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National Women’s Health Week

(This article first appeared in the May/June 2008 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.)

2008 Survey: ‘Ask a Working Woman’ (05/19/08) Working women understand the difficulties of balancing work and family, the pressure of making ends meet, and the challenges of getting ahead. That’s why the union urges APWU members to make their voices heard by taking part in the AFL-CIO’s 2008 Ask a Working Woman survey. The thought-provoking survey questions women about their jobs, their free time, and what would make their lives betters. [read more]

Sisters: It’s our time to get inspired about getting healthy. The ninth annual National Women’s Health Week kicks off on Mother’s Day, May 11. A highlight of the weeklong series of events is National Women’s Check-Up Day, May 12.

The celebration is being observed to empower women across the country with the motivation to get healthy. Coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health, the initiative encourages women to make their health a top priority and take simple steps toward ensuring a longer, healthier, and happier life.

May 11-17, 2008 It’s Your Time: Get Inspired. Get Healthy.

Throughout Women’s Health Week, families, communities, businesses, government, health organizations, and other groups will work together to educate women about how they can improve physical and mental health – and even prevent disease – by being more aware and:

• Engaging in some form of exercise almost every day;
  
  
• Following a nutritious diet;
  
  
• Visiting healthcare providers on a regular basis for check-ups and preventative screenings.

National Women’s Health Week should remind women that taking care of themselves is essential. So often placed in the role of caregivers for their spouses, children, and parents, many women neglect their own health.

But research shows that when women take care of themselves, the health of their family improves. During National Women’s Health Week it is important that wives, mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, aunts, and girlfriends all look at the steps they can take to improve their health and the health of their loved ones. The results can be significant, and clearly everyone will benefit.

Sisters (and brothers) let’s highlight May 11-17, 2008, on our calendars to remind all women to Get Inspired! Get Healthy!

– Rachel Walthall
Eastern Region POWER Coordinator

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