HealthyWomen

HealthyWomen is an American non-profit organization which seeks to provide women with in-depth, medical-organization-sanctioned information on a wide range issues important to women's health and to increase awareness of those issues via education and advocacy.

HealthyWomen
Founded1988
FounderDr. Violet Bowen-Hugh
Location
  • New Jersey, USA

History

It was founded as the National Women's Health Resource Center in 1988 by Dr. Violet Bowen-Hugh,[1] and was originally associated with the Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington, D.C.[2][3] It has since located to Red Bank, New Jersey. Some of the center's funding comes from consumer product and pharmaceutical companies.[4]

Activities

The organization has put out a newsletter, National Women's Health Report.[3] It changed its name to HealthyWomen in 2009. HealthyWomen works closely with companies such as Health Advocate to plan and conduct health- and wellness-related webinars, brochures, and articles targeted to employers and individuals.[5]

References
  1. "About Our Founder", HealthyWomen.
  2. Krzys (2019-11-15). "What does good health mean?". Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  3. Public information about osteoporosis : what's available, what's needed?, p. 21.
  4. Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, Carol Ann Romano, Ruth Chasek, The nurse's guide to consumer health Web sites, p. 167.
  5. Kurban, Sana (2017-08-29). "Expert Tips for Women's Health". Retrieved 2024-05-17.
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