Women's Health Surveillance Report

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Determinants of Health

• The Social Context of Women's Health
• Multiple Roles and Women's Mental Health in Canada
• Personal Health Practices
• Body Weight and Body Image
• Physical Activity and Obesity
• Gender Differences in Smoking and Self Reported Indicators of Health
• Women and Substance Use Problems

Health Status of Canadian Women

• Mortality, Life and Health Expectancy of Canadian Women
• Morbidity Experiences and Disability Among Canadian Women
• The Impact of a Reduced Fertility Rate on Women's Health

Health-Related Conditions

• Breast Cancer in Canadian Women
• Cancer of the Uterine Cervix
• Other Gynecologic Cancers
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Diabetes in Canadian Women
• Chronic Pain: The Extra Burden on Canadian Women
• The Impact of Arthritis on Canadian Women
• Depression
• Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
• Eating Disorders
• Violence Against Canadian Women
• Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Health
• Sexual Health
• Contraception
• Gender Differences in Bacterial STIs in Canada
• Women and HIV

Health Care Utilization

• Perinatal Care in Canada
• Factors Associated with Women's Medication Use

Conclusions

• Synthesis: Pulling it all Together
• Women's Health Surveillance: Implication for Policy

Appendices

• Appendix A
• Appendix B

The views expressed in this report do not necessarily represent the views of the Canadian Population Health Initiative, the Canadian Institute for Health Information or Health Canada.

The report is available as a summary (the present document), presenting the key findings and recommendations of each chapter, and as a full technical document, available in English and French on the CPHI and Health Canada Web sites (www.cihi.ca and www.hc-sc.gc.ca).

Contents of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part provided the intended use is for non-commercial purposes and full acknowledgement is given to the Canadian Institute for Health Information.

Canadian Institute for Health Information
377 Dalhousie Street
Suite 200
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 9N8
Telephone: (613) 241-7860
Fax: (613) 241-8120
www.cihi.ca

ISBN 1-55392-251-4

© 2003 Canadian Institute for Health Information

Cette publication est aussi disponible en français sous le titre : Rapport de surveillance de la santé des femmes ISBN 1-55392-252-2