This week was The National Women’s Health Week
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Calls on Women to Take Time for Their Health During National Women’s Health Week — Women’s Health Facts
According to recent data on U.S. women from Quick Health Data Online, an online database provided by the Office on Women’s Health:
- 86 percent of all women report having a routine check-up within the past two years.
- Almost 75 percent of women ages 40 and older report getting a mammogram within the past two years.
- Close to 85 percent of all women report having a Pap smear within the past three years.
- Nearly 75 percent of women report having a cholesterol check within the past five years.
- About 53 percent of women over the age of 50 report ever receiving a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy.
However,
- Only 28 percent of all women report eating more than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
- Less than 50 percent of all women report exercising moderately to vigorously most days of the week.
- More than half of all women report being overweight or obese.
