It’s National Women’s Health Week. This week is devoted to reminding women to make their health a priority. Below is a list of resources provided by WomensHealth.gov that can help you gather insight into where you are in terms of health knowledge and what you can be doing to stay healthy.
- General Women’s Health: Quiz: What’s Your Health Score?: https://www.womenshealth.gov/nwhw/quiz
- Women’s Health By Age: Take a moment to view the “Steps To Health” by age to gather insight into what you need to be doing in terms of preventative women’s health care by age: https://www.womenshealth.gov/nwhw/by-age/.
- Women’s Mental Health: Whether you are a working mom or full-time college student, women take on many roles today. It is important to maintain a balanced life for overall mental health. Understanding some of the area’s of mental health can help some of those in need. https://www.womenshealth.gov/mental-health/
- Eating Healthy: Eating healthy has a whole host of benefits from managing weight to mental clarity, eating a balanced diet fuels you for life. https://www.womenshealth.gov/healthy-eating
- Get Active: You are never to old or young to get out and get active. Getting active does more than help you lose and/or maintain your weight, it can help balance mood, focus, and energy. https://www.womenshealth.gov/getting-active
Free Downloads:
- Top Questions About Fitness and Women: https://careteamplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fact-sheet-fitness-and-women.pdf
- Top Questions About Nutrition And Women: https://careteamplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fact-sheet-nutrition-and-women.pdf
- Fact Sheet on Cervical Cancer: https://careteamplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fact-sheet-cervical-cancer.pdf
- Fact Sheet on Menstrual Cycle: https://careteamplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fact-sheet-menstrual-cycle.pdf
- Fact Sheet on HPV: https://careteamplus.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/human-papillomavirus-factsheet.pdf
Once you have taken some time with the above resources, come back to make an appointment for your annual checkup and Pap smear.
Find out more about National Women’s Health Week: https://www.womenshealth.gov/nwhw/about and download the fact sheet by clicking here.
