1. Women’s Health and BRFSS Presented By: Neha Thakkar Arkansas BRFSS Coordinator With the help of: Dr. John Senner Project Officer Arkansas Center for Health Statistics

2. What is BRFSS ? Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System World’s largest continuously ongoing telephonic survey Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) support Currently being conducted in all the 50 states and US territories

3. Questionnaire & Sample Consists of 1) core questions 2) sponsored modules 3) state-added questions Sample: Randomly selected resident telephone number and randomly selected adult in the household (Stratified Random Sample)

4. 1) Ever had a Mammogram?

5. 2) No Mammogram in last two years

6. Age, Education and Income Distribution-2001

7. Age, Education and Income Distribution-2002

8. 3) Never had Clinical Breast Exam

9. 4) No Mammogram & Breast Exam

10. Breast care Awareness Women age >= 40 were target No data available for 1993 to 1998 No nationwide comparison available

11. 1) Did not notice any posters/ advertisement for having Mammogram

12. 2) Are you aware that Health Department offers free to low cost Mammograms?

13. 3) Do you think your risk of getting Breast Cancer is High/Medium/Low?

14. 4) If you wanted to have a Mammogram, would you have to pay all, part or none?

15. 5) How difficult would it be for you to pay for Mammograms?

16. Questions ???