Kicking Off National Women’s Health Week 2024

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National Women's Health Week logomarkMay 12-18, 2024 NWHW Celebrating Wellness and Resilience Joyful WomenWe’re excited to be kicking off the 2024 National Women’s Health Week (NWHW) observance! From May 12 to May 18, NWHW highlights women’s health issues and priorities and encourages women of all ages to prioritize their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.Join us in this uplifting journey as we dive into everything that makes women’s health so important. Visit https://www.womenshealth.gov/nwhw to explore our daily themes and access our NWHW resources, including a new toolkit complete with shareables, digital stickers, videos, and fact sheets!Learn MoreThis year’s theme, “Empowering Women, Cultivating Health: Celebrating Voices, Wellness, and Resilience,” is dedicated to empowering women to take charge of their health journeys, shining a light on health issues unique to women, and fostering an environment where all women feel supported and empowered to speak up about their health needs and concerns.Each day of this observance week spotlights a different and timely women’s health topic and provides engaging resources to spread the 2024 #NWHW messages. Here’s what to expect:SundayEmpowering Women in Their Health Journey Monday: Safe Sexual Health Tuesday: Shining a Light on Maternal Mental Health Wednesday: Talk About It – Reducing Women’s Health Stigma Thursday: Understanding Care Is There FridayReproductive Health from Puberty to Menopause and Beyond Saturday: Women and Heart HealthNWHW 2024 Webinar  NWHW Webinar invite Join the Office on Women’s Health on Thursday, May 16, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET for our webinar, Shining a Light on Maternal Mental Health: Signs, Symptoms, and Support for Postpartum Depression. This live event will answer frequently asked questions about postpartum depression (PPD) for those who may be experiencing or at risk for PPD. Attendees will hear from leading experts in the field and women with lived experience as they discuss signs and symptoms of PPD, the disparities that exist in maternal mental health care for underserved and underrepresented communities, the importance of support from loved ones, and resources to help women and families who may be looking for support. This webinar is free and open to the public. Register Here If the webinar account reaches its attendee capacity, you can watch it in real time on the HHS Live Streaming Channel

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