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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

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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

Reports

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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

Reports

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