http://www.womenshealth.gov/WHW/
http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw/about/checkupday.cfm

Mother’s Day is a good lead into National Women’s Health Week, which runs from May 11 through May 17 this year.

After celebrating Mother’s Day, encourage your mom to get healthy by increasing her activity level, making healthier food choices, getting regular check-ups and preventative screenings, and avoiding risky behaviors. Visit USA.gov’s link to WomensHealth.gov to find events in your area and get resources on staying healthy.

Join other women in the week’s National Women’s Check-Up Day, Monday, May 12^th. National Women’s Check-Up Day is a nationwide effort, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health, to:

1. Encourage women to visit health care professionals to receive or schedule a checkup.

2. Promote regular check-ups as vital to the early detection of heart disease,

It is important for women to get regular check-ups because:

• Screening tests, such as mammograms and Pap smears, can find diseases early, when they are easier to treat.
• Some women need certain screening tests earlier, or more often, than others.
• Many of the leading causes of death among women can be successfully prevented or treated if the warning signs are caught early enough.

En español : http://www.usa.gov/gobiernousa/Salud-Nutricion-seguridad/Salud/Grupos.shtml

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