hHObiGjil OMH-RCLibrary 1101WoottonParKway,Suite650 Roc1k-vi8l0l0e-,4M44D-624078252 I Frequently Asked Questions Health Problems women,carryingextraweightaround theirwaistsormiddle(withawaist in American l(lairkgeerhetahratnd3i5seaisnec,hedsi)abreatiesse,shoeraclatnhcerirs)ks WomensHealth.gov morethancarryingextraweight I-80O-994-9662 Indian/Alaska aroundtheirhipsorthighs.Inonespe- TDD:1-888-220-5446 Native Women wfcieofruicendpoovtpehuarltwae8tii0goh%nt.oinfIfAAyrmioezuroinacraae,noavIsentrduwideaynisght orobese,losingweightcanloweryour riskformanydiseases.Andphysical Q: Whathealthproblemsaffecta laocstsivtirteyaitsmaennti.mTporryttaontbepaarcttiovfew(e3i0ght lotofAmericanIndian/Alaska minutesmostdaysoftheweekisbest) Nativewomen? andeatbettertohelppreventandtreat A: ObesityandOverweight obesity. 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WomensHealth.gov cdDaiilaalbbeeedttegesessitstahhtaiitgosnhahlaomwdisoanbugeptecisen.rtpTarhieingsAnfIaon/crAymN.iosf • Etxheerwceiseek(i3s0bemsitn).utesmostdaysof 1-800-994-9662 Gestationaldiabetesincreasesthebaby's • Checkyourfeeteverydayforblis- TDD:1-888-220-5446 riskforproblemssuchasmacrosomia ters,redspots,swelling,orcuts. gt(lhlaeyrcgbeelmobiooadd(ygllosuiwczoeb)sleoaonldedvesnluesgoanoraf).twaAollmhteyhpnoou-wgihth • ncSaotrtaeiycpaerwoaavrpierdoeobrflrheimog,hwtcyaalowlauyyo.feuerl-hiefaylotuh gestationaldiabetesusuallyreturnto normalafterchildbirth,thesewomen Smoking haveanincreasedriskofdeveloping Womenwhosmokeputtheirhealthat gestationaldiabetesinfuturepregnan- risk.Smokingduringpregnancy mciaesn.yInwoadmdeitniowni,tshtugdeisetsatsihonoawltdhiaatbetes biinrctrhe,aspersettheermridsekloivfemriy,scaanrrdialgoew,bsitirltlh- willdeveloptype2diabeteslaterinlife. weight.Smokingincreasestheriskfora Seriouscomplicationsofdiabetesare lotofdiseases,includingcancer,heart increasing.Themostconcerningare attacks,oraldiseases,andlungprob- kidney(orrenal)failure,heartdisease, lems.Infact,lungcanceristhelargest amputations,andblindness.Infections, singlecauseofcancerdeathsinthe includingtuberculosis(TB),areofpar- U.S.Foryears,menwereathigherrisk ticularconcerntobothAmerican forlungcancerbecauseoftheirhigher IndiansandAlaskaNativeswhohave smokingrates.However,withtheris- diabetes.Tuberculosisisadisease ingnumberofwomenwhosmoke, causedbyabacteria.IfTBisinthe lungcancersurpassedbreastcancerin lungs,itcancauseabadcough,chest 1987astheleadingcauseofcancer pfeavienr,.fAatisgtuued,ywoefigShitoulxossI,ndcihialnlss,sahnodwed cdaeuastehsoafmcaonncgerwdoemaetnh.amItoinsgthAemleeraidciangn thattheirrateofdevelopingtuberculo- IndiansandAlaskaNatives.American sisishigheriftheyhaddiabetesthanif IndiansandAlaskaNativeshavethe theydidnot. highestsmokingratesanduseof ytcescPyykoaheepinuaosnennp,,cocl2aamteenndobwioduteaiftabfthhkepehteear,teevd.stviki:oeiAnandgbpltnertpeetehrdyevos,soeu,bnhtgltahhheeevamaretnrseydtap,waehcrineoite1nghrsthdtvreiteeorhapslebs,iertes jlSaSssuotonnmswauutdoteftkesfahNset).wolf.eoeerMIsfswtoftsahy,rdntoaePywyoulshbgap,aesiercnmryooscooepuokultpseerh(m,iacshnonhetmketarioihlwynketnithetgnoUhgwneirqianitultitolAetebsl.badaeacAsrgctkeioantohre • lSaerley.yoDuorn'hteaflotrhgectaraebopruotvitdheerdsenrteigsut- Attiomoeinrsmiptcrooavhneel.CpaTnyhcoeeurreqSuaiortce.iemCtaoynn(tya1c-otr8g0ta0hn-eiAzaC-S- andeyedoctor! 