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REPORT NOW AVAILABLE
 
Our report First Year In Review: Trends and Results, published in November 2009, is now available!  This report highlights the healthcare needs and priorities of 758 Texans from 60 counties surveyed over the course of a year.  It includes top survey results and statewide trends, as well as over 30 excerpts of personal stories from women across Texas.  Click here to read it. 
 
(Note: You must have Adobe Reader to view this report; click here to download a free version.)
 
 
 
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Dear fellow Texan,
 
Thank you for visiting the Healthy Women, Healthy Families website!  Please click here to take the survey or share your story.
 
Healthy Women, Healthy Families is a statewide coalition of more than 20 grassroots and nonprofit organizations that formed in 2008 to launch a survey and story-sharing project.  The coalition has two goals: to use the results of this project to improve access to healthcare services for women and families in Texas, and to improve the quality of existing healthcare services.
 
Texas has a grim track record when it comes to the health of women and their families.  According to recent statistics:
  • Texas has the nation’s highest rate of women of childbearing age with no health insurance
  • 35% of babies in Texas are born to women who have received inadequate prenatal care
  • 25% of Texas children live in poverty
  • Texas is one of the ten states with the highest percentage of women over 40 who have not had a mammogram in the past ten years

Furthermore, not all Texas women experience similar inequities.  Certain populations – women of color, low-income women, and disabled women, to name just a few – are significantly more affected than others.  For example:

  • Black and Latina women have the highest death rates from cervical cancer, and mortality is even higher for Latina women living near the Texas-Mexico border
  • Half of all Texas women giving birth must rely on Medicaid to cover their child’s birth
  • Women with disabilities are often denied reproductive and other types of health care, or given substandard care compared to non-disabled women
The Healthy Women, Healthy Families coalition strives to reflect the real experiences of a broad range of communities, not just those who have the resources and institutional power to advocate for their own healthcare needs.  We are building a coalition around a broad range of issue areas in order to emphasize the fact that the health of Texas women and families affects all of us, no matter who we are, where we live, or what our organization’s focus.
 
Please join us by taking the survey and sharing your story today.
 
In solidarity,
 
The Healthy Women, Healthy Families Coalition

Healthy Women Healthy Families Coalition • PO Box 684602 • Austin, TX 78768 • (512) 462-1661
www.HealthyWomenHealthyFamilies.org