This guide to staying healthy is brought to you by womenshealth.gov because we understand women's needs for quick and trustworthy information to help their constantly changing bodies and minds.

Your health needs nurturing to live long and well throughout the years, which requires a holistic approach throughout the "health span"- the quality years you can have in addition to just your years of life.

This approach to life-long health begins with healthy behaviors to prevent and manage the many health conditions that can affect you. Although there are genetic risks that you cannot control for many diseases, there are some risks that you can overcome by following key preventive steps. These steps are outlined in this booklet and are not difficult to follow!

Please use them to make healthy choices for yourself and for the people you love.

Preventive Screenings
Prevention is key to living long and living well. Getting preventive screenings and immunizations are among the most important things you can do for yourself. Take time to review these guidelines for screening tests and immunizations. Use the charts on the next few pages to remind yourself of when you need to see your health care provider based on your personal health profile. Make an appointment today! ...

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About the National Women’s Health Information Center
What is OWH? The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) was established in 1991 within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. OWH coordinates the efforts of all the HHS agencies and offices involved in women’s health.

OWH works to improve the health and well-being of women and girls in the United States through its innovative programs, by educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information.

What is NWHIC?
We are the most reliable and current information resource on women’s health today. We offer FREE women’s health information on more than 800 topics through our call center and web site.

By phone (in both English and Spanish) or via our web site you can find:

• original health information on special topics like minority women, pregnancy, women with disabilities, breastfeeding, men’s health, and much more
• thousands of health publications
• statistics on women’s health
• daily news on women’s health
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• and MORE!

We also offer a National Breastfeeding Helpline! Our trained breastfeeding peer counselors can help you with your basic breastfeeding questions and concerns. If you are having a hard time, don’t give up! Call us! It’s free! Or visit www.WomensHealth.gov/breastfeeding.

What’s the difference between NWHIC and other women’s health information services?
NWHIC is sponsored by the federal government. It is a service of the Office on Women’s Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. We don’t represent any special commercial interest or try to sell you anything. NWHIC is here simply to help you get the information you can trust on a wide range of women’s health issues most important to you.

What is the prevention guide?
This guide to staying healthy is brought to you by the National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHIC) because we understand women’s needs for quick and trustworthy information.

This approach to life-long health begins with healthy behaviors to prevent and manage the many health conditions that can affect you. Although there are genetic risks that you cannot control for many diseases, there are risks that you can overcome by following key preventive steps. These steps are outlined in this booklet and were designed to be easy to follow! Please use them to make healthy choices for yourself and for the people you love.

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