mine areas where the health care field may be able to focus on, to improve health behaviors. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into what women know about serious disease and what they know about causes of death and risk factors as they relate to the diseases looked at in the survey and applying their knowledge across groups of men and women of various age groups.I have to say that article did not offer a lot in the way of usable information on the general population of women because the sample size was small, mostly White, highly educated women. Low income, other education levels and ethnic groups were not adequately represented. But I guess it is a start in the direction of learning what women know and how to help them learn better health behaviors.ReferencesAmerican Heart Association. (1997). 1997 Heart and Stroke Statistical Update. Dallas, TX; American Heart Association.Breslow, R. A., Sorkin, J. D., Frey, C. M., Kessler, L. G. (1997). Americans’ knowledge of cancer risk and survival. Preventive Medicine, 26, 170-177.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1999). National Center for Chronic Disease and Prevention and Health Promotion. [Online], *http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/cardiov.htm* [2000, October 12].Davis, S. K., Winkleby, M. A., Farquhar, J. W.(1995). Increasing disparity in knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors and risk-reduction strategies by socioeconomic status; Implications for policymakers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 11, 318-323.McCaul, K. D., Branstetter, A. D., Schroeder, D. M., Glasgow, R. E. (1996). What is the relationship between breast cancer risk and mammography screening? A meta-analytic review. Health Psychology 15, 423-429.McGinnis, M., Foege, W. H. (1993). Actual causes of death in the United States. Journal of the American Medical Association, 270, 2207-2212.U.S. Bureau of the Census. (1996a). 65 & plus; in the United States. Washington, DC;...