2345orwww.cancer.org)forhelp. page2 ; • Don'tsmoke. National Women's Health Information Center U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,OfficeonWomen'sHealth — rFrequently Asked Questions Alcoholism AccordingtotheNationalInstitutesof • recoveringalcoholics Health,alcoholismisadiseasewith • peopleyoungerthanage21 thesesymptoms: Suicide WomensHeahh.gov • craving:astrongneedtodrink Suicide,orthetakingofone'sownlife, 1-800-994-9662 • lossofcontrol:can'tlimitone's isatragicproblem.Suicideisaleading TDD:1-888-220-5446 drinking mcaeunstesooffdtehaethAmienrtihceaUn.SI.ndIinansoamndeseg- • pshyymspitcaolmsd,epseuncdhenascen:auwsieta,hdsrwaewaatling, AbleaesnkahiNgahtiravteespoopfusluaitciiodnes.,Btehtewreeehnave wasfhhtaeekrinnaeypsoesu,riasotndodpoafdnrhxieinaekvtiyyntdghraaitlnckhoiahnpogplens gG1re9on7ue9prsaalnhdarve1ep9o9ar2th,eidtghhteehraUt.rSaotv.eerSoaulfrls,gueitochiendsee, • tolerance:drinkgreateramountsof comparedtotherestoftheAmerican alcoholinorderto"gethigh" population.Also,theageofsuicidefor thraIfaaAahoanlrnmtelcdecdee-eiogfrrahcoehienoiifvnillsrceeagrd-arthahrrtaeoneniisldrlndmiaIaksefptntA.aiseodetlsnpaidIamgulaonsolcnfackaarasrnatcudeadihasdsNoerinhladnstodietr.inksitioeiAvvhnlccleiy,aaosnnlstmAgiokhWvpmaaeahaedrnviirrNdeedtaeiitedcaoasisleafhvtcanioaeosgse-nhd AshwNltAfuimaoohomigrteewmcehieritrehevrdihsiineeectgrc,awahhgastnaeuonAervnisammeIecItnenarieen'drdasdmtnieliioaaacsrpannmneaaogsgtoepnpeenuensitsIloigmh2nanpqee5dtlyun2ii-eieot0aolt4u0annwde4en0/l,hruA.ghlbhonlyaeelMaa.daidcscalukakOottlneuahfmthsyestmeahliaalotntfd oufyHPonpeorreaeutlvmodetdorrnhstiittwnnaopkdkav,rddpiuostrelbehirtlsesned,kaNmasmayssoptafefidroeeroerlnrldaaweatavlteoyedelImfntoaeosorlftnciadmtolrauehcitnoonnehldskoiauloonns.lfgedd:Iefr bcYpcmpaehrriolriolsoulvsbod9ielc1fdade1aeab,mnroussssph1;uepeai-,osslc8ruipad0tidenucpe0pindr-rcdieSreedtvisUiosesoeiImnifsseCtotscInetste,nDouniiErattcc,erleisevcrduaiooelt(ohr.tlyosstYeoluhnfuioccesrhuecmon.a,mcunamn- pNeOopTle.drHionwkeavtearl,l:somepeopleshould iffiyndouthfeeenlusmuibceidralinoryokunropwhosnoemeboonoek) • womenwhoarepregnantortrying whotalksaboutit.Itisimportantto tobecomepregnant talkwithsomeonerightaway. • peoplewhoplantodriveorengage SuddenInfantDeathSyndrome inotheractivitiesthatrequirealert- (SIDS) nessandskill(suchasusinghigh- SIDSisthesuddenandunexplained speedmachinery) deathofababyunder1yearold.More • peopletakingcertainover-the- AmericanIndianinfantsdiefromSIDS counterorprescriptionmedications thaninfantsborntootherwomenin • pceaonpbleemwaitdhemweodriscealbycodnrdiintkiionngsthat SthIeDSUnbiytetdakSitnagtetsh.eRseedsutecpse:theriskfor page3 National Women's Health Information Center U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,OfficeonWomen'sHealth r?REQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS • Don'tsmoke,usedrugs,ordrink • Drinklotsoffluidsandeatfoods alcoholwhileyou'repregnant. highinproteinandfibersuchas • Placeyourbabyonhis/herbackto wholewheatbreads,whole-grain sleep. cereals,fruits(apples,pears,straw- Women1s-8H0e0a-J9t94h-.9g6o6v2 • Bmaettsruerses.yourbabysleepsonafirm Abevroriieds)h,ignhu-tfsa,tsaeendds,fraineddfboeoadnss.. 