Whole Network Breast Cancer CFS and Fibromy... General Health Menopause Menstruation Pregnancy Weight

 

Most U.S. States Failing National Health Goals

Filed in archive General Health by Terah Shelton on October 24, 2007

Most U.S. States Failing National Health Goals
Could the state you live in do more to ensure women are getting routine mammograms, help fight against obesity and high blood pressure? Yes. Are they? No.

According to an article on MSNBC, a majority of U.S. state are making very little progress toward improving women's health. In fact, most are failing. The report lists the worst state to be Mississippi and the best state as Vermont. However, no states received a "satisfactory" grade.

Obesity rates were by far the most disturbing. Mississippi has the highest obesity rates, with 31.5 percent of women classified as obese. West Virginia is a close second with 30.2 percent of women considered obese.

"The nation as a whole and individual states are falling farther behind in the quest to meet the national goals for women's health," said Judy Waxman of the National Women's Law Center, which released the report along with the Oregon Health & Science University.

The groups looked at 27 measures of women's health, ranging from the rates of routine screening tests for breast and colon cancer to obesity and access to health care. The benchmarks were based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2010 initiative.

"Overall the nation's grade was 'unsatisfactory.' Only three of the 27 benchmarks were met," Dr. Michelle Berlin of the Oregon Health & Science University told a briefing.

The three exceptions were in the percentage of women 40 and older getting mammograms, regular dental carelinks and colorectal cancer screening for women over 50.

No state received a passing or "satisfactory" grade for women's health status. Only three states - Vermont, Minnesota and Massachusetts - were "satisfactory minus," a drop from a report in 2004 when eight states earned that mark.






Permalink: Most U.S. States Failing National Health Goals
Tags: Obesity  Rates  Mississippi  Vermont  Womens  Health  High  Blood  Pressure  Well  Woman  Blog  health  health+go 

Trackback: http://www.creative-weblogging.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.pl/98482

Related Entries:

Obesity and high blood pressure - 14 September 2005

Chocolates and Health - 14 February 2007

Womens Health Blog Launched - 15 March 2007

Well Woman Blog - A Blog For Your Health - 21 March 2007

Three Drinks a Day? - 28 September 2007

Chromium Ingredient May Lower Blood Pressure - 15 May 2008





RSSrss   | See all blog subscribe options
Google google   |   What is RSS?
Yahoo! yahoo
Addthis Subscribe using any feed reader!
Bloglines Bloglines
Newsletter
Grouptivity

Use the search to look for other interesting posts



 
  • Advertise with us

  • Learn more about our advertising options or email advertising - at - creative-weblogging.com or give us a call at +1 (650) 331 4900.




  • Other blogs in the same channel in the Creative Weblogging Network







 

Tagcloud: Accidents Arthritis Beauty Birth Control Bone Health Breast Cancer Cancer, General CFS and Fibromyalgia Diabetes Diet and Food Digestive Health Exercise Eye Health General Health Heart and Stroke Infertility Lifestyles Menopause Menstruation Mind Games Nutrition Oral Health Osteoporosis Pregnancy Sexual Health Sleep Disorders UTIs Vitamins Weight