Topic Pages:
Women
On this page:
Tools
- Women's Health Information Guide
Information, resources and frequently asked questions related to women's health issues in rural areas.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
- Maternal and Child Health Library
A virtual guide to maternal and child health information. Offers a combination of maternal and child health information compiled by library staff and pathways to the best maternal and child health information available on other Web sites, from organizations, and in libraries.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
- The National Women's Health Information Center
Provides free health information for women via web site and toll-free call center: 1-800-994-9662.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- MedlinePlus: Women's Health Topics
Health information on a variety of women's health topics.
Sponsoring organization: National Library of Medicine
Success Stories
- Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker Program
The Vanderbilt Center for Health Services’ Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) program provides early intervention services to low income families in Nashville as well as other urban and rural areas in Appalachia and the Mississippi delta, including Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
Funding
- 2009 Supporting the Safety Net
Funding to support programs that improve access to quality breast diagnostics and access to breast health care for the medically underserved.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Avon Foundation
- Family Planning Services Grants
Grants to provide family planning services.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Office of Population Affairs
- The Nathan Cummings Foundation Health Program Grants
Provides grants to improve health and well-being. Programs include arts and culture; the environment; health; interprogram initiatives for social and economic justice; and the Jewish life and values/contemplative practice programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
- William Randolph Hearst Foundations Health Grants
Provides funding to improve access to quality health care for underserved populations in rural and urban areas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Publications
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The 2005 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues
Report to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. Includes chapters focused on collaborations in rural
communities, rural access to obstetrical services, obesity in rural communities, and rural welfare reform. Includes recommendations to address these issues.
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 04 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Access to Obstetrical Services in Rural Communities
Chapter from the 2005 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Services Issues. Discusses the availability of prenatal, obstetric and neonatal care in rural communities. Includes information on workforce, malpractice insurance and other issues that impact rural access to OB services.
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 04 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Around the Country: Alabama Getting Kids and Moms to the Doctor
Discusses Alabama's Kid One program.
Author(s): Erica Hauck
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Journal citation: Rural Monitor Volume: 10 Issue: 2 Pages: 1
Date: 10 / 2003
Format: HTML
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Behavioral Health Care Needs of Rural Women
Discusses rural women's behavioral needs, including the needs of adolescents, women with HIV/AIDS, depression, and other special populations. Includes recommendations to improve services.
Author(s): Pamela L. Mulder, Sylvia Shellenberger, Regina Streiegel, Pamela Jumper-Thurman, Caroline E. Danda, Mary Beth Kenkel, Madonna G. Constantine, Samuel F. Sears, Jr., Melissa Kalodner, Angela Hager
Sponsoring organization: American Psychological Association
Format: PDF
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Births Occurring Outside the Mother's County of Residence: The Impact of Decreasing Obstetric Services in Rural Alabama Hospitals
A mini-study comparing rural versus urban experiences. This study looks at trends and the current situation involving counties without hospitals which provide obstetric service. In 1980, 46 rural counties had hospitals which provided obstetric service. This number had decreased to 23 in 2004. Nearly 62 percent of all babies born to rural county residents are delivered outside of the county of residence.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Rural Health Association
Date: 06 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Cesarean Section Rates in Rural Hospitals
Examines delivery patterns in rural hospitals and compares the C-section
rate in rural hospitals to that in urban hospitals using the Nationwide Inpatient
Sample (NIS).
Author(s): Sandra Greene, George Holmes, Rebecca Slifkin, Victoria Freeman, Hilda Ann Howard
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center)
Date: 03 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Female Physician Recruitment Secrets for Rural Communities
Lists the top 10 things a woman physician should know about rural medical practice as well as tips for rural communities in recruiting and retaining female physicians.
Sponsoring organization: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Date: 2005
Format: PDF
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HIV/AIDS Among Women
Provides data about the impact of HIV and AIDS among women, including young women and minority women.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 11 / 2004
Format: PDF
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Making the Grade on Women's Health: A National and State-by-State Report Card 2004
Assesses women's health using 34 health status indicators and 67 health policy indicators on a state-by-state basis. Includes an overview of women's health disparities based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, and other facts.
