Improving Women’s Health

Women experience many unique health issues. Healthy People 2030 (health.gov) focuses on addressing these specific needs in order to improve women’s health and safety throughout their lives.

Women are at risk for diseases like breast and cervical cancer. Screening for these diseases and health issues that disproportionately affect women is key to identifying problems and making sure women get the treatment they need.

Here are links to some key information that can help improve women’s health and lives:

Cancer

Reduce the female breast cancer death rate

Increase the proportion of females who get screened for breast cancer

Increase the proportion of females who get screened for cervical cancer

Increase the proportion of females at increased risk who get genetic counseling for breast and/or ovarian cancer

Osteoporosis

Reduce the proportion of adults with osteoporosis

Reduce hip fractures among older adults

Increase the proportion of older adults who get screened for osteoporosis

Increase the proportion of older adults who get treated for osteoporosis after a fracture

https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/women