Appendix Data Sources And Measures Women | 2018 Health Of Women And Children Report

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 AtlasPlus, 2015
Excessive Drinking 
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who reported either binge drinking (having four or more drinks on one occasion in the past 30 days) or chronic drinking (having eight or more alcoholic beverages per week)
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015-2016
Obesity
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 with a body mass index of 30.0 or higher based on reported height and weight
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015-2016
Physical Inactivity
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who reported doing no physical activity or exercise other than their regular job in the past 30 days
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015-2016
Smoking
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who are smokers (reported smoking at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke)
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015-2016
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 18)
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2012-2016
Food Insecurity
Percentage of households unable to provide adequate food for one or more household members due to lack of resources
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement, 2014-2016
Intimate Partner Violence-Lifetime
Percentage of women aged 18 and older who experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime
CDC, Injury Prevention and Control, National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2010-2012 Report, 2010-2012
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, 2015; Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW), Pregnancy Risk Assessment Tracking System, 2015 
Policy
Postpartum Visit
Percentage of women with a recent live birth who reported receiving a postpartum checkup
CDC, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2015; California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Maternal and Infant Health Assessment, 2015; IDHW, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Tracking System, 2015
Publicly-Funded Women’s Health Services
Percentage of need for contraceptive services by women with a family income 250% below the federal poverty level and women younger than age 20 met by publicly-funded providers
Guttmacher Institute, Contraceptive Needs and Services 2014 Update, 2014
Uninsured Women
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who are not covered by private or public health insurance
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2016
Clinical Care
Cervical Cancer Screening
Percentage of women aged 21 to 44 who received a Pap smear within the past three years
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016
Dedicated Health Care Provider
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who reported having one or more people they think of as their personal doctor or health care provider
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015-2016
Dental Visit
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who reported visiting the dentist or dental clinic within the past year for any reason
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016
Flu Vaccine
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who received the flu vaccine in the past year
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015-2016
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, 2015-2016
Outcomes
Diabetes
Percentage of women aged 18 to 44 who reported being told by a health professional that they have diabetes (excludes prediabetes and gestational diabetes)
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2015-2016
Drug Deaths
Age-adjusted 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, 2014-2016
Intended Pregnancy
Percentage of women with a recent live birth who intended to get pregnant at the time they became pregnant or sooner
CDC, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2015
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 live births
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2011-2015
Postpartum Depression
Percentage of women with a recent live birth who reported experiencing postpartum depression (depressive symptoms)
CDC, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2015; CDPH, Maternal and Infant Health Assessment, 2015

Data Sources and Measures: Women

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

Intended Pregnancy

Maternal Mortality

Postpartum Depression

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