A woman's health, especially during the maturing years, has a profound economic and medical impact on the State of Oklahoma. Additionally, the quality of life for families including children, spouses, siblings is affected by a woman's health during maturing years. This aging of the baby boomers is associated with costly and important medical issues, unique to women, including special issues related to Osteoporosis, Cancer, Heart Disease, Strokes and Diabetes. Preventive education and action now can impact the challenge confronting employers, families and government. Oklahoma's death rate from heart disease and strokes is among the highest in the nation, over one third of these women die before the age of 65.
Heart disease effects one in three women.
Women who suffer a heart attack are twice as likely to die than men. Oklahoma's death rate for cervical cancer exceeds the national average. The average age of death from cervical cancer is 55 years. The lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is 1 in 8. In Oklahoma, diabetes is seen in women 3 times more often than in men.