The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the federal agency responsible for protecting the health of all Americans.
Its headquarters are based in Washington, DC. HHS is the publisher of A Lifetime of Good Health: Your Guide to Staying Healthy.
Established in 1991, the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) is part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health within HHS. OWH wrote and produced this guide.
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of all U.S. women and girls. We lead and coordinate the efforts of all the HHS agencies and offices involved in women’s health.
We create and sponsor innovative programs that focus on the health of women and girls. We educate health professionals, such as physicians, dentists, researchers, therapists, and nurses.
Our publications, websites, and special events reach out to you, the public. We work to educate and motivate people to live healthier lives by giving them trustworthy, accurate health information.
We offer two award-winning comprehensive websites, these two websites provide reliable, accurate, commercial-free information on the health of women and girls.
They cover more than 800 topics on issues ranging from adolescent health to reproductive health to healthy aging. We also offer free assistance by phone through our information referral center.
