Women's Health Data Report

University of Miami Institute for Women’s Health Releases New Data Report on Women’s Health in Miami-Dade County

In honor of National Women’s Health Week, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, in partnership with the Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade County, has released the Women’s Health Data Report, a comprehensive look at health statistics on women in Miami-Dade County. The report is a compilation of findings from several sources, including new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

"We are hopeful this report will be used to educate and inform the decisions of researchers, community service providers, and policymakers and encourage new efforts to effectively target areas of concern for the improvement of women’s health in Miami-Dade," said Thomas M. Hooton, M.D., director of the Institute for Women’s Health at the Miller School.

Major findings published in the report include a 6.5 percent incidence of diabetes among women in Miami-Dade county, which is far above the 2.5 percent Healthy People 2010 Target established by the CDC. Non-Hispanic black women and Hispanic women are furthest from the target with 8.9 and 7.1 percent diagnosed with diabetes respectively.

Other areas of the report provide statistics on death rates for cervical and colorectal cancer, HIV rates, mental and emotional health, and access to health care coverage. In many cases, the data shows that Miami-Dade County falls short of national and state benchmarks for women’s health.

The Women’s Health Data Report can be used by health care professionals to better tailor the county’s efforts to serve women, to provide basis for an analysis on how to improve data collection methods, and to provide a foundation discussing the appropriate allocation of resources for further research and programming to address shortfalls. Download the complete Women's Health Data Report.

For questions or to request additional information related to this report, please contact Patti Stauffer.