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Created by: infozooms | Last Updated: 07/15/2010

This zoom is a compilation of helpful facts, tips and resources on integrated women's health. It contains information on global women's health, women's health statistics, life expectancy of women, and numerous health tips for women.

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1) Worldwide, women have a life expectancy of 68.76 years, as compared to a life expectancy of 64.52 years for men.
2) The leading causes of death for American women are heart disease (27%), cancer (22%) and stroke (7.5%).
3) Only about 30% of women engage in regular leisure time physical activities.
4) Over 35% of women in the U.S. are considered obese.
5) Approx. 30% of women 20 years and older have hypertension.
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1) RandomHistory.com. 32 Random Facts About Men and 36 Random Facts About Women. Accessed: April 20, 2010

2)    2) Centers for Disease Control. Women’s Health – Leading Causes of Death in Females. Accessed: April 20, 2010

3), 4), 5) and 6) Centers for Disease Control. FastStats: Women’s Health. Accessed: April 20, 2010

7) DrDonnica.com: Fast Facts on Depression. Accessed: April 20, 2010

8) HopkinsMedicine.org: Facts about Women’s Health. Accessed: April 20, 2010

9) National Cancer Institute: SEER Stat Fact Sheets – Breast. Accessed: April 20, 2010

10) American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Plastic Surgery Procedural Statistics. Accessed: April 20, 2010



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TOOLS & RESOURCES

WomensHealth.gov

The National Women’s Health Information Center of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides an excellent coverage of women’s health topics and issues. It offers health calculators, age-based interactive screening charts, print-to-go guides and many other tools and resources.

 

HealthCentral.com

Offers a number of tools and calculators including a stress test, a home body fat test, waist-to-hip ratio calculator, protein charts, ideal body weight tables, etc.

 

YourTotalHealth

If you're trying to get a handle on your health, you can check out a number of the health tools offered by this site. Choose the calculation you want (e.g. Body Mass Index, Daily Caloric/Fat/Calcium/Iron Requirements or Target Heart Rate), select your measurement preferences and click for the results.

 

National Institute of Health

This site/agency covers a huge selection of topics and research related to Women’s Health.

 

MyPyramid.gov

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has set up a site that offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan/assess your food choices based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Here is a link to the most recent food pyramid with explanations on its different parts.

 

There are several sites on the web that offer exhaustive materials and information on different issues related to women’s health. The most visited and recognized places are: webmd, msnhealth, mayoclinic, about and healthywomen.


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