Girls and Women in Idaho – Economics, Health and Leadership

Summary

The report, Girls and Women in Idaho — Economics, Health and Leadership, was created with funding from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant 6 NUF2CE002504-04-01. Part of this grant is designed to identify target populations and communities experiencing disparities related to the social determinants of health. Grantees are required to identify target populations to be served by the grant, including, but not limited to “race, ethnicity, gender identify, sex, sexual orientation, geography, socioeconomic status, disability status, primary language and health literacy.”

This landscape analysis is the first to summarize economics, health and leadership specific to girls and women in Idaho. It explores wealth, debt, wages, education, employment, caregiving, health, poverty and low-income, housing, interpersonal and intimate partner violence, incarceration and leadership.