{"id":1201,"date":"2025-05-12T16:29:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:01:33","slug":"national-womens-health-week-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/2025\/05\/12\/national-womens-health-week-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"National Women&#8217;s Health Week 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to <a href=\"https:\/\/womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Women\u2019s Health Week (NWHW) 2025<\/a>! Did you know that starting in 2000, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4315852\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">designated the first Women\u2019s National Health Week<\/a>, encouraging women to prioritize their health? Followed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/national-womens-checkup-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Women\u2019s Check-up Day<\/a> three years later, HHS has been designing evidence-based guides and public health campaigns to help women prioritize their health across the lifespan in this way for almost 25 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Empowering Women, Cultivating Health: Celebrating Voices, Wellness &amp; Resilience<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>NWHW in the United States is observed beginning on Mother\u2019s Day through the following week. Major government offices, including the HHS and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office on Women\u2019s Health (OWH)<\/a>, partner in this effort. One of their major goals is to close the research and awareness gaps in women\u2019s healthcare and provide information that will help women access and be aware of the information and services they need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NWHW 2025 theme is, <a href=\"https:\/\/womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Prioritizing Women&#8217;s Health: Caring for Mind and Body.&#8221;<\/a> The focus this year is for women to get more support and be encouraged to focus on their health more holistically to include their minds, bodies, and emotions <em>at every stage of life<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are particularly highlighting three areas of women\u2019s health related to this holistic approach: 1) <a href=\"https:\/\/womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\/menopause\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Menopause<\/a>, 2) <a href=\"https:\/\/womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\/mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mental Health<\/a>, and 3) <a href=\"https:\/\/womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\/cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cancer<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/women-7885757_1280-1024x759.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/women-7885757_1280-1024x759.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/women-7885757_1280-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/women-7885757_1280-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/women-7885757_1280-1200x890.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/women-7885757_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">NWHW 2025 Observance Week Spotlights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Sunday, May 11th: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\/day-1-empowering-women-their-health-journey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Empowering Women in their Health Journey<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Monday, May 12th: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\/day-2-safe-sexual-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Safe Sexual Health<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Tuesday, May 13th: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\/day-3-shining-a-light-on-maternal-mental-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shining a Light on Maternal Mental Health<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday, May 14th: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\/day-4-talk-about-it-reducing-womens-health-stigma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Talk About It &#8211; Reducing Women\u2019s Health Stigma<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, May 15th: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\/day-5-understanding-care-is-there\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Understanding Care is There<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, May 16th: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\/day-6-reproductive-health-from-puberty-to-menopause-and-beyond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reproductive Health from Puberty to Menopause and Beyond<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday, May 17th: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\/day-7-women-and-heart-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women and Heart Health<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\/resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link to the Entire NWHW Toolkit<\/a> including social media shareables, fact sheets, #onethingformyhealth, and OWH &amp; Federal resources.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NWHW_PelvicFloorToolkit_Blog-Header-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"FDA National Women's Health Week focus: &quot;Know Your Pelvic Floor&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-1204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NWHW_PelvicFloorToolkit_Blog-Header-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NWHW_PelvicFloorToolkit_Blog-Header-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NWHW_PelvicFloorToolkit_Blog-Header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NWHW_PelvicFloorToolkit_Blog-Header-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NWHW_PelvicFloorToolkit_Blog-Header-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NWHW_PelvicFloorToolkit_Blog-Header.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/186353\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FDA also observes NWHW<\/a>, however, they promote a separate theme. This year\u2019s theme is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/consumers\/knowledge-and-news-women-owh-blog\/what-women-need-know-about-their-pelvic-floor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Know Your Pelvic Floor,<\/a>\u201d with resources and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/186353\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">separate toolkit<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health equity, raising the bar, and amplifying the voice of marginalized groups are central goals of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mopip.org\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missouri Partners in Prevention<\/a>. The NWHW and FDA information and toolkit resources are available for public use and ease the partnership for promoting this on your campuses through social media. Whether you can participate this week or want to use this information once students are on campus during the regular school year, this can be immensely valuable. Please note the list of resources linked throughout and in the list below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">NWHW Resources &amp; Links<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/nwhw\">https:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/nwhw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthequity\/features\/nwhw\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthequity\/features\/nwhw\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/consumers\/womens-health\/national-womens-health-week-nwhw\">https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/consumers\/womens-health\/national-womens-health-week-nwhw<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/women\/index.htm\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/women\/index.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2024\/05\/10\/a-proclamation-on-womens-health-week-2024\">https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2024\/05\/10\/a-proclamation-on-womens-health-week-2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4315852\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4315852<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Published May 12, 2025. By Anne Rulo, Author, Speaker, Therapist. www.annerulo.com. FB\/IG\/Twitter @annemrulo\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to National Women\u2019s Health Week (NWHW) 2025! Did you know that starting in 2000, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) designated the first Women\u2019s National Health Week, encouraging women to prioritize their health? 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