MENTAL HEALTH

2. Diabetes: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that African American, Hispanic/Latina, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander women are more likely to have diabetes than white women But any woman can get diabetes, and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services reports that type 2 diabetes is more common in adults who are 45 and older The CDC also reports that diabetes increases the risk for heart disease in women by about four

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The United Kingdombased Mental Health Foundation notes that mental health has a strong association with domestic violence That link might offer some context regarding a 2017 report from the MHF that found women are three times more likely than men to experience common mental health problems Data from the World Health Organization indicates that 27 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 49 who have been in a relationship report that they have been subjected to some form of physical and/or sexual violence by their intimate partner. Though not all women’s mental health issues can be connected to domestic violence, a significant percentage likely can Recognition of that link can lead to greater support for efforts designed to combat and end domestic violence, which in turn could reduce the number of women with mental health issues.