Comprehensive health guide written in simple language and illustrated with many photographs, designed to appeal to a large audience of all cultural backgrounds, from teens to senior adults.
Empowers women to:
* Recognize symptoms relating to particular diseases impacting a woman's health
* Explores possible treatment options
* Covers the latest recommendations for key health screenings, tests, and immunizations
This guidebook also contains full-color charts and diagrams to help readers understand their bodies and offers information not found in other women's health resources, such as how to teach women to read a Prescription Drug Label, explore insurance options, and tips along with graphic representations for healthy eating and managing portion sizes, and more. Includes a glossary, extensive bibliography, additional resources, and a cross-referenced index.
The Office on Women's Health (OWH) was established in 1991 within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Its vision is to ensure that "All Women and Girls are Healthier and Have a Better Sense of Well Being." Its mission is to "provide leadership to promote health equity for women and girls through sex/gender-specific approaches.: The strategy OWH uses to achieve its mission and vision is through the development of innovative programs, by educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in conusmers through the dissemiantion of health information. OWH offers extensive health information online at www.womenshealth.gov.