100156: Women in the Health Care System: Health Status, Insurance, and Access to Care

About the Course:

This report looks at the health status of women by various demographic and health characteristics that may be associated with disparities in access to care or other disadvantages in the health care system. Issues addressed include marital status, presence of children in the home, age of children, and other issues deemed of relevance.

Author

Altman, B.M., and Taylor, A.K.

Course Objectives:

1. to examine research conducted on the state of the health care system for women

2. to review data on several variables by sociodemographic characteristics

3. to analyze data collected from a technical perspective