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WomensHealth.gov • sweating tSoommsebwutommeaynhdaovne'tohthaevrestyhemspetosmysm,p- TDD:11--888080--292904--59464662 fS•oormaigenafdlaliftsagttceyotsmontreeissaonltihnoacrtluspdtueot:myaocuhmblooraetiantgraifstker lcfsieaueguclhshitenhagpesaeiadrnnemdtaunhpneesseeusnt.ptpsAedtraohmmaeaaabcgrdhteo,amttaeotnbat,uchkreancnhiaednnagrt • obesity oafndthmeaseybseymepvteonmsde,atcahl.lI9f1y1oourhsaeveeyaonuyr • toomuchestrogen healthcareproviderrightaway. • gender(female) Therearetwotypesofstroke.An • age(over60) wishcehnemaicbl(oiosds-vkeeses-emlikt)hatstgrooeksehtoaptpheens •• dtiaakbientgesdrugsthatlowercholesterol btrhaeibnraisinb.loAckheedm,oarnrdhabgliocod(hceanh'-tmgueht-to • rapidweightloss vreas-jsiekl)bsrteraokkseahnadppbelnosodwhgoeensainbtlooothde • fasting brain.Sometimesapersoncanhavea gBtahelecliasrutbosinelees,oftmhhoairngehoAtlhemveeerrlsiwcooafmncehInonldeiisnatnetsrhoehlaivne ha"tamtpiapnceikn(ssTtrwIoAhk)ee.,n"AaoTrbIltoAraonidssivaeensststerilosktceohtethmhaietc osUtfnoiAntreieszdboySntaaa,tgee7s.030A%.moofnwgomtheenPhiamvaeIgnadlil-ans lcberosausilbndlicosaobudlsoercepkarceohdebfsloetrmhasesbthrhoaarittnm.taiAymesatfarfnoecdkte speech,language,movement,vision, CardiovascularDisease balance,hearing,breathing,andswal- Heartdiseaseandstrokeaffectallracial lowing.Astrokecouldalsocausedeath. andethnicgroupsintheU.S. Diabetes,highbloodpressure,high Cardiovasculardisease,includingheart cholesterol,notexercising,andsmok- diseaseandstroke,istheleadingcause ingallputwomenatriskforheartdis- ofdeathforAmericanIndiansand easeandstroke. AlaskaNatives. Toavoidheartattackandstroke,the mCoornonfaorrymhoefarhteadritsedaissee,asteh,eamffoescttsctohem- ApemoeprliecatontHaekaerttheAsfsoolclioawtiinognsatdevpiss:es bloodvessels(orcoronaryarteries)of • Don'tsmoke. theheart.Itcausesanginaandheart attacks.Anginaisapaininthechest • Controlyourbloodpressure.Ask thathappenswhenapartoftheheart yourhealthcareproviderwhata doesnotgetenoughblood.Aheart healthynumberisforyouandhow attackcancausechestpressure,fullness, oftenyouneedyourbloodpressure squeezing,orpaininthecenterofthe checked. page5 chestthatlastslongerthanafewmin- • Eathealthy. 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YoucanfindoutmoreabouthealthproblemsinAmericanIndian/AlaskaNativewomen WomensHeaJth.gov vbiysictoinntgatchteinNgWthHeINCatiMoinnaolriWtoymWeonm'esnH'esalstehctIinofno(rhmtattpi:o/n/Cwewnwt.ewormaetn1sh-e8a0l0t-h9.9g4o-v9/662 1-800-994-9662 minority/index.htm),andcontactingthefollowingorganizations: TDD:1-888-220-5446 OfficeofMinorityHealth OfficeofMinorityandWomen's Phone:(301)443-5224,(301)589-0951 Health T(PDubDliclaitnei:on(s8)00)444-6472 PInhtoenrene:t(3ad0d1r)es5s9:4-4490 Internetaddress:http://www.omhrc.gov http://bphc.hrsa.gov/OMWH/home.HTM -"- - *,<r? 1 HAduelpalllimtcahatteaerndidawliHtcuhoonmtuaatinpneeSrdemriivsnisctiehose.nFfCrAiotQmastithoiensfOrofeffesioocuferccooenpyisWriaogpmhpetrenrc'eisasttreHidce.tailontshainndtmheayU.bSe.coDpeipeda,rtrmepernotduocfed'or May2003 http://www.aahp.org/template.crm page8 National Women's Health Information Center U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,OfficeonWomen'sHealth