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| Focus Area | Objective | Baseline | Most Recent | Change Since Baseline | Target |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, DATA2010 [online analysis tool]. Using data from National Health Interview Survey, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, National Vital Statistics System, National Hospital Discharge Survey, National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, National Survey on Drug Use and Health; U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics; and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality System. http://wonder.cdc.gov/data2010/, accessed 01/09/09. |
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| Access to Health Care | 16-6. Increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive early and adequate prenatal care | 74% | 75% | Improved | 90% |
| 1-4. Increase in Persons With Specific Source of Ongoing Care (all ages) | 91% | 90% | Worsened | 96% | |
| Environmental Health | 8-1g. Reduce the proportion of persons exposed to air that does not meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's health-based standards for harmful air pollutants: Number of people exposed to any harmful air pollutants (all ages; in thousands) | 69,937 | 58,794 | Improved | 0 |
| Immunization and Infectious Disease | 14-29a. Increase the proportion of adults who are vaccinated annually against influenza (aged 65 and older) | 63% | 64% | Improved | 90% |
| 14-29b. Increase the proportion of adults who are ever vaccinated against pneumococcal disease (aged 65 and older) | 46% | 59% | Improved | 90% | |
| Injury and Violence | 15-28. Reduce hip fractures among older adults (per 100,000) | 1055.8 | 868.0 | Improved | 416.0 |
| 15-34. Reduce the rate of physical assault by current or former intimate partners (aged 12 and older; per 1,000) | 7.2 | 3.3 | Improved | 3.3 | |
| Mental Health | 18-1. Reduce the suicide rate (all ages; per 100,000) | 4.0 | 4.4 | Worsened | 4.8 |
| Overweight and Obesity | 19-1. Increase the proportion of adults who are at a healthy weight (aged 20 and older) | 45% | 37% | Worsened | 60% |
| 19-17. Increase the proportion of physician office visits made by patients with a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or hyperlipidemia that include counseling or education related to diet and nutrition (aged 20 and older) | 39% | 35% | Worsened | 75% | |
| Physical Activity | 22-2. Increase the proportion of adults who engage regularly, preferably daily, in moderate or vigorous physical activity (aged 18 and older) | 29% | 29% | No change | 50% |
| Substance Abuse | 26-3. Reduce drug-induced deaths (all ages; per 100,000) | 4.4 | 8.1 | Worsened | 1.2 |
| 26-18b Reduce the treatment gap for illicit drugs in the general population: Treatment for alcohol and/or drugs (aged 12 and older) | 11% | 11% | No change | 16% | |
| Tobacco Use | 27-1. Reduce tobacco use by adults (aged 18 and older) | 22% | 18% | Improved | 12% |
| 27-5. Increase smoking cessation attempts by adult smokers (aged 18 and older) | 42% | 44% | Improved | 75% | |
Information on this page can be found in the print version of Women's Health USA 2009. Suggested Citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Women's Health USA 2009. Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009.