Appendix Data Sources And Measures Of Womens Health | 2016 Health Of Women And Children Report

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Behaviors
Chlamydia 
Number of new cases of chlamydia per 100,000 females aged 15 to 44 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, NCHHSTP Atlas, 2014 
Excessive Drinking  
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who self-report either binge drinking (having 4 or more alcoholic beverages on a single occasion in the past month) or chronic drinking (having 8 or more alcoholic beverages per week) 
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013-2014 
Obesity
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who are obese by self-report with a body mass index of 30.0 or higher 
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013-2014 
Physical Inactivity
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who self-report doing no physical activity or exercise other than their regular job in the past 30 days 
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013-2014 
Smoking 
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who are self-reported smokers (smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke) 
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013-2014 
Community & Environment
Concentrated Disadvantage
Percentage of households located in census tracts with a high level of concentrated disadvantage, calculated using five census variables (percentage below poverty line, receiving public assistance, female-headed households, unemployed, less than aged 18 years)
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2010-2014
Food Insecurity
Percentage of households unable to provide adequate food for one or more household members due to lack of resources
US Department of Agriculture, Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement, 2012-2014
Intimate Partner Violence — Lifetime
Percentage of women aged 18 and older who experienced sexual violence, physical violence, stalking, psychological aggression, or control of reproductive or sexual health by an intimate partner in their lifetime
CDC, National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 2010
Intimate Partner Violence — Pregnancy
Percentage of women with a recent live birth who experienced violence by husband or partner during most recent pregnancy
CDC, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2012; California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Maternal and Infant Health Assessment, 2012
Policy
Postpartum Visit
Percentage of women with a recent live birth who report receiving a postpartum checkup
CDC, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2012; CDPH, Maternal and Infant Health Assessment, 2012
Publicly-Funded Women’s Health Services
Percentage of need for contraceptive services by women with a family income below 250% of the federal poverty level and women younger than age 20 met by publicly-funded providers 
Guttmacher Institute, 2013
Uninsured Women
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who are not covered by private or public health insurance
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2014
Clinical Care
Cervical Cancer Screening
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who received a Pap smear within the past three years
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013-2014
Dedicated Health Care Provider
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who report having a personal doctor or health care provider
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013-2014
Dental Visit
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who self-report having visited a dental health professional within the past year
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2014
Flu Vaccine
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who received the flu vaccine in the past year
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013-2014
Well-Woman Visit
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 with a preventive medical visit in the past year
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013-2014
Outcomes
Diabetes
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who have been told by a doctor that they have diabetes (excludes prediabetes and gestational diabetes)
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013-2014
Drug Deaths
Number of deaths due to drug injury of any intent (unintentional, suicide, homicide, or undetermined) per 100,000 females aged 15 to 44 
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2012-2014
Maternal Mortality
Number of deaths from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes) during pregnancy and childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, per 100,000 births
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2012-2014
Postpartum Depression
Percentage of women with a recent live birth who report experiencing postpartum depression (depressive symptoms)
CDC, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2012: CDPH, Maternal and Infant Health Assessment. 2012
Unintended Pregnancy
Percentage of all pregnancies that were unintended
Guttmacher Institute, 2010

Data Sources and Measures of Women’s Health

Behaviors

Chlamydia

Excessive Drinking

Obesity

Physical Inactivity

Smoking

Community & Environment

Concentrated Disadvantage

Food Insecurity

Intimate Partner Violence — Lifetime

Intimate Partner Violence — Pregnancy

Policy

Postpartum Visit

Publicly-Funded Women’s Health Services

Uninsured Women

Clinical Care

Cervical Cancer Screening

Dedicated Health Care Provider

Dental Visit

Flu Vaccine

Well-Woman Visit

Outcomes

Diabetes

Drug Deaths

Maternal Mortality

Postpartum Depression

Unintended Pregnancy

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