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What we do Office on Women's Health

The Office on Women's Health achieves its mission through a wide range of programs and activities. The Office also leads several groups and committees to coordinate efforts for women's health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as well as with other federal agencies. Learn more about what we do.

Actived: 8 days ago

URL: https://www.womenshealth.gov/about-us/what-we-do

Healthy eating and women Office on Women's Health

Healthy eating and women. The food and drink choices you make every day affect your health now and later in life. Choosing healthy foods and drinks more often can help …

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Menopause and your health Office on Women's Health

Menopause and your health. Changes in your body in the years around menopause may raise your risk for certain health problems. Low levels of estrogen and other …

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Biden Administration to Invest More Than $12 Billion to Expand …

Call the OWH HELPLINE: 1-800-994-9662 9 a.m. — 6 p.m. ET, Monday — Friday OWH and the OWH helpline do not see patients and are unable to: diagnose your medical …

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Healthy Eating Office on Women's Health

Healthy Eating. The basics of healthy eating and good nutrition are the same for women and men: Choose healthy foods most of the time and limit the amount of unhealthy …

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Physical Activity for a Stronger You

One great approach to staying active is to create a physical activity plan that works with your lifestyle and can be maintained for the long run. The plan should include the …

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What's Your Health Style

Expand your skin routine. With the warm weather comes the sun — and the bugs. When it comes to a summer skin regime, sunscreen is a must. Tanned skin is damaged skin, …

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Making healthier eating choices Office on Women's Health

The Office on Women's Health is grateful for the medical review by: Office of Nutrition Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National …

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Heart disease and women Office on Women's Health

Heart disease and women. In the United States, almost one in four women dies from heart disease. Heart disease is the most common cause of death in American women. 1 …

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An Interview About Heart Health Office on Women's Health

The good news is there are steps you can take to lower your risk of heart disease and stroke at any age. We spoke to Dr. Rachel Dreyer, an Assistant Professor at the Yale …

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Weight and obesity Office on Women's Health

Weight and obesity. More than 2 in 3 women in the United States have overweight or obesity.1 Extra weight leads to many diseases that affect women, such as heart disease, …

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Sexually Transmitted Infections: Fact Sheets

Fact sheets. Information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for women. Chlamydia fact sheet (PDF, 122 KB) Spanish (PDF, 122 KB) Genital herpes fact sheet (PDF, …

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Healthy Aging Office on Women's Health

February 8, 2019. Join the Office on Women's Health in helping women and girls reach and maintain a healthy weight. Enter our Shape of Health: An Obesity Prevention Game challenge …

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Celebrating Active and Healthy Women and Girls During National …

This year we observe National Women’s Health Week in the midst of a global public health crisis. The pandemic has turned life upside down for families and communities …

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Your Guide to Breastfeeding Office on Women's Health

Download our guide to breastfeeding here. All material contained on these pages are free of copyright restrictions and maybe copied, reproduced, or duplicated without …

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What I Wish I’d Known About Being Healthy

Call the OWH HELPLINE: 1-800-994-9662 9 a.m. — 6 p.m. ET, Monday — Friday OWH and the OWH helpline do not see patients and are unable to: diagnose your medical …

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Pregnancy Office on Women's Health

Childbirth and beyond. Labor and birth. Recovering from birth. View more. The Office on Women's Health is grateful for the medical review by: John W. Schmitt, M.D., …

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Everyone Needs Vaccines! Office on Women's Health

February 23, 2014. Vaccines are very important for women — especially for pregnant women. Pregnancy changes your immune system, and during this time of year, you may become more …

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HIV Prevention Starts With Me (and You)

Practice safe sex. Use condoms every time you have sex. Talk to your doctor about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) if you have an HIV-positive partner. PrEP is a daily pill that …

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Perinatal Improvement Collaborative Map Office on Women's …

This map shows the 10 HHS Public Health Regions. Click on any state or area within a region to locate the hospitals participating in the Perinatal Improvement Collaborative. …

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Getting treatment Office on Women's Health

Getting treatment for a mental health condition is an important step toward recovery. Some people worry that getting help from a doctor or counselor for a mental health …

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Efforts to improve pregnant women's health and outcomes

The increase could be due to a combination of circumstances, including improved data collection on pregnancy mortality, an increase in the number of older mothers, and the …

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