measure: influenza vaccine in past year, ever had a pneumonia vaccine, mammogram within past 2 years, and colorectal cancer screening. Although each indicator is essential independently, older adults need to obtain all of these services to protect their health.
  • This comprehensive approach to examining the receipt of preventive services aims to provide a more meaningful and practical measure of their delivery. This approach also could enhance the ability of health departments and community groups to assess disparities in the delivery of preventive services; to better gauge progress toward measuring objectives; and identify best practices for achieving prevention goals.1
  • Calls to Action:
Reference:
  1. Shenson D, Bolen J, Adams M, Seeff L, Blackman D. Are older adults up-to-date with cancer screening and vaccinations? Prevention of Chronic Diseases [serial online]; July 2005. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/jul/05_0021.htm (accessed October 1, 2009).

2008 State-by-State Report Card
Up-to-date on Select Preventive Services — Women (%)

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Healthy People 2010 Targets
Does not include territories
Location Data C.I.† Rank ‡ Grade §
United States 37.4 (36.8 – 38.0) ~ ~
Alabama 36.0 (32.6 – 39.4) 31 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Alaska 33.0 (23.7 – 42.3) 45 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Arizona 39.2 (34.4 – 44.0) 18 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Arkansas 32.8 (29.6 – 35.9) 46 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
California 38.9 (36.0 – 41.8) 21 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Colorado 41.8 (39.2 – 44.5) 7 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Connecticut 40.3 (36.8 – 43.7) 12 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Delaware 39.7 (35.2 – 44.1) 16 Middle Third (middle 33%)
District of Columbia 35.4 (31.1 – 39.7) 34 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Florida 37.1 (34.0 – 40.3) 26 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Georgia 36.4 (32.8 – 39.9) 27 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Hawaii 38.6 (34.6 – 42.5) 23 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Idaho 34.4 (30.4 – 38.5) 38 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Illinois 30.2 (27.1 – 33.3) 50 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Indiana 36.3 (32.4 – 40.2) 29 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Iowa 39.8 (36.6 – 42.9) 15 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Kansas 38.4 (35.8 – 40.9) 24 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Kentucky 34.0 (30.8 – 37.2) 43 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Louisiana 34.2 (30.7 – 37.6) 41 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Maine 47.5 (44.2 – 50.7) 1 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Maryland 38.7 (35.5 – 41.9) 22 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Massachusetts 41.5 (39.2 – 43.8) 9 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Michigan 40.3 (37.6 – 42.9) 12 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Minnesota 42.1 (38.4 – 45.7) 6 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Mississippi 33.7 (31.0 – 36.4) 44 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Missouri 34.7 (31.0 – 38.5) 36 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Montana 35.9 (32.7 – 39.1) 32 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Nebraska 34.3 (31.5 – 37.2) 39 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Nevada 30.5 (26.0 – 35.0) 49 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
New Hampshire 47.3 (43.9 – 50.6) 2 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
New Jersey 31.6 (29.0 – 34.2) 48 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
New Mexico 34.2 (30.5 – 37.8) 41 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
New York 38.9 (35.9 – 42.0) 20 Middle Third (middle 33%)
North Carolina 41.3 (39.1 – 43.6) 10 Middle Third (middle 33%)
North Dakota 40.2 (36.8 – 43.6) 14 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Ohio 34.3 (32.0 – 36.7) 39 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Oklahoma 35.1 (32.4 – 37.7) 35 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Oregon 39.0 (35.5 – 42.6) 19 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Pennsylvania 38.3 (35.7 – 41.0) 25 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Rhode Island 45.3 (41.7 – 48.9) 3 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
South Carolina 36.4 (33.3 – 39.4) 27 Middle Third (middle 33%)
South Dakota 40.8 (37.6 – 44.0) 11 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Tennessee 36.2 (32.5 – 39.8) 30 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Texas 35.7 (32.8 – 38.6) 33 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Utah 34.6 (30.2 – 39.0) 37 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Vermont 41.6 (38.3 – 44.8) 8 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Virginia 39.7 (35.5 – 43.9) 16 Middle Third (middle 33%)
Washington 42.4 (40.5 – 44.3) 5 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
West Virginia 29.6 (26.2 – 33.1) 51 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
Wisconsin 42.8 (38.4 – 47.2) 4 Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Wyoming 31.9 (29.2 – 34.6) 47 Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
   
Upper Third (top performing 33%) = Upper Third (top performing 33%)
Middle Third (middle 33%) = Middle Third (middle 33%)
Lower Third (lowest performing 33%) = Lower Third (lowest performing 33%)
   
† A confidence interval (CI) describes the level of uncertainty of an estimate and specifies the range in which the true value is likely to fall. The State of Aging and Health in America online report uses a 95% level of significance, which means that 95% of the time, the true value falls within these boundaries. When comparing prevalence of variables across states or years, we recommend the use of confidence intervals. If the confidence intervals overlap, the difference is not statistically significant.
   
‡ Rankings are based on the relative numeric scores for each indicator, with a ranking of "1" indicating the highest rank.
   
§ Grades are calculated as tertiles (thirds) and show state performance relative to all other states.
   
~ Data not available.
   
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