There are some women who are so busy caring for their families and others, they neglect to care for themselves. During National Women’s Health Week remind your wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and/or girlfriend to take steps to improve their health and prevent disease.
The tenth annual National Women's Checkup Day is held during National Women's Health Week. This year it is on Monday, May 13, 2013.
Dedicate this day to visit or make an appointment with your health care professional. Schedule a check-up. Prevention and early detection are crucial to one’s health. To learn more about National Women's Health Week visit the following links:
Why is it important for women to participate in National Women's Checkup Day?
It is important for women to get regular checkups because: screening tests, such as mammograms and Pap tests, can find diseases early, when they are easier to treat. Some women need certain screening tests earlier, or more often, than others. Screenings and routine care can help women lower their risks of many health conditions, including heart disease.
How can women participate in this important event?
Women can participate in National Women’s Checkup Day by:
Contacting their current health care professional to schedule a checkup and get important screenings on National Women’s Checkup Day.
Discussing with their health care professionals which screenings and tests are right for them, when they should have them, and how often.
Learning which screenings and immunizations they need and at what age at (http://bit.ly/NWHWScreeningChart).
Taking the Checkup Day Pledge (http://bit.ly/CheckupDayPledge) and pledging to schedule at least one preventive health screening during May 2013.
For information about participating in National Women’s Checkup Day and other National Women’s Health Week activities, visit the National Women’s Health Week website at http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw
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The information provided here is from the National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC).
