Low-Income Women Living In Small Cities Have Higher Chance Of Obesity

A recent Kansas State University study found that the availability of supermarkets — rather than the lack of them — increased the risk of obesity for low-income women living in small cities. This suggests that policies to increase healthful eating behaviors might need to be tailored based on geographic location…

States In Money Pinch Turn Low-income Women Away From Free Cancer Screenings

The Associated Press reports that women with low incomes are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings in at least 20 states. The discovery comes from the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network…

California Breast Cancer Screening Program Raises Eligibility Age

California’s Health and Human Services Agency announced it will temporarily halt enrollment in a state breast cancer screening program for low-income women and raise the eligibility age from 40 to 50 in response to budget restrictions, the AP/San Jose Mercury News reports. The decision was announced Dec. 1 and will take effect Jan…

Health Policy Research Roundup

UCLA Center For Health Policy Research: Health Disparities Among California’s Nearly Four Million Low-Income Nonelderly Adult Women – Using data from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey, the authors of this policy brief compare low-income women, ages 18-64, to others…

Ontario Women Live Longer But Don't Prosper: Study

While Ontario women live longer than men, a majority are more likely to suffer from disability and chronic conditions, according to a new women’s health study by St. Michael’s Hospital researcher Dr. Arlene Bierman. What’s more, low-income women have more chronic conditions, greater disability and a shorter life expectancy than women in high-income groups.

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