Sponsoring organization: National Women's Law Center
Date: 2004
Format: PDF
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Rural Healthy People 2010: Maternal, Infant, and Child Health in Rural Areas
Addresses rural health issues associated
with the Healthy People 2010 focus area on
maternal, infant and child health.
Author(s): Jennifer Peck, Kristie Alexander
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2003
Format: HTML
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Rural Healthy People 2010: Maternal, Infant, and Child Health in Rural Areas: A Literature Review
Detailed literature review of rural health issues associated with the Healthy People 2010 focus area on maternal, infant and child health.
Author(s): Jennifer Peck, Kristie Alexander
Sponsoring organization: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 2003
Format: HTML
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Social Support: Key to Psychological Well-Being Among Rural, Low-Income Mothers
Discusses factors that affect a mother's
psychological well-being, based on a national
study of rural, low-income families.
Author(s): Jokena C. S. Islam
Sponsoring organization: Maryland Family Policy Impact Seminar
Date: 2004
Format: PDF
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Women's Access to Care Fact Sheet: Medicaid Policy
Overview of state health policies related to Medicaid services for women, including prenatal care and more.
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 2003
Format: PDF
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Women's Access to Care Fact Sheet: Private Insurance Coverage
Overview of state health policies related to private health insurance coverage, including screenings, contraceptives and other topics.
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 2003
Format: PDF
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Women's Access to Care Fact Sheet: Reproductive Health Policy
Overview of state policies related to reproductive health services.
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 2003
Format: PDF
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Women's Health Care in the United States: Selected Findings from the 2004 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Fact Sheet
Examines: (1) Disparities in care among women by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. (2) Disparities in health care for women compared with men. and (3) Trends and state variation in women's health care over time.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 05 / 2005
Format: HTML
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Women's Health Care Utilization and Expenditures
Examines women's use of and expenditures for medical care in the United States. Includes statistics and data.
Author(s): Amy Taylor, Sharon Larson, Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 06 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Women's Health Insurance Coverage
Provides statistics on health coverage and describes the major sources of health insurance for non-elderly adult women ages 18–64, including employer-sponsored coverage, Medicaid, individually purchased insurance, and Medicare.
Sponsoring organization: Kaiser Family Foundation
Date: 10 / 2009
Format: PDF
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Women's Health USA 2003
A collection of current and historical data on health challenges facing women.
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 2003
Format: PDF
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Women's Health USA 2005
A collection of current and historical data on health challenges facing women. Includes a special population section on Border Health.
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 2005
Format: PDF
Journals
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Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Peer-reviewed, policy-relevant research and analysis on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and other industrialized countries.
Sponsoring organization: Alan Guttmacher Institute
Organizations
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HRSA Office of Women's Health
Coordinates women's activities across more than 80 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) programs.
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Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Works to assure the health of American mothers and children. Part of the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Provides national leadership to the maternal and child health community in three key areas--program development, education, and state-of-the-art knowledge--to improve the health and well-being of the nation's children and families.
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National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Responds to the needs of states and communities in addressing current and emerging public oral health issues. Supports health professionals, program administrators, educators, policymakers, and others with the goal of improving oral health services for infants, children, adolescents, and their families.
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National Rural/Frontier Women's Health Coordinating Centers
Identifies and coordinates a network of existing resources to provide a full range of appropriate health services to women and their families in rural and frontier communities.
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Office of Population Affairs
The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) advises the HHS Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health on a wide range of reproductive health topics, including adolescent pregnancy, family planning, and sterilization, as well as other population issues. The OPA also provides policy and administrative direction for Title X Family Planning Program and the Title XX Adolescent Family Life Program.
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Office on Women's Health
Coordinates women's health efforts in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to eliminate disparities in health status. Supports educational programs that encourage women to take personal responsibility for their own health and wellness.
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Society for Women's Health Research
Works to improve the health of women through research.
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Women, Infants, and Children
Protects the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age five by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.
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