This is National Women’s Health Week and today is National Women’s Checkup Day!
The 13th annual National Women’s Checkup Day is Monday, May 11, 2015.
National Women’s Checkup Day is led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office on Women’s Health.
It’s a day when they encourage women to schedule their annual well-woman visit.
What is a well-woman visit and why is it important?
A well-woman visit is a checkup.
It’s a time to see your health professional, doctor or nurse to:
• Discuss your family history, family planning, and personal habits, such as alcohol and
tobacco use.
• Get or schedule necessary tests, such as screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol, and
colorectal cancer.
• Set health goals, such as being active and maintaining a healthy weight.
Schedule your well-woman visit every year.
Due to the Affordable Care Act, a well-woman visit is considered a preventive service and
must be covered by most health plans at no cost to you.
And if your doctor or nurse says you need more than one well-woman visit in a year, the
additional visits are also covered.
A well-woman visit helps you get the preventive care you need, including screenings.
Screenings can find diseases early, when they are easier to treat.
Screenings can also identify other problems and help lower your risk for many conditions, such
as heart disease.
During your well-woman visit, you can receive or schedule many screenings free of charge
How to participate in National Women’s Checkup Day
The Office on Women’s Health invites women across the country to:
• Schedule a well-woman visit with your doctor or nurse.
• Learn which screenings you need and at what age.
• Review the many preventive services for women covered under the Affordable Care Act.
• Ask your friends and family to participate.
• Spread the word through social media. Use the #CheckupDay hashtag.
• Read and share the informative infographic below:
How do you manage and protect your health?
Have you had your well woman check up this year?
Share your thoughts and comments with us.
OB-GYNs are trained to look at the whole woman now because they realize that this is the one appointment most women will make. Make that appointment!
Hi Joli,
Yes, that is such an important improvement in the way they are approaching women’s health. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Thank you for bringing awareness to well woman visits. It’s so important for we as woman to take control of our health by eating healthy, exercising and going to the doctor.
Great reminder about the value of taking care of our health. I actually have my annual mammogram and a wellness checkup this week!