Women's Health Policies Associated with Obesity, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, and Smoking: A Follow-Up on the Women's Health Report Card

This study sought to elucidate associations between state-level policies related to women's health and state prevalence of obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, and diabetes among women. Using data from national sources compiled for Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State...

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Published in:Women & health 2008-01, Vol.48 (1), p.103-122
Main Authors: Wisdom, Jennifer P., Michael, Yvonne L., Ramsey, Katrina, Berlin, Michelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Blood Pressure
Chronic disease
Chronic Illness
Chronic illnesses
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus - prevention & control
Diseases
Female
Females
Follow-Up Studies
Health Behavior
Health care policy
Health Policy
Health Promotion - statistics & numerical data
Health Status Indicators
Heart disease
Humans
Hypertension - epidemiology
Hypertension - prevention & control
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - prevention & control
Public health
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Smoking Prevention
Socioeconomic Factors
tobacco
United States - epidemiology
Women
Women's Health
Womens health
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Summary:This study sought to elucidate associations between state-level policies related to women's health and state prevalence of obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, and diabetes among women. Using data from national sources compiled for Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card, state policies on key women's health issues were evaluated on the degree to which policies adequately protected women's health. Blocked regressions assessed the policies associated with state outcomes. Anti-discrimination policies were prominent for high blood pressure, smoking, and obesity; models accounted for significant variance for all outcomes. State policies that support women may improve women's health.
ISSN:0363-0242
1541-0331
DOI:10.1080/03630240802132203