Women's Health
Women in Wisconsin are generally healthy, but there
are always opportunities to improve. Women can take steps to become
healthier by being active participants
in their own health care. Avoiding tobacco, increasing physical
activity, making informed nutritional choices, and regularly visiting
their health care provider, will ensure that Wisconsin women are included in the vision of
"healthy people in safe and healthy Wisconsin communities."
Spotlight
National Women's Health Week Observance is May 14-19, 2012
Message from the
Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
April 13, 2012 (PDF, 134 KB)
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.
(exit DHS) It brings together communities, businesses, government, health
organizations, and other groups in an effort to promote women’s health. The
theme for 2012 is “It’s Your Time.” National Women’s Health Week empowers
women to make their health a top priority. It also encourages women to take
the following steps to improve their physical and mental health and lower
their risks of certain diseases:
- Visit a health care professional to receive regular checkups and
preventive screenings.
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Get active.
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Eat healthy.
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- Pay attention to
mental health,
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managing stress.
- Avoid unhealthy behaviors, such as
smoking
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seatbelt or bicycle helmet.
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Last Revised:
May 11, 2012
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