0 Will You Take the Pledge?

This week is National Women’s Health Week, a time to bring people together in an effort to promote women’s health. As part of this important week, the tenth annual National Women’s Checkup Day is being held today and was designed to encourage women to contact their health care professionals to receive or schedule checkups, and to promote regular checkups to prevent more serious conditions.

We should all make health a top priority, and during this week, it is a good time to remind the women we know to take charge of improving their physical and mental health, and lowering their risk of diseases. Women often serve as caregivers for their families, putting the needs of others in their household first. Let’s make it a responsibility to support the important women we know and help them take steps forward to a longer, healthier and happier life.

Make sure to get regular check-ups and preventative screenings, stay active, eat healthy, pay attention to mental health by getting enough sleep and managing stress, and avoid unhealthy behaviors like smoking or not wearing a seat belt.

Commit to health by Taking the Pledgeand tell your women friends to do the same. Visit this Interactive Screening Chart for recommended checkup guidelines. We all have unique health care needs and we should be able to have access to care when we need it without barriers. How do you think health care should work for you? Your voice matters; start a conversation on 9Health Fair’s Facebook page. Then tell us if you and your friends have taken the pledge.