Systematic Review of Social Risk Screening Tools

Women's Health Questionnaire

Domains: Economic Stability
Education
Social and Community Context
Health and Clinical Care
Neighborhood and Physical Environment
Food
Constructs: Employment
Income
Expenses
Language
Discrimination
Social Support Systems
Access to Health Care
Health Coverage
Safety, Crime and Violence
Environmental Conditions
Quality of Housing
Hunger/Food (In)security
Year Created: 1992
Number of Items: Not Reported
Administration Time (Minutes): 75
Administration Setting: Inpatient
Primary Care
Population Screened: Adult Women
Administration Methods: Paper

About the Tool

The Women's Health Questionnaire is a 10-item questionnaire designed to identify health and social risks in 6 domains (economic stability, education, social & community context, health & clinical care, neighborhood & physical environment, and food).

Read about development of the tool:
Risk assessment tool to improve birth outcomes in Boston

Related Articles

Clark CR, Baril N, Kunicki M, Johnson N, Soukup J, Ferguson K, Lipsitz S, Bigby J, REACH 2010 Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition. Addressing social determinants of health to improve access to early breast cancer detection: results of the Boston REACH 2010 Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition Women's Health Demonstration Project. J Womens Health. 2009;18(5):677-90.

Clark CR, Baril N, Hall A, Kunicki M, Johnson N, Soukup J, Lipsitz S, Bigby J. Case management intervention in cervical cancer prevention: the Boston REACH coalition women's health demonstration project. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2011;5(3):235-47.

Ferrer B, Bigby JA, Gottlieb B, McCloskey L, Christmas D, Bhaumik U, Azzara F, Pernice J. Risk assessment tool to improve birth outcomes in Boston [Abstract 4660]. Paper presented at the 128th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association; November 15, 2000. Boston, MA.

Ferrer B. 2003 Model Practice Application (Public): Boston Public Health Commission: Women's Health Questionnaire. Retrieved from: https://application.naccho.org/Public/Applications/View?id=1653. Published 2003. Accessed June 28, 2018.

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