National Women's Health Week - May 9–15, 2010
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What is National Women's Health Week?
National Women’s Health Week is a weeklong health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH). National Women’s Health Week empowers women to make their health a top priority. With the theme “It’s Your Time,” the nationwide initiative encourages women to take simple steps for a longer, healthier, and happier life. During National Women’s Health Week, communities, businesses, government, health organizations, and other groups work together to educate women about steps they can take to improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases. Important steps include:
- Getting at least 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate physical activity, 1 hour and 15 minutes of vigorous physical activity, or a combination of both each week
- Eating a nutritious diet
- Visiting a health care professional to receive regular checkups and preventive screenings
- Avoiding risky behaviors, such as smoking and not wearing a seatbelt
- Paying attention to mental health, including getting enough sleep and managing stress
Why celebrate National Women's Health Week?
It is important to celebrate National Women’s Health Week to remind women that taking care of themselves is essential to living longer, healthier, and happier lives. Women are often the caregivers for their spouses, children, and parents and forget to focus on their own health. But research shows that when women take care of themselves, the health of their family improves. During National Women’s Health Week it is important to educate our wives, mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, and girlfriends about the steps they can take to improve their health and prevent disease. After all, when women take even the simplest steps to improve their health, the results can be significant and everyone can benefit.
Use the interactive screening chart and immunization tool to learn what screenings and immunizations you need.
When is National Women's Health Week?
The 11th annual National Women’s Health Week will kick off on Mother’s Day, May 9, 2010 and will be celebrated until May 15, 2010. National Women’s Checkup Day will be Monday, May 10, 2010. The eight-week Woman Challenge, an online physical activity program, will begin May 9, 2010.
Where is National Women's Health Week celebrated?
Across America — in communities, neighborhoods, towns, cities, counties, hospitals and health centers, businesses, schools, places of worship, and recreation centers, and on the Internet, and wherever else people choose to celebrate women’s health.
Find National Women's Health Week activities in your area.
Who can host National Women’s Health Week activities?
Anyone who wants to help make women's health a top priority can become a partner, including:
- Local and national health organizations
- Local, state, and federal governments
- Women's groups
- Local and national businesses
- Social service agencies
- Media organizations
- Libraries
- Schools
Learn more about becoming a National Women's Health Week partner.
Need more help?
- For help with the NWHW Web site, including problems registering your organization or activity or placing orders, or to inquire about your order status, please contact womenshealth.gov at 800-994-9662 or use our online contact form to send us a message.
- For more help with event planning in your community, media outreach, and partnerships contact our NWHW activity outreach coordinator Elizabeth Osborn at 202-842-3600 ext. 245 or at eosborn@hagersharp.com.
Content last updated January 25, 2010.
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