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{ Georgia Simpson May, MS Director, Office of Health Equity Massachusetts Department of Public Health May 21, 2014 2nd State of Asian Women’s Health in MA Conference
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2 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 Massachusetts population profile 6.6 million people live in MA 48.4% are Male and 51.6% are Female Of Asians, 47.5% are Male and 52.5% are Female U.S. Census, 2010 6.6 million people NH = non Hispanic
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3 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 Health Insurance Status Among MA Adults, Ages 18 – 64, BRFSS 2011 % with No Health Insurance 4.4% 3.1% 10.6% 6.8% 3.4% * * Data from the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2011 *Significantly higher than White, non-Hispanic (p<.05)
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4 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 HEALTH BEHAVIORS
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Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Percentage of women consuming 5 or more fruits and vegetables daily by race/ethnicity Data from the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2011 5 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 No statistically significant differences
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6 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 Physical Activity Data from the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2011 **Significantly lower than White, non-Hispanic (p<.05) **
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7 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 HEALTH STATUS
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Diabetes Percentage of women who have ever been told by a doctor that they have diabetes by race and ethnicity State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 8 Data from the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2011 *Significantly higher than White non-Hispanic (p<.05) Note: Due to a high degree of variation, estimates for Asian, non-Hispanic women should be interpreted with caution *
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Overweight and Obesity Percentage of women whose body mass index (BMI) can be classified as overweight or obese by race/ethnicity and Asian ancestry State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 9 Data from the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2011 *Significantly higher than White non-Hispanic **Significantly lower than White non-Hispanic (p<.05) Note: For “obese,” due to a high degree of variation, estimates for Asian, NH women should be interpreted with caution *
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State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 10 Age-Adjusted Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates in Massachusetts by Race, 2005-2009 Source: Massachusetts Cancer Registry and Vital Statistics
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11 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 Age-Adjusted Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates in Massachusetts by Race, 2005-2009 Source: Massachusetts Cancer Registry and Vital Statistics
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Mental Health Percentage of women who have had 15 or more days of poor mental health by race/ethnicity State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 12 Data from the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2011 *Significantly higher than White non-Hispanic (p<.05) Note: Due to a high degree of variation, estimates for Asian, non-Hispanic women should be interpreted with caution *
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Depression & Anxiety-Related ED Visits Rate of depression and anxiety-related* emergency department visits by Asian ancestry *ICD-9 code: Depression (296.20 -296.26, 296.30-296.36, and 311) and Anxiety (300.00-300.02, 300.21-300.23, 300.29, 300.30,308.30, 309.21, and 309.81) † Based on 2010 U.S. Census data Data from the Center for Health Information and Analysis, Emergency Department Database, 2011 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 13 per 100,000 population
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14 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 NATALITY
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15 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 Births by Race and Asian Ethnicity, Massachusetts PRAMS, 2007-2010
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Adequate Prenatal Care* and Birth Outcome by Race and Asian Ethnicity, MA Birth Data 2010 16 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 Percent
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Unintended Pregnancy by Asian Ethnicity, MA PRAMS 2007-2010 17 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 * * Statistically significantly lower than the state total. ** Statistically significantly higher than the state total.
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) by Asian Ethnicity, MA PRAMS 2007-2010 18 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 * * * * Statistically significantly higher than the state total.
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Asian women as a group do as well or better than other racial groups on a variety of health indicators Important differences exist when examined by Asian subgroup Data limitations include small numbers for some subgroups and limited languages in surveillance Disaggregation of Asian ethnic groups is needed to accurately reflect risk factors and health outcomes and appropriately inform interventions Discussion 19 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014
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Susan E. Manning, MD, MPH - CDR U.S. Public Health Service, CDC MCH, Epidemiology Program Assignee, MDPH Emily Lu, MPH – PRAMS Coordinator, Office of Data Translation Data Translation Karin Downs, RN, MPH - Asst. Director for Clinical Affairs, Division of Early Childhood & Special Health Needs Hafsatou Diop, MD, MPH – Director, Office of Data Translation Joshua Nyambose, PhD, MALD - Senior Epidemiologist, MA Cancer Prevention and Control Program, BCHAP* Bonnie Andrews, MPH, CPH - Deputy Director, Office of Statistics and Evaluation, BCHAP* James Buszkiewicz, MPH - Epidemiologist, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, BCHAP* Acknowledgements 20 State of Asian Women's Health - May 2014 *BCHAP - Bureau of Community Health and Prevention
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